Includes bibliographical references (p. [366]-420) and index.
Prologue : from Constantine to Abd al-Malik -- The periphery of dreams and deserts -- Recalcitrance, riots, and rebellion : the Samaritans and the emergence of intolerance-- Contesting the sacred : forms of ritualized violence -- Jerusalem : The contrasting eyes of beholders -- Contesting scripture and soil : liturgical dates and seasonal dieting --Flesh and blood? Women in Palestinian societies -- Urban stories : Caesarea, Sepphoris, Gaza -- Epilogue.
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Bible.N.T.History of contemporary events.
Jews - History , 586 B.C.-70 A.D.
Jews - History , 70-638.
Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.