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Peoples of the New Testament world : an illustrated guide / William A. Simmons. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Peabody, Massachusetts : Hendrickson Publishers, Incorporated, (c)2008.Description: 352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781565638778
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS2545.S592.P467 2008
  • BS2545
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Contents:
The Sadducees : priesthood and aristocracy -- The scribes : political sages -- The Zealots : religious militancy and the sole rule of God -- The tax collectors : pragmatic opportunists -- The sinners : marginalized and profligate -- The "people of the land" : poverty and piety -- The Samaritans : religion and ethnicity -- John the Baptist and his disciples : community and transition -- The Hebrews : faith and dissonance -- The Hellenists : cultures in transition -- Charlatans, exorcists, and magicians : the challenge of syncretism -- The Herodians : politics and compromise -- The Roman imperial rulers : hierarchy and empire -- The centurions : the presence of Roman military might -- Patrons, clients, and trade guilds : the nexus of politics, society, and economics -- The Greek philosophers : faith and intellect in dialogue -- Slaves and freed persons : church and culture in tension.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BS2545.E815S56 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001508726

The Pharisees : power and purity -- The Sadducees : priesthood and aristocracy -- The scribes : political sages -- The Zealots : religious militancy and the sole rule of God -- The tax collectors : pragmatic opportunists -- The sinners : marginalized and profligate -- The "people of the land" : poverty and piety -- The Samaritans : religion and ethnicity -- John the Baptist and his disciples : community and transition -- The Hebrews : faith and dissonance -- The Hellenists : cultures in transition -- Charlatans, exorcists, and magicians : the challenge of syncretism -- The Herodians : politics and compromise -- The Roman imperial rulers : hierarchy and empire -- The centurions : the presence of Roman military might -- Patrons, clients, and trade guilds : the nexus of politics, society, and economics -- The Greek philosophers : faith and intellect in dialogue -- Slaves and freed persons : church and culture in tension.

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