In Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit Jodi Magness unearths footprints buried in both archaeological and literary evidence to shed new light on Jewish daily life in Palestine from the mid-first century b.c.e. to 70 c.e. the time and place of Jesus life and ministry. Magness analyzes recent archaeological discoveries from such sites as Qumran and Masada together with a host of period texts, including the New Testament, the works of Josephus, and rabbinic teachings. Layering all these sources together, she reconstructs in detail a fascinating variety of everyday activities dining customs, Sabbath observance, fasting, toilet habits, burial customs, and more.
| ISBN | 0802865585 | | Pages | 408 | | ISBN13 | 9780802865588
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 517 | | Publisher | William B Eerdmans Publishing Co | | Published in | Grand Rapids | | Imprint | William B Eerdmans Publishing Co | | Height (mm) | 228 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 152 | | Publication date | 01 May 2011 | | Spine width (mm) | 25 | | DEWEY | 296.09015 | | Academic level | Postgraduate | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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