The Christian communities of Palestine from Byzantine to Islamic rule: A historical and archaeological study

A study of the historical and archaeological evidence for the social history of Christians in Palestine during the seventh, eighth, and early ninth centuries, combining historical information from Arabic, Greek, and Syriac written sources with the results of archaeological excavations in Israel/Palestine and Jordan. More than half the book is composed of brief entries on some 500 sites in which evidence for the presence of Christians and Muslims has been documented. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.