The world of Jesus : making sense of the people and places of Jesus' day /
Marty, William Henry.
The world of Jesus : making sense of the people and places of Jesus' day / Dr. William H. Marty. - 185 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Homeward bound: the Persian period -- Alexander the Great: the apostle of Hellenism: the Greek period -- A courageous priest and his sons: the Maccabean revolt -- A house divided against itself cannot stand: the Hasmonean period -- Herod the Great: "The Client King": the Roman period: Part I -- "The paranoid king": the Roman period: Part II -- Jesus and the Herodians: the early church and the Herodians -- When religion gets sick.
"Bible professor teaches readers about the world Jesus lived in and the time between the Old and New Testaments"--Provided by publisher.
0764210831 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780764210839 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2013002244
Jesus Christ--Historicity.
Bible.--New Testament--History of contemporary events.
Bible.--Old Testament--History of contemporary events.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Jews--History--168 B.C.-135 A.D.
Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.
Judaism--History--To 70 A.D.
Palestine--History--To 70 A.D.
The world of Jesus : making sense of the people and places of Jesus' day / Dr. William H. Marty. - 185 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Homeward bound: the Persian period -- Alexander the Great: the apostle of Hellenism: the Greek period -- A courageous priest and his sons: the Maccabean revolt -- A house divided against itself cannot stand: the Hasmonean period -- Herod the Great: "The Client King": the Roman period: Part I -- "The paranoid king": the Roman period: Part II -- Jesus and the Herodians: the early church and the Herodians -- When religion gets sick.
"Bible professor teaches readers about the world Jesus lived in and the time between the Old and New Testaments"--Provided by publisher.
0764210831 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780764210839 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2013002244
Jesus Christ--Historicity.
Bible.--New Testament--History of contemporary events.
Bible.--Old Testament--History of contemporary events.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Jews--History--168 B.C.-135 A.D.
Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.
Judaism--History--To 70 A.D.
Palestine--History--To 70 A.D.