Although scholars have for centuries studied the historical Jesus -- since Reimarus in the late 1700s -- only recently has this discipline been challenged and even enriched by archaeological research. This book specifically asks and answers these questions: What does archaeology tell us about the life of Jesus? How and in what ways do archaeological discoveries help us reconstruct and understand t... more...

Although scholars have for centuries studied the historical Jesus -- since Reimarus in the late 1700s -- only recently has this discipline been challenged and even enriched by archaeological research. This book specifically asks and answers these questions: What does archaeology tell us about the life of Jesus? How and in what ways do archaeological discoveries help us reconstruct and understand the life and teachings of Jesus, son of Joseph?It is an interesting topic, and the thirty-one contrib   less...

In his study of the Greek cults of the Roman emperor in Asia minor, Simon Price attempts to discover why the Roman Emperor was treated like a god. He contends that ever since the emergence of Christianity within the Roman Empire the problem has been misinterpreted; a Christianizing distinction between religion and politics has led to the cult being considered simply as a form of political honours.... more...

In his study of the Greek cults of the Roman emperor in Asia minor, Simon Price attempts to discover why the Roman Emperor was treated like a god. He contends that ever since the emergence of Christianity within the Roman Empire the problem has been misinterpreted; a Christianizing distinction between religion and politics has led to the cult being considered simply as a form of political honours. Drawing on anthropology as well as numismatics and archaeology, literary sources and inscriptions,   less...

This groundbreaking study looks beyond biblical texts, which have had a powerful influence over our views of women's roles and worth, in order to reconstruct the typical everyday lives of women in ancient Israel. Meyers argues that biblical sources alone do not give a true picture of ancientIsraelite women because urban elite males wrote the vast majority of the scriptural texts and the stories of... more...

This groundbreaking study looks beyond biblical texts, which have had a powerful influence over our views of women's roles and worth, in order to reconstruct the typical everyday lives of women in ancient Israel. Meyers argues that biblical sources alone do not give a true picture of ancientIsraelite women because urban elite males wrote the vast majority of the scriptural texts and the stories of women in the Bible concern exceptional individuals rather than ordinary Israelite women. Analyzing   less...