TY - BOOK AU - Pixner,Bargil AU - Riesner,Rainer AU - Myrick,Keith AU - Randall,Sam AU - Randall,Miriam TI - Paths of the Messiah and sites of the early church from Galilee to Jerusalem: Jesus and Jewish Christianity in light of archaeological discoveries SN - 9780898708653 (pbk.) AV - BR133.P31 P4 2010 U1 - 225.9/3 23 PY - 2010/// CY - San Francisco PB - Ignatius Press KW - Jesus Christ KW - Bible KW - New Testament KW - Antiquities KW - Christian antiquities KW - Palestine KW - Excavations (Archaeology) KW - Jewish Christians N1 - Originally published in German as: Wege des Messias und Stätten der Urkirche : Jesus und das Judenchristentum im Licht neuer archäologischer Erkenntnisse. Giessen, Germany : Brunnen Verlag, c1991; "Bibliography of the writings of Bargil Pixner": p. 441-446; Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-446) and indexes; [pt]. 1. The birth of the Messiah. The Nazoreans, Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus -- Mary in the house of David -- The Kathisma church (Mary's repose) rediscovered -- [pt]. 2. The Messiah in Galilee. Jesus' routes around the Sea of Galilee -- Tabgha, the eremos of Jesus -- A further port by Tabgha -- The churches of the multiplication of loaves and fishes -- Riddles of the Synagogues at Capharnaum -- In search of Bethsaida -- Kursi and the land of the Gerasenes -- [pt]. 3. The Essenes and Nazoreans. The Copper scroll of Qumran -- Batanea as a Jewish settlement area -- Bethany on the other side of the Jordan -- The Essene qaurter in Jerusalem -- The discovery of iron age walls on Mount Zion -- [pt]. 4. The Messiah in Jerusalem. Bethany by Jerusalem : an Essene settlement? -- The Last Supper of Jesus -- Epiphanius and the Last Supper on Zion -- Where was the house of Caiaphas located? -- The Praetorium of Pilate -- Comments about the Praetorium question -- The cistern of Jeremiah -- The historical via Dolorosa -- [pt]. 5. The messianic community. The apostolic synagogue on Zion -- The Essene quarter and the primitive Christian community -- Notes on the continuous existence of Jewish Christian groups in Jerusalem -- James the Lord's "brother" -- Jesus and his life in light of new Qumran texts -- Mary on Zion -- Simeon Bar Cleopas, second bishop of Jerusalem -- The Jerusalem Essenes, Barnabas and the Letter to the Hebrews -- Luke and Jerusalem ER -