Bethsaida: A City by the North Shore of the Sea of Galilee, vol. 3 - Softcover

Arav, Rami

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1931112398 ISBN 13: 9781931112390

Publisher: Truman State University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Bethsaida, probably ancient Tzer the capital of the kingdom of Geshur, was founded in the mid-10th century BC and became an important place and a great regional power in ancient and Biblical times. This is the third volume of essays to be published based on recent excavations at the site. The first of these essays, by Rami Arav, Director of Excavations and Research at Bethsaida, is a narrative history of the region and of Bethsaida itself, its political and religious significance and the socio-economy of the area. Subsequent contributions include a discussion of onomastica in the Bronze and Iron Ages, Bethsaida in the words of Pliny the Elder, and in the Gospel of St Mark, the renaming of Bethsaida according to Josephus, Bethsaida in the light of the study of ancient health care, and Bethsaida's fate as recorded by Eusebius of Caesarea.

About this title

About the Author:

Rami Arav is director of excavations and research for the Bethsaida Excavations Project, and professor of religion and foreign languages at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Richard A. Freund is project director of the Bethsaida Excavations Project, and director of the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford.

Review:

'This book is interesting, informative, and must be taken into consideration for future discussions of Tzer/Bethsaida.' (Review of Biblical Literature)

About this edition

• Publisher: Truman State University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1931112398
• ISBN 13: 9781931112390
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310