Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit: Jewish Daily Life in the Time of Jesus
“Jodi Magness brings literary evidence from both Jewish and New Testament writings together with extensive archaeological material to produce a literally ‘down to earth’ picture of the conditions and customs of daily life in the late Second Temple period. Essential reading for all who are interested in that period.”— Fergus MillarOriental Institute, Oxford“A superb handbook on Jewish daily life in the late Second Temple period. Magness demonstrates how texts and archaeology, with careful scholarship, can illuminate each other. This book will be valuable for undergraduates, graduate students, and all scholars of the period for a long time to come.”— Sidnie White CrawfordUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln“Magness’s originality and her mastery of the sources make this a major contribution to our field.”— Lawrence H. SchiffmanNew York University