Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)
Number
103800
Language
English
Uzi
Leibner aims to provide the most accurate picture possible of the
nature and history of the rural settlement in the Lower Galilee during
Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods when this region played an
important role in the development of both Judaism and Christianity.
In an attempt to draw a historical reconstruction based on systematic
data, a test case area in the »heart« of ancient Galilee was chosen for
this research. Uzi Leibner used two distinct disciplines: the study of
the relevant historical sources and the advanced archaeological field
survey. Greek, Latin, Hebrew and Aramaic sources concerning settlements
in the region were translated and discussed. Some fifty archaeological
sites from the periods under discussion were identified and surveyed.
The analysis of the finds enabled the author to draw a detailed portrait
of settlement – including periods of construction, abandonment,
prosperity and decline in each site and in the region as a whole. This
book sheds new light on major historical issues such as the origins of
the Galilean Jewry in the Second Temple Period, the First Jewish Revolt
and its outcomes, the Jews of Galilee under Christian regime,
demography, economy, continuity and decline.
Keywords
Religion; Judaism; History
ISBN
9783161514609
Publication date and place
2009
Imprint
Mohr Siebeck
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