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The world of Jesus, making sense of the people and places of Jesus' day, Dr. William H. Marty

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The world of Jesus, making sense of the people and places of Jesus' day, Dr. William H. Marty
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The world of Jesus
Responsibility statement
Dr. William H. Marty
Sub title
making sense of the people and places of Jesus' day
Summary
"Bible professor teaches readers about the world Jesus lived in and the time between the Old and New Testaments"--Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
1. Homeward bound: the Persian period -- 2. The Apostle of Hellenism-Alexander the Great: the Greek period -- 3. A courageous priest and his sons: the Hasmonean period: Part I -- 4. A house divided against itself cannot stand: the Hasmonean period: Part II -- 5. Herod the Great: "The Client King": the Roman period: Part I -- 6. "The paranoid king": the Roman period: Part II -- 7. Jesus and the Herodians: the early church and the Herodians -- 8. When religion gets sick
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