Archaeology still has many things to reveal about the life and world of Jesus of Nazareth. To touch a two-thousand-year-old pot held by a Jew who lived in a small village frequented by Jesus can bring us closer to understanding those who were touched by Jesus.

Jesus and Archaeology contains the revised and edited lectures that leading archaeologists and biblical scholars presented at a gathering in Jerusalem to celebrate the new millennium. Many contributors came directly from their excavations in places like Bethsaida, Capernaum, Nazareth, and Jerusalem to share their discoveries and insights, focusing on the question In what ways do new archaeological discoveries clarify the world, life, and thought of Jesus from Nazareth? Readers of Jesus and Archaeology will gain many new insights into the life and times of this fascinating Galilean J ew.

Contributors:

-Paul N. Anderson

Rami Arav

Dan Bahat

Richard A. Batey

Avraham Biran

Brian J. Capper

James H. Charlesworth

Bruce Chilton

James D. G. Dunn

J. K. Elliott

Esther Eshel

Craig A. Evans

Sean Freyne

Yizhar Hirschfeld

William Klassen

John S. Kloppenborg

Achim Lichtenberger

Frederic Manns

John Painter

Michele Piccirillo, O.F.M.

Bargil Pixner, O.S.B.

Emile Puech

John Reumann

Peter Richardson

Henry W. M. Rietz

Daniel R. Schwartz

Benedict Thomas Viviano, O.P.

Urban C. von Wahlde

John W. Welch

Jurgen Zangenberg

Joseph E. Zias-