The Archeology of the New Testament: The Life of Jesus and the Beginning of the Early Church

FrontMatter, pg. i
    PREFACE, pg. v
    CONTENTS, pg. vii
    CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ANCIENT SOURCES, pg. xiv
    TABLE OF ARCHEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL PERIODS IN PALESTINE, pg. xxiii
    TABLE OF MONTHS IN THE ROMAN, EGYPTIAN, MACEDONIAN, AND HEBREW CALENDARS, pg. xxviii
    NOTE ON MEASURES OF LENGTH AND STATEMENTS OF DIRECTION, pg. xxx
    LIST OF BISHOPS OF THE JERUSALEM CHURCH WITH EXPLANATORY COMMENTS, pg. xxxii
    THE JUDEO-CHRISTIANS, pg. xxxvii
    OUTLINE OF FESTIVALS OF THE EARLY CHURCH, pg. xlii
    LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, pg. l
    1. A View of Ain Karim and the Church of St. John the Baptist- 16. The Church of the Finding of the Head of John the Baptist at Samaria-Sebaste, pg. 1
    17. The Terraced Slopes of Bethlehem-39. Floor Mosaic in the Roof Chapel at the Field of the Shepherds near Bethlehem, pg. 22
    40. Nazareth-57. On the Road from Nazareth Looking Toward the Traditional Village of Cana in Galilee, pg. 43
    58. The Landscape of Samaria- 68. The Unfinished Greek Orthodox Basilica over Jacob\'s Well, pg. 65
    69. The Southern End of the Sea of Galilee- 81. The Modern Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, pg. 76
    82. Plan of the Chapel and the Monastery of the Beatitudes at Tabgha- 106. Memorial of the Miracle of the Swine at Kursi, pg. 92
    107. Plan of Jerash-119. Floor Mosaic in the Synagogue under the Synagogue Church at Jerash, pg. 117
    120. General Plan of Caesarea- 133. Byzantine Church Mosaics at Caesarea, pg. 128
    134. Aerial View of Jericho- 142. Traditional Site of the Inn of the Good Samaritan, pg. 145
    143. Map of the Mount of Olives-158. Plan by Arculf of the Church of the Holy Ascension, pg. 154
    159. The Mosque of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives-172. In the Garden of Gethsemane, pg. 170
    173. Plan of Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus- 191. The Triple Gate, pg. 183
    192. Excavated Area South of the Temple Mount- 205. Plan of the Church on Mount Sion According to Arculf, pg. 208
    206. Door of the Syrian Orthodox Church of St. Mark- 220. A Game Board on a Paving Stone, pg. 236
    221. Cistern under the Stone Pavement- 232. Bell Tower at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, pg. 258
    233. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher from the Tower of the Lutheran Church- 243. St. Stephen\'s Gate, pg. 280
    244. Aerial View of el-Qubeibeh, A Possible Site of Emmaus- 247. The Baptistery at \'Amwas, pg. 287
    Shaft Tombs, 248-250, pg. 292
    Chamber Tombs, 251-252, pg. 293
    Chamber Tombs with Ledges, 253-254, pg. 295
    Chamber Tombs with Kokim, 255, pg. 296
    Chamber Tombs with Arcosolia, 256, pg. 299
    Chamber Tombs with Sunk Graves, 257-258, pg. 299
    259. Plan of the Uppermost City at Tell Sandahannah- 263. Portion of the Animal Frieze in Tomb 1 at Marissa, pg. 301
    264. Plan of the Tomb of James and the Tomb of Zechariah- 270. The Pediment of the Tomb of Jehoshaphat, pg. 305
    271. Plan and Sections of Tomb xiv of the Sanhedriyya Tombs- 272. Entrance to Tomb xiv of the Sanhedriyya Tombs, pg. 311
    273. Plan and Sections of the Herodian Family Tomb-274. Rolling Stone in the Herodian Family Tomb, pg. 313
    275. Restoration in Perspective of the Tomb of Queen Helena of Adiabene- 281. Rolling Stone at the Entrance of the Tomb of Queen Helena of Adiabene, pg. 314
    282. General View of Beth She\'arim-287. Epitaph of Marinos and His Wife in Catacomb No. 13, pg. 319
    288. An Aramaic Inscription from the Jewish Catacomb in Monteverde- 295. Another Painting in the Jewish Catacomb in the Villa Torlonia, pg. 325
    296. Sarcophagi in the Herodian Family Tomb-301. A Lead Coffin from Beth She\'arim, pg. 331
    302. Ossuary from Tomb 14 at Tell en-Nasbeh-303. Ossuary Inscriptions from a Tomb in the Kidron Valley, pg. 335
    304. Painted Pebbles with Cross Marks from Tell Abu Matar, pg. 339
    305. Sandstone Statue from Serabit el-Khadem with proto-Sinaitic Inscription- 306. The Inscription of Yehimilk, King of Byblos, pg. 339
    THE HEBREW TAW AND ITS EQUIVALENTS, pg. 343
    THE SIGN OF PROTECTION AND DELIVERANCE, pg. 343
    THE PHYLACTERIES AND THE SIGN OF THE NAME OF GOD, pg. 345
    307. Column xxxv of the Isaiah Scroll from Cave 1 at Qumran, pg. 346
    THE CROSS MARK IN JEWISH CHRISTIANITY, pg. 348
    THE CROSS AS REPRESENTATION OF THE STAUROS, pg. 350
    THE CROSS IN THE HELLENISTIC CHURCH, pg. 351
    THE FORMS OF THE CROSS, pg. 352
    ABBREVIATIONS AND MONOGRAMS, pg. 352
    THE CROSS MARK IN RELATION TO FUNERAR Y CUSTOMS, JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN, pg. 355
    ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE CROSS MARK, pg. 356
    308. Jar from Tel Arad with Hebrew Inscription and Taw Mark, pg. 356
    309. Inscription and Cross Mark on the Nicanor Ossuary-310. Cross Mark on the Lid of the Nicanor Ossuary, pg. 357
    311. Inscription with the Name of Judah and Cross Mark on an Ossuary from the Mount of Offence- 314. Inscription with the Name of Alexander on an Ossuary from near Silwan, pg. 359
    315. Plan of the Tomb at Talpioth- 318. Cross Mark on Ossuary No. 8 from Talpioth, pg. 363
    319. Plan and Sections of a Portion of the Cemetery at Dominus Flevit- 326. Photograph and Drawing of Marks on Ossuary No. 18 from Dominus Flevit, pg. 366
    327. Wall Mark at Herculaneum-328. Stand at Herculaneum, pg. 374
    329. Graffiti in the Vatican Excavations, pg. 375
    330. A Painted Inscription in the Jewish Catacomb in the Villa Torlonia-335. Trisomus Inscription in the Catacomb of Priscilla, pg. 377
    336. A Page in Papyrus Bodmer 11 (P66)- 338. A Page in the Gospel of Truth (CodexJung), pg. 381
    339. Slate Dish Embodying the Sign of the Ankh-344. Painting in a Tomb Chapel at the Oasis of Khargeh, pg. 382
    INDEX OF SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES, pg. 391
    INDEX, pg. 395