David A. Fiensy is Professor of New Testament and Dean of the Graduate School of Bible and Ministry at Kentucky Christian University. He also serves as Associate Director of the Shikhin Excavation Proejct. His previous publications include 'The Social History of Palestine in the Herodian Period' (1991) and 'Jesus the Galilean' (2007).

All articles stand out due to the impressive, confident and knowledgeable handling of secondary literature.

• AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionPart One: The Historical Jesus1 Jesus' Socio-Economic Background2 Leaders of Mass Movements and the Leader of the Jesus-MovementPart Two: Galilee3 Jesus and Debts: Did He Pray about Them?4 The Ancient Galilean Economy: A Model5 The Nature of the Galilean Economy: The Debate Between the Archaeologists and the Sociologists6 Did Large Estates Exist in Lower Galilee in the First half of the First Century CE?7 Assessing the Economy of Galilee in the Late Second Temple Period8 Domestic Space and Standard of LivingPart Three: The Early Church9 Poverty and Wealth in the Jerusalem Church10 The Composition of the Jerusalem Church11 What Would You do for a Living?BibliographyIndex

David A. Fiensy is Professor of New Testament and Dean of the Graduate School of Bible and Ministry at Kentucky Christian University. He also serves as Associate Director of the Shikhin Excavation Proejct. His previous publications include 'The Social History of Palestine in the Herodian Period' (1991) and 'Jesus the Galilean' (2007).

All articles stand out due to the impressive, confident and knowledgeable handling of secondary literature.

• AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionPart One: The Historical Jesus1 Jesus' Socio-Economic Background2 Leaders of Mass Movements and the Leader of the Jesus-MovementPart Two: Galilee3 Jesus and Debts: Did He Pray about Them?4 The Ancient Galilean Economy: A Model5 The Nature of the Galilean Economy: The Debate Between the Archaeologists and the Sociologists6 Did Large Estates Exist in Lower Galilee in the First half of the First Century CE?7 Assessing the Economy of Galilee in the Late Second Temple Period8 Domestic Space and Standard of LivingPart Three: The Early Church9 Poverty and Wealth in the Jerusalem Church10 The Composition of the Jerusalem Church11 What Would You do for a Living?BibliographyIndex

David A. Fiensy is Professor of New Testament and Dean of the Graduate School of Bible and Ministry at Kentucky Christian University. He also serves as Associate Director of the Shikhin Excavation Proejct. His previous publications include 'The Social History of Palestine in the Herodian Period' (1991) and 'Jesus the Galilean' (2007).

All articles stand out due to the impressive, confident and knowledgeable handling of secondary literature.

• AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionPart One: The Historical Jesus1 Jesus' Socio-Economic Background2 Leaders of Mass Movements and the Leader of the Jesus-MovementPart Two: Galilee3 Jesus and Debts: Did He Pray about Them?4 The Ancient Galilean Economy: A Model5 The Nature of the Galilean Economy: The Debate Between the Archaeologists and the Sociologists6 Did Large Estates Exist in Lower Galilee in the First half of the First Century CE?7 Assessing the Economy of Galilee in the Late Second Temple Period8 Domestic Space and Standard of LivingPart Three: The Early Church9 Poverty and Wealth in the Jerusalem Church10 The Composition of the Jerusalem Church11 What Would You do for a Living?BibliographyIndex