The Galilean Fishing Economy and the Jesus Tradition

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ID5795508
AuthorsKristin Hanson (0000-0002-3190-7735, St. Olaf College, corresponding author), K C Hanson (St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota)
Year1997
Volume27
Issue3
Pages99-111
Publication date1997-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBiblical Theology Bulletin Journal of Bible and Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0146-1079 • E-ISSN: 1945-7596
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/014610799702700304
OpenAlexW1823281499
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited29

Building on the earlier studies of ancient fishing by Rostovtzeff and Wuellner, this article examines fishing as a sub-system within the political economy and the domestic economy of first-century Galilee. I employ a model of embedded economics to articulate the relationships between the various players in the sub-system: the Roman emperors; Herod Antipas; the tax administrators; the brokers, tax collectors, and toll collectors; the fishing families; the hired laborers; the suppliers of raw goods and other products; fish processors; and shippers and carters. This model is developed in order to provide a more focussed frame of reference for the interpretation of the Jesus tradition (metaphors and narratives) and the location of Jesus' activity and network recruitment in Galilean fishing villages

Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation

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