Looking for the Bethsaida of the Gospels
"In this volume, the modern scholarly consensus that the Bethsaida of the Gospels was east of the Jordan River and the concomitant negative assessment of the evangelists' geographical knowledge is subjected to a meticulous multidisciplinary scrutiny. Recourse is made, inter alia, to textua...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2026]
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| In: |
Ancient Judaism and early Christianity (volume 123)
Year: 2026 |
| Series/Journal: | Ancient Judaism and early Christianity
volume 123 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bethsaida
/ Gospels
/ Biblical geography
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. New Testament
Antiquities
B Thesis B Christian antiquities (Israel) (Bethsaida (Extinct city)) B BETHSAIDA (Extinct city) |
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Table of Contents Blurb |
| Summary: | "In this volume, the modern scholarly consensus that the Bethsaida of the Gospels was east of the Jordan River and the concomitant negative assessment of the evangelists' geographical knowledge is subjected to a meticulous multidisciplinary scrutiny. Recourse is made, inter alia, to textual criticism, archaeology, numismatics, odology, anemology and linguistics. The ancient literary record is scoured, in the original languages, for all and any relevant references: Josephus Flavius, Pliny, Ptolemy, Julian the Apostate, Origen, Eusebius, Jerome, Epiphanius, John Chrysostom, Augustine, rabbinic literature, apocryphal literature, pilgrim reports and finally the Gospels themselves. It is argued that the one-Bethsaida-east-of-the-Jordan-River-theory with all its implications does not withstand scrutiny"-- Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--King's College London, 2022, under the same title Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XIX, 426 Seiten, Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-74891-0 |
