Born 1935; 1960-65 studied Biblical Studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute at Rome and Jerusalem; 1965-72 Professor for New Testament in Maymooth/Ireland; 1972-98 several times Alexander von Humboldt scholar at the University of Tübingen; 1976-80 Professor in New Orleans/USA; since 1981 Professor of Theology at Trinity College, Dublin/Ireland; since 1998 Director of the Herzog Centre for Jewish and Near Eastern Studies, Trinity College.

• Introduction. Galilean Studies: Problems and ProspectsThe Galileans in the Light of Josephus' Life - Urban-Rural Relations in First-Century Galilee: Some Suggestions from the Literary Sources - Town and Country Once More: The Case of Roman Galilee - Galilee-Jerusalem Relations According to Josephus' Life - Herodian Economics in Galilee. Searching for a Suitable Model - Behind the Names: Galileans, Samaritans, Ioudaioi - Hanina Ben Dosa, A Galilean Charismatic - Archaeology and the Historical Jesus - Jesus and the Urban Culture of Galilee - Galilean Questions to Crossan's Mediterranean Jesus - Messiah and Galilee - Jesus the Wine-Drinker: A Friend of Women - Locality and Doctrine: Mark and John Revisited - Christianity in Sephhoris and in Galilee Bibliography - Index of Ancient Sources - Index of Subjects and Names