JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN THE ANCIENT VILLAGE FROM THE TIME OF JESUS TO THE EMERGENCE OF ISLAM
WALLY V. CIRAFESI
FORTRESS PRESS
Minneapolis
Jews and Christians in the Ancient Village from the Time of Jesus to the Emergence of Islam
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Cirafesi, Wally V., author.
Title: Capernaum : Jews and Christians in the ancient village from the time of Jesus to the emergence of Islam / Wally V. Cirafesi.
Description: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2024] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2024003144 (print) | LCCN 2024003145 (ebook) | ISBN 9781506474564 (hardback) | ISBN 9781506474571 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Judaism--Relations--Christianity--History. | Christianity and other religions--Judaism--History. | Jews--Israel--Capernaum (Extinct city)--History. | Christians--Israel--Capernaum (Extinct city)--History. | Capernaum (Extinct city)--History. | Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Classification: LCC BM535 .C5798 2024 (print) | LCC BM535 (ebook) | DDC 275.694/5--dc23/eng/20240409
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024003144
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024003145
Cover design: Laurie Ingram Art + Design.com
Cover image: Capharnaum the Town of Jesus/richardernestyap/Shutterstock
Print ISBN: 978-1-5064-7456-4
eBook ISBN: 978-1-5064-7457-1
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1. Capernaum in the Time of Jesus and the Socioeconomic Context of the Earliest Christ-Followers
2. Was There a Public Synagogue in Capernaum during the Time of Jesus?
History between Texts and Archaeology
3. Jewish Christ-Followers in Capernaum before the Fourth Century
4. Architecturalizing Jesus in the Fourth Century
Jewish–Christian Relations and the Capernaum Christaeum
5. Architecturalizing Power and Resistance
Capernaum’s Octagonal Church and Limestone Synagogue
6. Beyond Monumental Architecture
Jewish–Christian Relations and Everyday Life in Capernaum in Late Antiquity
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About Capernaum: Jews and Christians in the Ancient Village from the Time of Jesus to the Emergence of IslamThis book is about the history of Jews and Christians, and their interaction, in Capernaum from the time of Jesus until the Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine in the seventh century. Based on multidisciplinary research into both the literary and archaeological sources, the book addresses socio-historical questions that have vexed current scholarly and popular understanding of how this small Galilean town developed into an important place for both Jews and Christians in antiquity as well as today. The book engages issues such as the following: the invention of Capernaum as a modern pilgrimage-tourist site under the authority of the Franciscan Custodia Terrae Sanctae; the nature of the historical Jesus’s relationship to the town; whether or not a synagogue stood in Capernaum during the time of Jesus; whether or not Jewish followers of Jesus lived in Capernaum during the second and third centuries; and how the architecture of the town’s domestic and monumental landscapes functioned to shape Jewish and Christian identity individually and interactively. These questions are investigated within their local, regional, and empire-wide contexts to construct a picture of the ways in which Jews and Christians lived and related to each other in Capernaum and how their relations were affected by the arrival of Islam in Palestine. |
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