In recent decades, scholarship on the New Testament has reflected a growing interest in the archaeology of Roman Galilee and how its material culture illuminates the historical Jesus, the social setting of his earliest followers, and the Jewish context of the New Testament. As a result, the past 20 years have seen a flourishing of archaeological activity around the Sea of Galilee. This includes the excavation of villages, synagogues, and industrial centers within the vicinity of Jesus’s ministry as well as new research on the region’s first-century politics, economy, networks, religious dynamics, and daily life. However, for New Testament readers […]