Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit: Jewish Daily Life in the Time of Jesus

by Jodi Magness

Book Overview

In Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit Jodi Magness unearths "footprints" buried in both archaeological and literary evidence to shed new light on Jewish daily life in Palestine from the mid-first century b.c.e. to 70 c.e. -- the time and place of Jesus' life and ministry.

Magness analyzes recent archaeological discoveries from such sites as Qumran and Masada together with a host of period texts, including the New Testament, the works of Josephus,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802865585
• ISBN13: 9780802865588
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 375 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"