Jesus and Archaeology

<DIV>Archaeology still has many things to reveal about the life and world of Jesus of Nazareth. To touch a two-thousand-year-old pot held by a Jew who lived in a small village frequented by Jesus can bring us closer to understanding those who were touched by Jesus.<br><br><I>Jesus and Archaeology</I> contains the revised and edited lectures that leading archaeologists and biblical scholars presented at a gathering in Jerusalem to celebrate the new millennium. Many contributors came directly from their excavations in places like Bethsaida Capernaum Nazareth and Jerusalem to share their discoveries and insights focusing on the question <I>In what ways do new archaeological discoveries clarify the world life and thought of Jesus from Nazareth?</I> Readers of <I>Jesus and Archaeology</I> will gain many new insights into the life and times of this fascinating Galilean J ew.<br><br><B>Contributors:</B><br><br> Paul N. Anderson<br>Rami Arav<br>Dan Bahat<br>Richard A. Batey<br>Avraham Biran<br>Brian J. Capper<br>James H. Charlesworth<br>Bruce Chilton<br>James D. G. Dunn<br>J. K. Elliott<br>Esther Eshel<br>Craig A. Evans<br>Sean Freyne<br>Yizhar Hirschfeld<br>William Klassen<br>John S. Kloppenborg<br>Achim Lichtenberger<br>Frédéric Manns<br>John Painter<br>Michele Piccirillo O.F.M.<br>Bargil Pixner O.S.B.<br>Emile Puech<br>John Reumann<br>Peter Richardson<br>Henry W. M. Rietz<br>Daniel R. Schwartz<br>Benedict Thomas Viviano O.P.<br>Urban C. von Wahlde<br>John W. Welch<br>Jürgen Zangenberg<br>Joseph E. Zias</DIV>