The Ituraeans and the Roman Near East : reassessing the sources /
Myers, E. A.
The Ituraeans and the Roman Near East : reassessing the sources / [print] E.A. Myers. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2010. - xv, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 147 . - Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 147. .
Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D--University of Toronto, 2007) titled: The Ituraeans: challenging misconceptions and evaluating the primary sources.
Early scholarship -- Literary texts -- Archaeology -- Coins -- Inscriptions -- Ituraeans and identity -- The Ituraeans in history -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Two small finds and the Ituraeans -- Appendix 2. Inscriptions relevant to the Roman auxiliary units.
"The Ituraeans, a little-known people of late first century BCE Syria/Palestine, are referred to briefly in a number of early texts, notably Pliny, Strabo and Josephus, and the principality of Ituraea is mentioned in Luke 3.1. There is, as yet, no consensus among archaeologists as to whether certain artefacts should be attributed to the Ituraeans or not. They form a mysterious backdrop to what we know of the area in the time of Jesus, which remains obstinately obscure despite the enormous amount of research in recent decades on the 'historical Jesus' and Greco-Roman Galilee. Through reference to the early texts, modern scholarship has contributed to a claim the Ituraeans were an Arab tribal group known mainly for their recurrent brigandage. Elaine Myers challenges these presuppositions and suggests a reappraisal of previous interpretations of these texts and the archaeological evidence to present a more balanced portrait of this ancient people."--Book Jacket.
9780521518871
2010280190
Itureans--History.
Itureans--Sources.
DS82.M996.M947 2010 DS82
The Ituraeans and the Roman Near East : reassessing the sources / [print] E.A. Myers. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2010. - xv, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 147 . - Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 147. .
Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D--University of Toronto, 2007) titled: The Ituraeans: challenging misconceptions and evaluating the primary sources.
Early scholarship -- Literary texts -- Archaeology -- Coins -- Inscriptions -- Ituraeans and identity -- The Ituraeans in history -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Two small finds and the Ituraeans -- Appendix 2. Inscriptions relevant to the Roman auxiliary units.
"The Ituraeans, a little-known people of late first century BCE Syria/Palestine, are referred to briefly in a number of early texts, notably Pliny, Strabo and Josephus, and the principality of Ituraea is mentioned in Luke 3.1. There is, as yet, no consensus among archaeologists as to whether certain artefacts should be attributed to the Ituraeans or not. They form a mysterious backdrop to what we know of the area in the time of Jesus, which remains obstinately obscure despite the enormous amount of research in recent decades on the 'historical Jesus' and Greco-Roman Galilee. Through reference to the early texts, modern scholarship has contributed to a claim the Ituraeans were an Arab tribal group known mainly for their recurrent brigandage. Elaine Myers challenges these presuppositions and suggests a reappraisal of previous interpretations of these texts and the archaeological evidence to present a more balanced portrait of this ancient people."--Book Jacket.
9780521518871
2010280190
Itureans--History.
Itureans--Sources.
DS82.M996.M947 2010 DS82