TY - BOOK AU - Wilson,Stephen G. AU - Desjardins,Michel TI - Text and Artifact in the Religions of Mediterranean Antiquity: Essays in Honour of Peter Richardson SN - 9780889205512 AV - BS2410 .T498 2006 U1 - 225.9/5 PY - 2006/// CY - Waterloo PB - Wilfrid Laurier University Press KW - Bible KW - New Testament KW - History of contemporary events KW - History of Biblical events KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - N.T KW - Critique, interprétation, etc KW - Histoire des événements bibliques KW - Histoire des événements contemporains KW - Nouveau Testament KW - fast KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Judaism KW - History KW - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D KW - Jews in the New Testament KW - Juifs dans le Nouveau Testament KW - Judaïsme KW - Histoire KW - 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Période postexilique) KW - Église KW - ca 30-600 (Église primitive) KW - RELIGION KW - Biblical Studies KW - bisacsh KW - Primitive and early church KW - Post-exilic period (Judaism) KW - Electronic books N1 - Preface; Partners in Publication; Contributors; Part One: Peter Richardson: Writer and Teacher; Part Two: Text and Artifact in the New Testament World; Part Three: Text and Artifact in the World of Christian Origins; Part Four: Text and Artifact in the World of Late-Antique Judaism; Part Five: Text and Artifact in the Greco-Roman World; Indices N2 - Can archaeological remains be made to "speak" when brought into conjunction with texts? Can written remains, on stone or papyrus, shed light on the parables of Jesus, or on the Jewish view of afterlife? What are the limits to the use of artifactual data, and when is the value overstated? Text and Artifact addresses the complex and intriguing issue of how primary religious texts from the ancient Mediterranean world are illuminated by, and in turn illuminate, the ever-increasing amount of artifactual evidence available from the surrounding world. The book honours Peter Richardson, and the fir UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1423926 ER -