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008			080401s2008 mauab b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2008014875
020			_a1565638778
020			_a159856630X
020			_a9781565638778
020			_a9781598566307
035			_a(OCoLC)226291675 _z(OCoLC)610157262
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dBTCTA _dBAKER _dYDXCP _dUKM _dHNW _dCDX _dOCLCQ _dTUU _dZ@L
082	0	4	_a225.95 _223
100	1		_aSimmons, William A., _d1954-
245	1	0	_aPeoples of the New Testament world : _ban illustrated guide / _cWilliam A. Simmons.
260			_aPeabody, Mass. : _bHendrickson Publishers, _c2008.
300			_a352 p. : _bill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505	0	0	_aThe Pharisees : power and purity -- The Sadducees : priesthood and aristocracy -- The scribes : political sages -- The Zealots : religious militancy and the sole rule of God -- The tax collectors : pragmatic opportunists -- The sinners : marginalized and profligate -- The "people of the land" : poverty and piety -- The Samaritans : religion and ethnicity -- John the Baptist and his disciples : community and transition -- The Hebrews : faith and dissonance -- The Hellenists : cultures in transition -- Charlatans, exorcists, and magicians : the challenge of syncretism -- The Herodians : politics and compromise -- The Roman imperial rulers : hierarchy and empire -- The centurions : the presence of Roman military might -- Patrons, clients, and trade guilds : the nexus of politics, society, and economics -- The Greek philosophers : faith and intellect in dialogue -- Slaves and freed persons : church and culture in tension.
650		0	_aEthnicity in the Bible.
856	4	1	_zLink to the table of contents _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0816/2008014875.html
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