1st Edition

The Archaeology Of The New Testament The Mediterranean World Of The Early Christian Apostles

By Jack Finegan Copyright 1982
    250 Pages
    by Routledge

    250 Pages
    by Routledge

    The Archeology of the New Testament is the authoritative illustrated account of what is presently known about the chief sites and monuments connected with the life of Jesus and the history of the early church. To follow the order of the New Testament, it first investigates sites connected with John the Baptist and then proceeds to Bethlehem and

    Illustration Credits -- Preface -- Alphabetical List of Ancient Sources -- Sources -- Chronological History -- Beginnings -- First Missionary Journey (A.D. 47–48) -- Second Missionary Journey (A.D. 49f51) -- Third Missionary Journey (A.D. 51f54) -- Shipwreck Journey (A.D. 56f57) -- In Rome (A.D. 57f59)

    Biography

    Jack Finegan is professor emeritus of New Testament history and archeology at the Pacific School of Religion and has been a frequent visitor to the Mediterranean and Middle East. In addition to his first volume on the New Testament, he has written Archaeological History of the Ancient Middle East (Westview, 1979).