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In this broad yet detailed account of one of the world's oldest, holiest, and most contested cities, leading expert Jodi Magness incorporates the most recent archaeological discoveries and original research to weave an authoritative history of Jerusalem's ancient and medieval periods.

Nearly a century has passed since Eleazar Lipa Sukenik delivered the Schweich Lectures on ancient synagogues in Palestine and Greece, establishing a typology and chronology of synagogue buildings in Palestine that have remained tremendously influential. Ancient Synagogues in Palestine reconsiders his conclusions in light of new discoveries.

The second edition of Jodi Magness's award-winning overview of the archaeology of Qumran, the site associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls"--

The dramatic story of the last stand of a group of Jewish rebels who held out against the Roman Empire, as revealed by the archaeology of its famous siteTwo thousand years ago, 967 Jewish men, women, and children‿the last holdouts of the revolt against Rome following the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Temple‿reportedly took their own lives rather than surrender to the Roman army. This dramatic event, which took place on to...

Masada ist ihre letzte Zuflucht. 967 jüdische Männer, Frauen und Kinder wollen hier, in der von Herodes dem Großen erbauten Felsenfestung über dem Toten Meer, der Belagerung der Römer trotzen. Sie sind die letzten Aufständischen, die im sogenannten Jüdischen Krieg gegen die Römer gekämpft haben, einem Krieg, der eigentlich schon drei Jahre zuvor, 70 n. Chr., zu Ende war, nachdem die Römer Jerusalem und seinen Tempel zerstört hatten. Als klar i...

Two thousand years ago, 967 Jewish men, women, and children--the last holdouts of the revolt against Rome following the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Temple--reportedly took their own lives rather than surrender to the Roman army. This dramatic event, which took place on top of Masada, a barren and windswept mountain overlooking the Dead Sea, spawned a powerful story of Jewish resistance that came to symbolize the embattl...

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In Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit Jodi Magness unearths 'footprints' buried in both archaeological and literary evidence to shed new light on Jewish daily life in Palestine from the mid-first century b.c.e. to 70 c.e. the time and place of Jesus' life and ministry. Magness analyzes recent archaeological discoveries from such sites as Qumran and Masada together with a host of period texts, including the New Testament, the works of Josephus, and r...

This book provides an introduction to the archaeology and history of ancient Palestine - modern Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories - from the destruction of Solomon's temple in 586 BCE to the Muslim conquest in 640 CE. Special attention is paid to the archaeology of Jerusalem and the Second Temple period, in the time of Herod the Great and Jesus.

Written with an expert's insight yet an easily readable style, this text is certain to reinvigorate discussion of this monumental archaeological find.