TY  - BOOK
AU  - Magness,Jodi
TI  - Stone and dung, oil and spit: Jewish daily life in the time of Jesus 
SN  - 9780802865588 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - DS112.M2325 2011 14197
U1  - 933/.05 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Mich.
PB  - William B. Eerdmans Pub.
KW  - Jews
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - To 70 A.D
KW  - History
KW  - 586 B.C.-70 A.D
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-305) and indexes; Footprints in archaeology and text -- Purifying the body and hands -- Creeping and swarming creatures, locusts, fish, dogs, chickens, and pigs -- Household vessels : pottery, oil lamps, glass, stone, and dung -- Dining customs and communal meals -- Sabbath observance and fasting -- Coins -- Clothing and tzitzit -- Oil and spit -- Toilets and toilet habits -- Tombs and burial customs -- Epilogue: The aftermath of 70
N2  - "In Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit Jodi Magness unearths 'footprints' buried in both archaeological and literary evidence to shed new light on Jewish daily life in Palestine from the mid-first century b.c.e. to 70 c.e. the time and place of Jesus' life and ministry. Magness analyzes recent archaeological discoveries from such sites as Qumran and Masada together with a host of period texts, including the New Testament, the works of Josephus, and rabbinic teachings. Layering all these sources together, she reconstructs in detail a fascinating variety of everyday activities dining customs, Sabbath observance, fasting, toilet habits, burial customs, and more" -- BACK COVER
UR  - http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=33304
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