Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Galilee's early encounter with Hellenism; 2. The Roman army in Palestine; 3. The introduction of Greco-Roman architecture; 4. The transformation of the landscape in the second and third centuries CE; 5. The use of Greek in Jesus' Galilee; 6. The coinage of Galilee; 7. Greco-Roman art and the shifting limits of acceptability; Conclusion.

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An investigation of the archaeological evidence for Greek and Roman culture in Jesus Galilee.

About the Author

Mark Chancey is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University, Dallas. He is author of The Myth of a Gentile Galilee (2002, SNTS Monograph No. 118).

Reviews

"I highly recommend this book." - J. Albert Harrill, Indiana University