Table of Contents

Figures and Tables Foreword Father Bargil Pixner, O.S.B (1921-2002) Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Toward a Comprehensive History of Geshur, Rami Arav 2. "Geshurite" Onomastica of the Bronze and Iron Ages, Richard S. Hess 3. Tiglath-pileser III's War Against the City of Tzer, John T. Greene 4. Bethsaida in the Natural History of Pliny the Elder, Mark D. Smith 5. The Renaming of Bethsaida in Honor of Livia, a.k.a Julia, the Daughter of Caesar, in Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 18.27-28, Fred Strickert 6. Bethsaida in the Gospel of Mark, Heinz-Wolfgang Kuhn 7. Peter in Profile: From Bethsaida to Rome, Mark Appold 8. The Dying Grain Which Bears Much Fruit: John 12:24, the Livia Cult, and Bethsaida, Fred Strickert 9. Ereimos: Was Bethsaida a "Lonely Place" in the First Century CE?, Richard A. Freund 10. Bethsaida in Light of the Study of Ancient Health Care, Hector Avalos 11. The Tannery of Bethsaida?, Richard A. Freund 12. Eusebius of Caesarea and the Fate of Bethsaida, Mark D. Smith 13. The Antichrist at Bethsaida, Nicolae Roddy Contritbutors Index

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'This book is interesting, informative, and must be taken into consideration for future discussions of Tzer/Bethsaida.' (Review of Biblical Literature)