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010 $a 2008014875
020 $a9781565638778 (alk. paper)
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050 00 $aBS2545.E815$bS56 2008
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100 1 $aSimmons, William A.,$d1954-
245 10 $aPeoples of the New Testament world :$ban illustrated guide /$cWilliam A. Simmons.
260 $aPeabody, Mass. :$bHendrickson Publishers, Inc.,$c2008.
300 $a352 p. :$bill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 325-338) and indexes.
505 0 $aThe 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.
650 0 $aEthnicity in the Bible.
988 $a20090227
906 $0DLC