The Myth of a Gentile Galilee

Mark A. Chancey is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University. He has written articles and reviews for New Testament Studies, Biblical Archaeology Review, Currents in Research: Biblical Studies, and Africa Journal of Theology.

• Preface; List of abbreviations; Note on dating; List of maps; Introduction; 1. Images of Galilee's population in biblical scholarship; 2. The political and demographic history of Galilee; 3. Galilean communities in the late Hellenistic and early Roman periods; 4. Galilee and the circle of nations; Conclusion; Bibliography; Indices.

'His conclusions affirm the historical reliability of the gospel tradition and need to be heeded in our quest for the historical Jesus. They serve as a much needed corrective for attempts to understand Jesus and early Christianity against various features of Greco-Roman culture to the neglect of this Jewish milieu. This significance of his conclusions justifies the detailed sketch of Chancey's careful and persuasive study.' European Journal of Theology