TY  - BOOK
AU  - Simmons,William A.
TI  - Peoples of the New Testament world: an illustrated guide 
SN  - 9781565638778
AV  - BS2545.S592.P467 2008 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Peabody, Massachusetts
PB  - Hendrickson Publishers, Incorporated
KW  - Ethnicity in the Bible
N1  - 1 (pages 325-338) and indexes; 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; 2
ER  -