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A Guide to the Jewish and Christian Sites of Minor ISBN: 9786054701483 (pb) by Mark Wilson PRICE: DESCRIPTION: $39.95 (pb) Biblical Turkey has become the authoritative and comprehensive guide to the ancient Jewish and Christian sites in Turkey. It includes all the references to cities, regions, provinces, and natural PUBLICATION DATE: features in the Jewish /Old Testament, Apocrypha/Deuterocanonicals, , and 30 July 2014 (pb) . Special features include Sidetrips, which point to nearby sites that are also of interest to visitors. The In-Sites help readers to read between the lines for special insights into the BINDING: biblical text. In the Ancient Voice section, writers from antiquity speak about the ancient world of Asia Paperback Minor. Colorful photographs and plans of selected sites illustrate the volume. The third edition incorporates fresh archaeological discoveries including the new excavation at . Also added is a SIZE: new section on Calneh ( Tayinat) and its sister site (Tell Atchana). 5 x8

TABLE OF CONTENTS: PAGES: Author's Introduction General Introduction Abbreviations Maps Turkey's Seven Regions with Biblical 400 Sites Jewish Communities in Asia Minor Paul's Anatolian Journeys John's Peter's Communities Chapter 1: East Region (Dogu Anadolu Bolgesi) Natural Sites Mount Ararat ILLUSTRATIONS: (Agri Dag) River River Ancient Voice: The Gilgamesh Epic Ancient Regions Ararat, col illus. Togarmah Ancient Cities Sidetrip: Urartian Fortresses and Ahtamar Church Chapter 2: Southeast Region (Guneydogu Anadolu Bolgesi) Natural Sites Mount Ararat (Cudi Dag) Ancient PUBLISHER: Regions -naharaim Eden Gozan Paddan-aram Ancient Cities Modern Voice: Ege Yayinlari Leonard Wooley Ancient Voice: and the Babylonian Chronicles /? Ancient Voice: and the Abgar Tradition In-Site: and Ur () Sidetrip: Gobekli Tepe IMPRINT: Nahor Tiphsah/ Ancient Voice: Apollonius of Sidetrip: Nemrut Dagi In-Site: Ege Yayinlari Harmagedon (Armageddon) on the Euphrates Sidetrip: Tur Abdin Chapter 3: Mediterranean Region ( Bolgesi) Ancient Regions Muzur, Musru, Musri READER INTERESTS: Ancient Cities ad Issum In-Site: The Churches in Syria and Cilicia Sidetrip: Plain of on the Orontes In-Site: Peter and Antioch Ancient Voice: The Seleucus Inscription Biblical Studies Sidetrip: Syria Attalia Daphne Sidetrip: and Sidetrip: Andriace In-Site: Travel on the Ancient Voice: The Lycian League and America's Founding Fathers Sidetrip: and Letoon In-Site: Paul's Anatolian Journeys In-Site: Why Did Leave Paul and ? In-Site: The Route from Perga to Pisidian Antioch Pisidian Antioch In-Site: New Testament Timeline in Asia Minor In-Site: Sergius Paulus Sidetrip: Pieria Sidetrip: The Monastery of Stylites the Younger Sidetrip: In-Site: Mt. Zaphon In-Site: The and Redemption Language in the New Testament In-Site: Ancient Water Systems Sidetrip: Aspendus In-Site: Paul of Tarsus Ancient Voice: Tibullus Ancient Voice: Statius Sidetrip: Sidetrip: / In-Site: Tarshish, Tarsus, and In-Site: Building a Roman Road Sidetrip: Roman Road at Saglikli Koy Sidetrip: Seleucia ad Calycadnum Chapter 4: Central Anatolian Region (Ic Anadolu Bolgesi) Ancient Regions In-Site: North versus South Galatia? Meshech Sidetrip: The Highlands of Phrygia Tubal Ancient Cities Ancyra Sidetrip: Gordium Mazaca Sidetrip: Kanesh/Kultepe Sidetrip: Tyana Derbe Sidetrip: Cotiaeum, , and Altintas Hattusha, Yazilikaya, Alacahoyuk Iconium In-Site: A Called Thecla In-Site: The Via Sidetrip: Catalhoyuk Sidetrip: Eflatun Pinar In-Site: Timothy of Lystra Ancient Voice: Philomelium Sidetrip: , Prymnesus, , and In-Site: Bartholomew and the Inner Lycaones Chapter 5: (Ege Bolgesi) , Mountains, and Rivers Ancient Regions and Asia Phrygia (Asian) Ancient Voice: Ancient Cities Sidetrip: Lesbos Cnidus Sidetrip: In-Site: Philemon, , and Slavery Sidetrip: , , and Ancient Voice: Dio Chrysostom's Description of a Conventus Ancient Voices: Antipater of and Pausanius In-Site: The Prytaneion, the Riot, and its Pillars In-Site: Celsus' Attributes and Christian Character In-Site: The Hall of Tyrannus In-Site: Fish and Games In-Site: John and in the Baths In-Site: Paul and the Stadium Ancient Voice: and the Basilica of John In-Site: John and Ephesus Ancient Voice: The Acts of John and the Temple of Sidetrip: Patmos Sidetrip: Pollio Aqueduct, Belevi Mausoleum, and Sidetrip: Cos () Hierapolis In-Site: Public Toilets and the Trade of Fuller Laodicea In-Site: Laodicea's Water System Sidetrip: Ancient Voice: The Aphrodisias Jewish Inscription Magnesia ad Meandrum Sidetrip: Ancient Voice: The Emperor's Ancient Voice: Pausanius In-Site: The Gulf of Ancient Voice: Alexander Polyhistor Ancient Voice: Pseudo-Phocylides Sidetrip: The Oracle at Ancient Voice: The Didymean Apollo on Christ Sidetrip: Euromos, Mylasa, and Pergamum In- Site: The Use of Parchment in Early In-Site: The in Sardis and Queen Esther In-Site: Sardis and the Royal Road Ancient Voice: Dio Chrysostum and Erasing a Name Ancient Voice: The Martyrdom of Ancient Voice: Asia's Entrance into the In-Site: Sabbatai Zevi Sidetrip: , , and In-Site: Lydia and the Trade Guilds In-Site: Food Sacrificed to Idols Tralles Ancient Voice: Ignatius and the Letter to the Trallians In-Site: Chairemon the Intercessor Trogyllium Sidetrip: Chapter 6: (Karadeniz Bolgesi) Ancient Region-Province Ancient Voice: Pliny the Younger Ancient Cities Amasia Ancient Voice: the Geographer Amastris Amisus/Sampsames Pontica Sinope In-Site: Sinop, Underwater , and 's Flood Zela Chapter 7: Region (Marmara Bolgesi) Ancient Regions and Province Ancient Voice: Pliny the Younger and his Letters to 352 Ancient Cities In-Site: Paul's Walk to Assos / Ancient Voice: The Siloam Inscription Nicea In-Site: The Seven Ecumenical Councils Ancient Voice: Ancient Voice: The In- Site: The Seventh Ancient Voice: Arrian Troas, Alexandria Sidetrip: Glossary Index Credits About the Author

CONTRIBUTORS BIOGRAPHIES: Mark Wilson (D.Litt. et Phil., University of South Africa) is an American scholar who has lived in Turkey with his wife Dindy since 2004. He is the founder and director of two organizationsthe Seven Churches Network (www.sevenchurches.org) and the Asia Minor Research Center in . Their purpose is to promote the study of early and Christianity in Asia Minor within the context of the Greco-Roman world. Wilson regularly leads study trips to the biblical sites in Turkey and other countries in the eastern Mediterranean. He has also conducted several seminars for Turkish tour guides on Turkeys biblical heritage. Wilson is the author and editor of numerous books including three studies on the . He has also authored many articles on Asia Minor, some of which are found in the Dictionary of the Bible and its Reception and the Baker Bible Handbook. He is a member of eight academic societies, and was featured in a History Channel production shot in Turkey called The First . His research interests include ancient as well as ancient roads and biblical routes. Mark and his wife Dindy have four adult children, four grandsons and four granddaughters.