Product Description: Understanding the land of Jesus is a necessary component to comprehending the message he proclaimed. From the beginning of the four Gospels until their end, the Evangelists assume that we possess an intimate knowledge of the historical and geographical stage onto which Jesus stepped...read more

Product Description: Understanding the Jewish World from Roman to Byzantine Times by Michael Avi-Yonah tells the intriguing story of the revival of Jewish life in the land of Israel. Having suppressed the Bar Kokhba Revolt, the Romans went further, and began to eradicate Jewish settlements of Judea, and made great efforts to blur the national identity of the Jews in the land...read more

Product Description: This long-awaited reprint of Avi-Yonah's landmark work covers a period of historical geography in the land of Israel that has seen little additional comparable research. Spanning the Exilic, Intertestamental, New Testament, and later Roman periods, this volume is invaluable for Old Testament, Early Judaism, New Testament, and Talmudic studies...read more

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Describes ancient and modern mosaic techniques, as well as early Greek, Roman, and Byzantine mosaics (view table of contents)

Discusses methods of archaeological excavations, ancient civilizations, the history of archaeology, and pioneers in the field

Maps and commentary depict the sites of major events in the Old and New Testaments

Chronicles the political, economic, and juridical events and developments that shaped the lives and society of Jews in Palestine between the second and seventh centuries. Bibliogs

Introduces the history, methods, and goals of archaeology and describes some of the major excavations of the Mediterranean area.

Product Description: Book by Avi-Yonah, Michael

Photographs, maps, and diagrams complement scholarly articles treating the geography of Palestinian excavation sites of the past century, archaeological methods and the biblical significance of the artifacts discovered. Bibliogs

past: Lerner archaeology ser)< Surveys reasons for the preservation of ancient mosaic pavements, and traces the stylistic and technical evolution of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine mosaics