Stone and dung, oil and spit :Jewish daily life in the time of Jesus /Jodi Magness.
Description
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.
xv, 335 p., [24] p. of plates :ill. ;23 cm.
Book Details
Author
Magness, Jodi.
Place Published
City
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Date Published
2011
Publication Subjects
Jews--Social life and customs--To 70 A.D.
Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.