Freyne, Se�an.

Jesus, a Jewish Galilean : a new reading of the Jesus story / Sean Freyne. - London : T & T Clark, c2004. - xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Jesus, Jews and Galilee : introducing the issues -- Jesus and the ecology of Galilee -- Stories of conquest and settlement -- Zion beckons -- Confronting the challenges of empire -- Death in Jerusalem -- Epilogue : return to Galilee.

Written in an accessible, introductory style, Sean Freyne draws on his detailed knowledge of Galilean society in the Roman period, based on both literary and archaeological sources, to give a provocative reading of the Jesus story within its Galilean setting.

0567084574 9780567084576 0567084671 (pbk.) 9780567084675 (pbk.)

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012976228 Uk


Jesus Christ--Biography.
Jesus Christ--Person and offices.


Galilee (Israel)--History.

BT 303.2 / .F74 2004