Alexander to Constantine (Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, Vol. 3)

by Eric Meyers; Mark A. Chancey

Publisher:

Yale University Press

, 2012

Overview

Drawing on groundbreaking archaeological research, Eric M. Meyers and Mark A. Chancey renarrate the history of ancient Palestine in this richly illustrated and expertly integrated book. Spanning from the conquest of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC until the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine in the fourth century AD, they synthesize archaeological evidence with ancient literary sources to offer a sustained overview of the tumultuous intellectual and religious changes that impacted the Greco-Roman period.

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Contents

Top Highlights

“Hellenism was that it did not require of its newly conquered peoples that they give up their indigenous ways; rather, it often allowed them to express themselves within the new culture in ways that were true to their own tradition.” (Page 24)

“Most notable of the achievements of this era is the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus.” (Page 20)

“The use of circular stones was limited to social elites—people much like the character Joseph of Arimathea” (Page 177)

“ander and ethnarch as well as ‘leader and high priest forever until a trustworthy prophet should arise” (Page 30)

“obverse and an owl on the reverse (Copyright David Hendin, used by permission)” (Page 5)

Product Details

• Title: Alexander to Constantine: Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, Volume 3
• Authors: Eric Meyers, Mark A. Chancey
• Series: Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 400
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible › Antiquities; Palestine › Antiquities
• ISBNs: 9780300141795, 9780300205831, 9781283604314, 0300141793, 030020583X, 1283604310
• Resource ID: LLS:ALXNDRCNSTNTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T21:51:54Z

About the Authors

Eric M. Meyers is a three-time president of the American Schools of Oriental Research, and is Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor of Jewish Studies in Archaeology at Duke University. He is also the author of Haggai, Zechariah 1–8 in the Anchor Yale Bible Commentary series.

Mark A. Chancey is professor of religious studies at Southern Methodist University.