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In Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit Jodi Magness unearths footprints buried in both archaeological and literary evidence to shed new light on Jewish daily life in Palestine from the mid-first century b.c.e. to 70 c.e. the time and place of Jesus life and ministry. Magness analyzes recent archaeological discoveries from such sites as Qumran and Masada together with a host of period texts, including the New Testament, the works of Josephus, and rabbinic teachings. Layering all these sources together, she reconstructs in detail a fascinating variety of everyday activities dining customs, Sabbath observance, fasting, toilet habits, burial customs, and more.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Archaeology Archaeology by period / region

• Full title: Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit
• Author: J Magness
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 335
• EAN: 9780802865588
• ISBN: 0802865585
• ID: 04370667
• Publisher: WILLIAM B EERDMANS PUB CO
• Weight: 516 g
• Dimensions: 227 × 153 × 26 mm
• Date of publishing: 12. April 2011

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