The Archeology of the New Testament

*FrontMatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. vii*CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ANCIENT SOURCES, pg. xiv*TABLE OF ARCHEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL PERIODS IN PALESTINE, pg. xxiii*TABLE OF MONTHS IN THE ROMAN, EGYPTIAN, MACEDONIAN, AND HEBREW CALENDARS, pg. xxviii*NOTE ON MEASURES OF LENGTH AND STATEMENTS OF DIRECTION, pg. xxx*LIST OF BISHOPS OF THE JERUSALEM CHURCH WITH EXPLANATORY COMMENTS, pg. xxxii*THE JUDEO-CHRISTIANS, pg. xxxvii*OUTLINE OF FESTIVALS OF THE EARLY CHURCH, pg. xlii*LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, pg. l*1. A View of Ain Karim and the Church of St. John the Baptist- 16. The Church of the Finding of the Head of John the Baptist at Samaria-Sebaste, pg. 1*17. The Terraced Slopes of Bethlehem-39. Floor Mosaic in the Roof Chapel at the Field of the Shepherds near Bethlehem, pg. 22*40. Nazareth-57. On the Road from Nazareth Looking Toward the Traditional Village of Cana in Galilee, pg. 43*58. The Landscape of Samaria- 68. The Unfinished Greek Orthodox Basilica over Jacob's Well, pg. 65*69. The Southern End of the Sea of Galilee- 81. The Modern Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, pg. 76*82. Plan of the Chapel and the Monastery of the Beatitudes at Tabgha- 106. Memorial of the Miracle of the Swine at Kursi, pg. 92*107. Plan of Jerash-119. Floor Mosaic in the Synagogue under the Synagogue Church at Jerash, pg. 117*120. General Plan of Caesarea- 133. Byzantine Church Mosaics at Caesarea, pg. 128*134. Aerial View of Jericho- 142. Traditional Site of the Inn of the Good Samaritan, pg. 145*143. Map of the Mount of Olives-158. Plan by Arculf of the Church of the Holy Ascension, pg. 154*159. The Mosque of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives-172. In the Garden of Gethsemane, pg. 170*173. Plan of Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus- 191. The Triple Gate, pg. 183*192. Excavated Area South of the Temple Mount- 205. Plan of the Church on Mount Sion According to Arculf, pg. 208*206. Door of the Syrian Orthodox Church of St. Mark- 220. A Game Board on a Paving Stone, pg. 236*221. Cistern under the Stone Pavement- 232. Bell Tower at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, pg. 258*233. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher from the Tower of the Lutheran Church- 243. St. Stephen's Gate, pg. 280*244. Aerial View of el-Qubeibeh, A Possible Site of Emmaus- 247. The Baptistery at 'Amwas, pg. 287*Shaft Tombs, 248-250, pg. 292*Chamber Tombs, 251-252, pg. 293*Chamber Tombs with Ledges, 253-254, pg. 295*Chamber Tombs with Kokim, 255, pg. 296*Chamber Tombs with Arcosolia, 256, pg. 299*Chamber Tombs with Sunk Graves, 257-258, pg. 299*259. Plan of the Uppermost City at Tell Sandahannah- 263. Portion of the Animal Frieze in Tomb 1 at Marissa, pg. 301*264. Plan of the Tomb of James and the Tomb of Zechariah- 270. The Pediment of the Tomb of Jehoshaphat, pg. 305*271. Plan and Sections of Tomb xiv of the Sanhedriyya Tombs- 272. Entrance to Tomb xiv of the Sanhedriyya Tombs, pg. 311*273. Plan and Sections of the Herodian Family Tomb-274. Rolling Stone in the Herodian Family Tomb, pg. 313*275. Restoration in Perspective of the Tomb of Queen Helena of Adiabene- 281. Rolling Stone at the Entrance of the Tomb of Queen Helena of Adiabene, pg. 314*282. General View of Beth She'arim-287. Epitaph of Marinos and His Wife in Catacomb No. 13, pg. 319*288. An Aramaic Inscription from the Jewish Catacomb in Monteverde- 295. Another Painting in the Jewish Catacomb in the Villa Torlonia, pg. 325*296. Sarcophagi in the Herodian Family Tomb-301. A Lead Coffin from Beth She'arim, pg. 331*302. Ossuary from Tomb 14 at Tell en-Nasbeh-303. Ossuary Inscriptions from a Tomb in the Kidron Valley, pg. 335*304. Painted Pebbles with Cross Marks from Tell Abu Matar, pg. 339*305. Sandstone Statue from Serabit el-Khadem with proto-Sinaitic Inscription- 306. The Inscription of Yehimilk, King of Byblos, pg. 339*THE HEBREW TAW AND ITS EQUIVALENTS, pg. 343*THE SIGN OF PROTECTION AND DELIVERANCE, pg. 343*THE PHYLACTERIES AND THE SIGN OF THE NAME OF GOD, pg. 345*307. Column xxxv of the Isaiah Scroll from Cave 1 at Qumran, pg. 346*THE CROSS MARK IN JEWISH CHRISTIANITY, pg. 348*THE CROSS AS REPRESENTATION OF THE STAUROS, pg. 350*THE CROSS IN THE HELLENISTIC CHURCH, pg. 351*THE FORMS OF THE CROSS, pg. 352*ABBREVIATIONS AND MONOGRAMS, pg. 352*THE CROSS MARK IN RELATION TO FUNERAR Y CUSTOMS, JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN, pg. 355*ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE CROSS MARK, pg. 356*308. Jar from Tel Arad with Hebrew Inscription and Taw Mark, pg. 356*309. Inscription and Cross Mark on the Nicanor Ossuary-310. Cross Mark on the Lid of the Nicanor Ossuary, pg. 357*311. Inscription with the Name of Judah and Cross Mark on an Ossuary from the Mount of Offence- 314. Inscription with the Name of Alexander on an Ossuary from near Silwan, pg. 359*315. Plan of the Tomb at Talpioth- 318. Cross Mark on Ossuary No. 8 from Talpioth, pg. 363*319. Plan and Sections of a Portion of the Cemetery at Dominus Flevit- 326. Photograph and Drawing of Marks on Ossuary No. 18 from Dominus Flevit, pg. 366*327. Wall Mark at Herculaneum-328. Stand at Herculaneum, pg. 374*329. Graffiti in the Vatican Excavations, pg. 375*330. A Painted Inscription in the Jewish Catacomb in the Villa Torlonia-335. Trisomus Inscription in the Catacomb of Priscilla, pg. 377*336. A Page in Papyrus Bodmer 11 (P66)- 338. A Page in the Gospel of Truth (CodexJung), pg. 381*339. Slate Dish Embodying the Sign of the Ankh-344. Painting in a Tomb Chapel at the Oasis of Khargeh, pg. 382*INDEX OF SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES, pg. 391*INDEX, pg. 395