The Myth of a Gentile Galilee

by Mark A. Chancey

Book Overview

The Myth of a Gentile Galilee is the most thorough synthesis to date of archaeological and literary evidence relating to the population of Galilee in the first-century CE. The book demonstrates that, contrary to the perceptions of many New Testament scholars, the overwhelming majority of first-century Galileans were Jews. Utilizing the gospels, the writings of Josephus, and published archaeological excavation reports, Mark A. Chancey traces the historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521609488
• ISBN13: 9780521609487
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"