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Galilee, from Alexander the Great to Hadrian, 323 BCE to 135 CE: A Study of Second Temple Judaism (1980) is a book by Seán Freyne.

Abstract

"Provides a detailed picture of Galilean life in the period prior to and spanning the genesis of Christianity. Freyne offers a comprehensive treatment of geographical and historical, social and cultural, and religious aspects of Galilean life."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Wilmington, DE: Glazier, 1980.

Contents

• The geography of Galilee and its human settlement
• Galilee, the rise of Hellenism and the Jewish response
• Galilee under the Romans, 63 BCE - 135 CE
• The cities and the Hellenistic ethos of Galilee
• Economic realities and social stratification
• How revolutionary was Galilee?
• The Galileans and the temple
• Galilee and the halakhah
• Christianity in Galilee

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