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Jews and Christians in the Roman World
From Historical Method to Cases
Series: - Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, Volume: 116
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Roman Judaea, Christian origins, and Roman-Judaean-Christian relations are flourishing fields of endless fascination. Amid the flurry of new research, however, which uses ever new methods in the humanities and social sciences, basic questions about what happened and how people then understood events are easily obscured. This book argues that a simple but consistent historical method can throw new light – and challenge entrenched views – on such familiar topics as Roman provincial governance, the Jewish War, Flavian politics, Judaea after King Herod, Jewish and Christian historiography, Pharisees and Essenes, John the Baptist, the apostle Paul, and Luke-Acts.
Steve Mason, Ph.D. (1986), University of St. Michael’s College (Toronto), is Emeritus Professor in the University of Groningen. He edits the series Flavius Josephus: Translation and Commentary (2000–) and has published widely in the subjects covered by this volume.
Potential readers include academic specialists and post-graduate students but also undergraduates, professionals in related areas (including clergy), and the general public.