The City in Roman Palestine.

The City in Roman Palestine.

This work uses rabbinic texts, classical sources, and archaeological evidence to describe what a typical Palestinian city looked like, and how it operated. It provides a background for understanding everyday life in the urban environment of the New Testament.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sperber, Daniel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
70-638
Cities and towns, Ancient > Palestine.
Jews > History > 70-638.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Antiquities
Cities and towns, Ancient
Civilization
Jews
Rabbinical literature
Palestine > Civilization.
Palestine > Antiquities.
Middle East > Palestine
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Market: Physical Aspects; 2. Administration and Organization of the Market; 3. Market Control; 4. Pubs, Drunkards, and Licensing Laws; 5. On the Bathhouse; 6. Public Buildings; 7. Roads and Backstreets; 8. City Walls; 9. Water Supply, Sewage, and Drainage; 10. Archeology and the City; Appendix 1: Unidentified "Public" Buildings; Appendix 2: Urban Synagogues; Index; General Index.

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