Harper's World of the New Testament (1981 Yamauchi), book
Harper's World of the New Testament (1981) is a book by Edwin M. Yamauchi.
Abstract
Editions and translations
Published in San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1981 / repr. 1994.
Table of contents
The Jewish world : Jews under Roman rule : The Maccabean revolt ; The Roman conquest ; The Herods ; Herod's buildings ; The Roman occupation ; The Roman occupation through Jewish eyes ; The Zealots ; Revolution ; Masada ; Jerusalem falls ; The Bar Cochba Revolt ; The Cave of the Letters ; Hebrew and Aramaic -- Jewish religious sects : Samaritans ; Pharisees ; The Mishnah and the Talmud ; Essenes ; Sadducees ; The synagogue -- Jews across the Empire : Jews in Egypt ; Syrian Jews ; Jews in Turkey and Greece ; Jews in Mesopotamia ; Jews in Italy ; Jews and Christians -- Myths and cults : Greek religion : The first mystery cults ; The orgies of Dionysus ; Orpheus and his cult ; The Olympian gods -- Greek philosophy : Theories of Pythagoras ; Terms the philosophers used ; Plato ; Plato's followers ; Aristotle ; Aristotle's followers ; The Sceptics ; The cynics ; The Stoics ; The Greek language ; Greek education ; Roman Stoics ; Paul and the Stoics ; Stoic teaching ; Epicureans -- Near Eastern religions : The Sibyls ; The 'Great Mother' ; Artemis of Ephesus ; Isis and Serapis ; The gods of the Phoenicia and Syria ; Mithras ; Egyptian astrology ; Gnostics ; The teachings of the Gnostics -- The Roman empire : The growth of the Empire : Rome's beginnings ; The Roman republic ; Rome expands ; Roman conquests ; Internal unrest -; Julius Caesar -- Leaders of the Empire : Augustus ; Tiberius ; Gaius ; Claudius ; Nero ; The Flavian emperors ; Emperors from abroad ; How the Romans viewed the Christians ; The Severi ; Christianity and the emperors -- Organizing the Empire : Roman government ; Roman taxes ; The Roman army -- The people of Rome : Senators ; Equestrians ; The poorer classes ; Slaves Freedmen -- Roman life and beliefs : Social organization : Marriage and divorce ; Roman education ; Crime ; Trade ; Sea travel ; Books and libraries ; The Roman language ; Medicine in the ancient world -- Roman towns : Roman buildings ; Aqueducts ; Refuse disposal ; The baths ; Roman roads -- Sports and pastimes : Roman drama ; The races ; Gladiators and the games -- Roman religion : The Roman gods ; Divination ; Emperor worship;- Jews and Christians.
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