Cyprus Within the Biblical World : Are Borders Barriers? (Paperback)

List of Figures Contributors Preface: Planning the Cyprus Congress Foreword Archaeological Periods of the Levant Archaeological Periods of Cyprus List of Abbreviations Preface -- Asher Ben Artzi, Interpol Israel, Emeritus Foreword -- James H. Charlesworth, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA Archaeological Periods of the Levant and Cyprus (table) The Eastern Mediterranean (map) Introduction - Is Cyprus a Neglected Dimension of Biblical Research and Are Borders Barriers? -- James H. Charlesworth, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA 1. Cyprus and the Land of Israel: The Mediterranean as a Bridge and the Diverse Consequences of Cultural Contact -- Avraham Faust, Bar-Ilan University, Israel 2. "In Sorrow Thou Shalt Bring Forth Children": Archaeological Perspectives on Delivery Practices in Canaan and Cyprus -- Rhona Avissar Lewis, Hebrew University, Israel 3. Cyprus and the Shore of Israel During the Persian Period -- Kamil Sari, Independent Scholar, Israel 4. Did Lazarus Flee Jerusalem for Cyprus? -- James H. Charlesworth, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA 5. Barnabas: the Levite from Cyprus -- Konstantinos Th. Zarras, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece 6. Levites on Cyprus -- James H. Charlesworth, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA 7. Meeting the Romans: The Encounter of Paul and Sergius Paulus on Cyprus, According to Acts -- Kathy Ehrensberger, University of Potsdam, Germany 8. The Motivations for Paul's Choice of Mission Areas -- William S. Campbell, University of Wales Trinity St. David, UK 9. Cyprus and Early Christianity: Did Everybody Know Everybody? -- Dale C. Allison Jr., Princeton Theological Seminary, USA 10. Visions of Cyprus: A Phenomenological Background to Jewish and Christian Scripture -- Jolyon G. R. Pruszinski, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA Conclusions Regarding Cyprus and the Holy Land in the Biblical Period -- James H. Charlesworth and Jolyon G. R. Pruszinski, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA A Selected Bibliography -- Jolyon G. R. Pruszinski, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA Index