Alan Cadwallader is research fellow at Charles Stuart University, AustraliaJames R. Harrison is research director at Sydney College of Divinity, AustraliaAngela Standhartinger is professor of New Testament at Phipps University Marburg, GermanyL.L. Welborn is professor of New Testament at Fordham University, USA

• List of Figures and TablesNote on AbbreviationIntroduction1. The Ancient Village and the Rise of Christianity - Thomas Robinson, University of Lethbridge, CanadaMethodological Issues and the Study of Ancient Villages2. Methodological Issues and the Study of Ancient Villages - Alan H. Cadwallader, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaThe Village in the Ancient Near East3. Village Life in Ancient Israel - Kyle H. Keimer, co-director of the excavations at Khirbet Arai, Israel4. Village Life in Roman Galilee: Issues Arising from Poverty and Social Unrest - Warren Carter, Phillips Theological Seminary, USA5. Deir el Medina: An Egyptian Village of the Latter Half of the 2nd Millennium BCE - Boyo Ockinga, Maquarie University, Australia 6. Trust Networks and Village Life in Roman Egypt: A Case Study of Tebtunis - Stephen Llewelyn, Macquarie University, Australia and Alexandra Robinson, United Theological College, Charles Sturt University, Australia7. Village Life in the Gospels - Keith Dyer, Whitley College, Australia8. Trust Networks and Village Life in Roman Galilee: A Case Study of the Gospel Narratives and Acts - Stephen Llewelyn, Macquarie University, Australia and Alexandra Robinson, United Theological College, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaThe Village in Asia Minor9. Village Life in Galatia - Mark Wilson, University of South Africa, South Africa, and Stellenbosch University, South Africa10. Village Life in the Kaystros River Valley of Ephesus - James R. Harrison, Sydney College of Divinity, Australia11. Village Life in the Lycus Valley - Alan Cadwallader, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaVillage Life in Mainland and Isthmian Greece12. Rural Communities and Early Christianity in Roman Philippi: A Tale of Missed Opportunities - Cédric Brélaz, University of Fribourg, Switzerland13. Village Life in the Macedonian Hinterland of Thessalonica - Polyxeni Adam-Veleni, Greek Open University and the International Hellenic University, Greek and Flora Karagianni, European Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments and Ephorate of Antiquities of Thessaloniki14. Early Christianity in the Villages of Corinthia - L. L. Welborn, Fordham University, USAVillage Life in the Italian Peninsula15. Village Life in the Italian Peninsula and the Expansion of the Christian Movement: Literary and Epigraphic Perspectives - James R. Harrison, Sydney College of Divinity, AustraliaThematic Essays16. The Life of Village Women in Antiquity: A Case Study on Lycaonia - Christiane Zimmermann, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Germany17. The Social and Economic Life on Estates in Asia Minor - Thomas Corsten, University of Vienna, Austria18. Village Associations as Microcosms of Greek Cities - D. Clint Burnett, Boston College, USAList of ContributorsIndices

The Village in Antiquity and the Rise of Early Christianity is a welcome addition to the corpus of literature on the early Jesus movement and the first Christian centuries.

Alan Cadwallader is research fellow at Charles Stuart University, AustraliaJames R. Harrison is research director at Sydney College of Divinity, AustraliaAngela Standhartinger is professor of New Testament at Phipps University Marburg, GermanyL.L. Welborn is professor of New Testament at Fordham University, USA

• List of Figures and TablesNote on AbbreviationIntroduction1. The Ancient Village and the Rise of Christianity - Thomas Robinson, University of Lethbridge, CanadaMethodological Issues and the Study of Ancient Villages2. Methodological Issues and the Study of Ancient Villages - Alan H. Cadwallader, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaThe Village in the Ancient Near East3. Village Life in Ancient Israel - Kyle H. Keimer, co-director of the excavations at Khirbet Arai, Israel4. Village Life in Roman Galilee: Issues Arising from Poverty and Social Unrest - Warren Carter, Phillips Theological Seminary, USA5. Deir el Medina: An Egyptian Village of the Latter Half of the 2nd Millennium BCE - Boyo Ockinga, Maquarie University, Australia 6. Trust Networks and Village Life in Roman Egypt: A Case Study of Tebtunis - Stephen Llewelyn, Macquarie University, Australia and Alexandra Robinson, United Theological College, Charles Sturt University, Australia7. Village Life in the Gospels - Keith Dyer, Whitley College, Australia8. Trust Networks and Village Life in Roman Galilee: A Case Study of the Gospel Narratives and Acts - Stephen Llewelyn, Macquarie University, Australia and Alexandra Robinson, United Theological College, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaThe Village in Asia Minor9. Village Life in Galatia - Mark Wilson, University of South Africa, South Africa, and Stellenbosch University, South Africa10. Village Life in the Kaystros River Valley of Ephesus - James R. Harrison, Sydney College of Divinity, Australia11. Village Life in the Lycus Valley - Alan Cadwallader, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaVillage Life in Mainland and Isthmian Greece12. Rural Communities and Early Christianity in Roman Philippi: A Tale of Missed Opportunities - Cédric Brélaz, University of Fribourg, Switzerland13. Village Life in the Macedonian Hinterland of Thessalonica - Polyxeni Adam-Veleni, Greek Open University and the International Hellenic University, Greek and Flora Karagianni, European Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments and Ephorate of Antiquities of Thessaloniki14. Early Christianity in the Villages of Corinthia - L. L. Welborn, Fordham University, USAVillage Life in the Italian Peninsula15. Village Life in the Italian Peninsula and the Expansion of the Christian Movement: Literary and Epigraphic Perspectives - James R. Harrison, Sydney College of Divinity, AustraliaThematic Essays16. The Life of Village Women in Antiquity: A Case Study on Lycaonia - Christiane Zimmermann, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Germany17. The Social and Economic Life on Estates in Asia Minor - Thomas Corsten, University of Vienna, Austria18. Village Associations as Microcosms of Greek Cities - D. Clint Burnett, Boston College, USAList of ContributorsIndices

The Village in Antiquity and the Rise of Early Christianity is a welcome addition to the corpus of literature on the early Jesus movement and the first Christian centuries.

Alan Cadwallader is research fellow at Charles Stuart University, AustraliaJames R. Harrison is research director at Sydney College of Divinity, AustraliaAngela Standhartinger is professor of New Testament at Phipps University Marburg, GermanyL.L. Welborn is professor of New Testament at Fordham University, USA

• List of Figures and TablesNote on AbbreviationIntroduction1. The Ancient Village and the Rise of Christianity - Thomas Robinson, University of Lethbridge, CanadaMethodological Issues and the Study of Ancient Villages2. Methodological Issues and the Study of Ancient Villages - Alan H. Cadwallader, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaThe Village in the Ancient Near East3. Village Life in Ancient Israel - Kyle H. Keimer, co-director of the excavations at Khirbet Arai, Israel4. Village Life in Roman Galilee: Issues Arising from Poverty and Social Unrest - Warren Carter, Phillips Theological Seminary, USA5. Deir el Medina: An Egyptian Village of the Latter Half of the 2nd Millennium BCE - Boyo Ockinga, Maquarie University, Australia 6. Trust Networks and Village Life in Roman Egypt: A Case Study of Tebtunis - Stephen Llewelyn, Macquarie University, Australia and Alexandra Robinson, United Theological College, Charles Sturt University, Australia7. Village Life in the Gospels - Keith Dyer, Whitley College, Australia8. Trust Networks and Village Life in Roman Galilee: A Case Study of the Gospel Narratives and Acts - Stephen Llewelyn, Macquarie University, Australia and Alexandra Robinson, United Theological College, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaThe Village in Asia Minor9. Village Life in Galatia - Mark Wilson, University of South Africa, South Africa, and Stellenbosch University, South Africa10. Village Life in the Kaystros River Valley of Ephesus - James R. Harrison, Sydney College of Divinity, Australia11. Village Life in the Lycus Valley - Alan Cadwallader, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaVillage Life in Mainland and Isthmian Greece12. Rural Communities and Early Christianity in Roman Philippi: A Tale of Missed Opportunities - Cédric Brélaz, University of Fribourg, Switzerland13. Village Life in the Macedonian Hinterland of Thessalonica - Polyxeni Adam-Veleni, Greek Open University and the International Hellenic University, Greek and Flora Karagianni, European Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments and Ephorate of Antiquities of Thessaloniki14. Early Christianity in the Villages of Corinthia - L. L. Welborn, Fordham University, USAVillage Life in the Italian Peninsula15. Village Life in the Italian Peninsula and the Expansion of the Christian Movement: Literary and Epigraphic Perspectives - James R. Harrison, Sydney College of Divinity, AustraliaThematic Essays16. The Life of Village Women in Antiquity: A Case Study on Lycaonia - Christiane Zimmermann, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Germany17. The Social and Economic Life on Estates in Asia Minor - Thomas Corsten, University of Vienna, Austria18. Village Associations as Microcosms of Greek Cities - D. Clint Burnett, Boston College, USAList of ContributorsIndices

The Village in Antiquity and the Rise of Early Christianity is a welcome addition to the corpus of literature on the early Jesus movement and the first Christian centuries.