Hanson and Oakman’s award-winning and illuminating volume has become a widely used and cited introduction
to the social context of Jesus and the early Jesus movement. This second edition updates all the discussions in light of more recent scholarship, improves clarity and readability of diagrams and maps, provides additional diagrams and images to enhance the book for student use, and includes new classroom resources, for professors and students, on a Companion Web site, fortresspress.com/hansonoakman. Along with an overview of the ancient Mediterranean worldview, Palestine in the Time of Jesus explores major domains and institutions of Roman Palestine: kinship, politics, economy, and religion. The Companion Web site includes:
1. Table of contents, preface, introduction, and chapter one
2. Glossary, further primary documents, additional photographs and bibliographies
3. Student resources: chapter summaries, study questions, research guide, and internet links
4. Teacher resources: test bank, student assignments, discussion questions