The Galilean Economy in the Time of Jesus

In order to provide an up-to-date report and analysis of the economic conditions of first-century C.E. Galilee this collection surveys recent archaeological excavations (Sepphoris Yodefat Magdala and Khirbet Qana) and reviews results from older excavations (Capernaum). It also offers both interpretation of the excavations for economic questions and lays out the parameters of the current debate on the standard of living of the ancient Galileans. The essays included by archaeologists as well as biblical scholars have been drawn from the perspective of archaeology or the social sciences. The volume thus represents a broad spectrum of views on this timely and often hotly debated issue. The contributors are Mordechai Aviam David A. Fiensy Ralph K. Hawkins Sharon Lea Mattila Tom McCollough and Douglas Oakman.