Religion and Society in Roman Palestine

<p>This collection of papers combines important archaeological and textual evidence to examine diverse aspects of religion and society in Roman Palestine.</p><p>A range of international experts provide an unprecedented look at issues of acculturation assimilation and the preservation of difference in the multicultural climate of Palestine in the Roman period.</p><p>Key themes include:</p><p>* the nature of ethnicity and ritual<br>* the character of public and private space in Jewish society<br>* the role of gender and space<br>* the role of peasants<br>* the impact of Roman rule<br>* ritual and the regional framework of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls. </p><p><em>Religion and Society in Roman Palestine</em> will be relevant to ancient historians interpreters of the historical Jesus and subsequent Jesus movements and those interested in the development of Judaism from Qu'ran to the rabbis.</p>