James R Strange

Samford University, Religion, Faculty Member

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THE SHIKHIN EXCAVATION PROJECT MANUAL FOR AREA SUPERVISORS (Formerly the Excavations at Sepphoris Manual for Area Supervisors)

by James R Strange, Thomas Longstaff, and Dennis Groh

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Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods, Volume 1: Life, Culture, and Society

Drawing on the expertise of archaeologists, historians, biblical scholars, and social-science int... more Drawing on the expertise of archaeologists, historians, biblical scholars, and social-science interpreters who have devoted a significant amount of time and energy in the research of ancient Galilee, this accessible volume includes modern general studies of Galilee and of Galilean history, as well as specialized studies on taxation, ethnicity, religious practices, road systems, trade and markets, education, health, village life, houses, and the urban-rural divide.

This resource includes a rich selection of images, figures, charts, and maps.

The Emergence of the Christian Basilica in the Fourth Century

The Moral World of James

In The Moral World of James, James Riley Strange compares the moral system in the Epistle of Jame... more In The Moral World of James, James Riley Strange compares the moral system in the Epistle of James with other Greco-Roman and Judaic texts. The author of the epistle prescribed moral practices in a world in which other people, both pagan and Jewish, had long been expressing similar concerns, and more would continue to take up the task centuries after Christianity was well established in the Roman Empire. In this fresh and thick analysis, Strange's systemic comparison of texts (among them works of Plato, Plutarch, Epictetus, and Aelius Aristides, as well as Greek Magical Papyri, tractates of the Mishnah, and the Community Rule of the Dead Sea Scrolls) reveals how James's vision of a distinctive way of community life was both part of and distinct from the moral and religious systems among which it emerged.