Table of Contents
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