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1 - The Social and Political Milieu

from Part I - Historical Context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2021

By
Helen K. Bond
Edited by
Patrick Gray
Patrick Gray
Affiliation:
Rhodes College, Memphis
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Summary

This chapter focuses on the political and social realities of Judea and Galilee in the first century. Special attention is paid to the events surrounding the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE and its importance for understanding the New Testament.

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JosephusJudea (first c.)Galilee (first c.)Jewish Revolt (70 CE)
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The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament , pp. 3 - 24
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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Further Reading

Alston, Richard. Aspects of Roman History, AD 14–117. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2013.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Bond, Helen K. Caiaphas: Friend of Rome and Judge of Jesus? Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2004.Google Scholar
Bond, Helen K. Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.Google Scholar
Goodman, Martin. The Roman World 44BC–AD 180. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2012.Google Scholar
Jensen, Morten H. Herod Antipas in Galilee: The Literary and Archaeological Sources on the Reign of Herod Antipas and Its Socio-Economic Impact on Galilee. 2nd ed. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2010.Google Scholar
Kraemer, Ross Shepherd, and D’Angelo, Mary Rose, eds. Women and Christian Origins. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Malina, Bruce J. The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology. 3rd ed. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2001.Google Scholar
Mason, Steve. A History of the Jewish War: AD 66–74. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mason, Steve. Josephus and the New Testament. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2002.Google Scholar
Sanders, E. P. Judaism: Practice and Belief, 63 BCE–66 CE. London: SCM, 1992.Google Scholar

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