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| Title: Galilaea og galilaeerne pa Jesu tid [Galilee and the Galileans in the Time of Jesus] Secondary Title: DTT Volume: 43 Pages: 113-135 Type: Journal Article Year: 1980 Abstract: "Die Sonderstellung Galiläas Juda gegenüber zur Zeit Christi ist weniger in der religiösen und nationalen Haltung der Bevölkerung als in der allgemeinen kulturgeographischen und historischen Lage des Gebietes zu suchen. Umfassende Behandlung der Quellen - vor allem Josephus - und der neueren Literatur".
"The evidence from the Septuagint, the Hebrew Bible, intertestamental literature, Josephus' works, the Synoptic Gospels, and the Mishnah, as well as scholarly assessments of the character and role of Galilee in Jesus' time, suggest that (1) the Galileans were no more patriotic and rebellious than the Judeans, (2), they were no more faithful to the torah than the Judeans, and (3) there was not a dominant Gentile element in Galilee during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Nevertheless, Galilee had its own identity and profile independent of Judea. In addition to the trade routes that crossed it, Galilee was surrounded by Hellenistic cities rather than the wilderness that kept Judea comparatively isolated. Galilee also had its own history and traditions. All the available sources support the judgement that there was some tension between Galilee and Judea, and that this was due to the cultural-geographical and historical factors that separated them". - J.S.H. Keywords: Palestinian Judaism, Galilee |