A Contemporary Introduction to the Bible. Colleen M. Conway

and arches of the Jerusalem Temple.9.2 Model of the Second Temple of Jerusalem.9.3 Model of first-century CE Jerusalem.9.4 The Forum of Augustus in Rome.9.5 Parchment illustration of a scene from the Infancy Gospel of Thomas.9.6 Wall painting of Moses from Dura Europos, third-century synagogue.

      11 Chapter 1010.1 Remains of the Via Egnatia.10.2 Doorways of shops in ancient Corinth.10.3 Statue of Augustus.10.4 Artist’s reconstruction of ancient Rome.

      12 Chapter 1111.1 Silver shekel minted about 67 CE during the Jewish revolt.11.2 Pillaging of the Jerusalem Temple depicted on the Arch of Titus.11.3 “Judaea Capta” coin minted by Rome.

      13 Chapter 1212.1 Two-source hypothesis.12.2 Roman coin depicting Augustus subduing and ruling the earth.

      14 Chapter 1313.1 Base of an honorific column in Rome showing the apotheosis of a second-century CE emperor and his wife.13.2 Book cover dating to the fifth century CE and depicting the heavenly ascent of an emperor.

      15 Chapter 1414.1 Papyrus with lines from the Gospel of John.14.2 Medieval image of the church preferred over thesynagogue.

      16 Chapter 1515.1 Fourth-century CE catacomb painting.15.2 The whore of Babylon.

      17 Epilogue16.1 Bust of Constantine.16.2 The Codex Sinaiticus.

      List of Maps

      1 Chapter 00.1 The ancient Near East.

      2 Chapter 11.1 The land of Israel and its surroundings.1.2 The major routes of the ancient Near East.1.3 The reach of three of the major empires that dominated Israel and/or Judah.

      3 Chapter 22.1 Areas of the hill country occupied by the Israelites and Judeans.

      4 Chapter 33.1 Areas ruled and dominated by David andSolomon.

      5 Chapter 44.1 The neighboring kingdoms of Israel and Judah.

      6 Chapter 55.1 The Judean kingdom after the fall of the north.

      7 Chapter 66.1 The journey to Babylonia.

      8 Chapter 77.1 Judah as a province of the Persian empire.

      9 Chapter 88.1 The expanding kingdom of the Hasmoneans.

      10 Chapter 1010.1 The Roman Empire in the 1st century CE.10.2 Map of cities addressed in Pauline letters

      11 Chapter 1111.1 Palestine in the first century CE.

      12 Chapter 1515.1 Cities of Revelation.

      13 Chapter 1616.1 Spread of Christianity across the Mediterranean world by 300 CE.

      Guide

      1  Cover

      2  Title page

      3  Copyright

      4 Table of Contents

      5  LIST OF FIGURES

      6  LIST OF MAPS

      7  MAIN DISCUSSIONS/OUTLINES OF BIBLICAL BOOKS

      8  LIST OF BOXES

      9  PREFACE

      10  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      11  LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

      12  OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORICAL PERIOD

      13  TIMELINE

      14  Begin Reading

      15  Epilogue: The Final Formation of the Jewish and Christian Bibles

      16  Glossary

      17  Index

      18  End User License Agreement

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