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Archaeology and the World of Jesus A Visual Guide David A. deSilva ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT

David A. deSilva (PhD, Emory University) is Trustees’ Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Theological Seminary. He is the author of more than thirty books on the New Testament and Second Temple Period Jewish literature as well as commentaries on Hebrews, Galatians, and Ephesians. In the second of three planned volumes, New Testament scholar David deSilva uses archaeological findings to explore places that provide important windows into Jesus’s religious, political, and cultural environment. This visually compelling and beautifully de - signed book contains over 250 full-color photographs of sites and artifacts. The author focuses on the fruits of archaeology pertain - ing to sites associated with Jesus’s travels and ministry and their connections with specific Gospel texts. This book helps readers visualize the early first-century environment of Jesus, his oppo - nents, and his followers. This volume will be an important supplemental textbook for courses on the New Testament and for anyone who wants to better understand the lived context of Jesus and his audiences.

NOW AVAILABLE • 328 pp. • $29.99p • 9781540960962

ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT 3-VOLUME SET

320 pp. • $32.99p • 9781540960955

344 pp. • $29.99p • 9781540969231 COMING SEPTEMBER 2026

992 pp. • $84.99p • 9781540971258 COMING SEPTEMBER 2026

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