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From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Somewhat rubbed binding, library sticker on spine, pencil annotation on endpapers and back of title page, library stamps on last page, some staining on last endpaper and last page, slight staining on edge, otherwise good and clean. / Etwas beriebener Einband, Bibliothekssticker auf dem R�cken, Bleistiftanmerkungen auf Vors�en und R�ckseite des Titelblatts, Bibliotheksstempel auf letzter Seite, hinterer Vorsatz und letzte Seite angeschmutzt, leichte Anschmutzung auf Schnitt, sonst gut und sauber. - Contents: INTRODUCTION -- I. The History of Excavation at Jerash. (W. F. Stinespring) -- II. Description of the Site (C. S. Fisher) -- III. The History of Gerasa (C. H. Kraeling) -- ROMAN BUILDINGS -- I. The Triumphal Arch (A. H. Detweiler) -- II. The Hippodrome (E. B. M�ller) -- Appended Note on the Hippodrome (G. Horsfield) -- III. The South Tetrapylon (C. H. Kraeling) -- IV. The North Gate (A. H. Detweiler) -- V. Buildings Partly Excavated -- A. The Temple of Artemis (C. S. Fisher) -- B. Temple C (C. S. Fisher and C. H. Kraeling) -- C. The South Gate (A. H. Detweiler) -- D. The 'Forum' (C. S. Fisher) -- E. The Festival Theater at the Birketein (C. C. McCown) -- THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES (J. W. Crowfoot) -- Introduction -- I. The Churches and the Ecclesiastical Usage -- II. The Architecture of the Churches -- III. The Buildings round the Fountain Court -- IV. Other Churches -- A. The Propylaea Church -- B. The Synagogue Church -- C. The Churches of St. John the Baptist, St. George and SS. Cosmas and Damianus -- D. Bishop Genesius Church -- E. SS. Peter and Paul and the Mortuary Church -- F. The Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs Church -- G. Procopius Church -- BUILDINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN PERIOD (C. S. Fisher) -- I. The Baths of Placcus -- II. The Clergy House -- III. The Area West of St. Theodore -- MOSAICS (F. M. Biebel) -- I. General Introduction -- II. The Mosaics of the Christian Churches -- A. The Buildings around the Fountain Court -- B. The Propylaea Church -- C. The Synagogue Church -- D. The Churches of St. John the Baptist, St. George and SS. Cosmas and Damianus -- E. Bishop Genesius Church -- F. SS. Peter and Paul and the Mortuary Church -- G. The Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs Church -- H. Procopius Church -- III. The Walled Cities of the Gerasa Mosaics -- Appended Note on Mosaics from two Private Houses (C. H. Kraeling) -- THE INSCRIPTIONS (C. B. Welles) -- An Edition based upon Preliminary Studies by A. H. M. Jones and C. C. McCown, and upon materials assembled by J. P. Hyatt, H. H. Walker and W. F. Stinespring, with contributions by L. H. Vincent and C. C. Torrey. -- I. Introduction -- II. Texts of the Period from Tiberius to Constantine -- A. Inscription honoring a Nabataean King (1) -- B. Religious Buildings and Cults (2-44) -- C. Public Buildings (45-115) -- D. Altars, Images and Freestanding Monuments not identified with known Buildings or Cults (116-140) -- E. Imperial Statue Bases, etc. (141-162) -- F. Other Statue Bases (163-191) -- G. Agnostic Inscriptions (192-194) -- H. Acclamations (195-198) -- I. Funerary Inscriptions (199-239) -- J. Mosaic in a Private House (240) -- K. Pottery Inscriptions (241-249) -- L. Stone Amulet (250) -- M. Lead Weight (251) -- N. Milestones with Distances measured from Gerasa (252-271) -- III. Texts of the Period from Julian to the End of the city -- A. An Emperial Edict (272) -- B. Secular Buildings (273-284) -- C. The Synagogue (285-287) -- D. Christian Buildings (288-343) -- E. Mosaic in a Private House (344) -- F. Acclamations (345-352) -- G. Funerary Inscriptions (353-354) -- H. Pottery Inscriptions, etc. (355-360) -- I. A Kufic Grave Inscription (361) -- COINS AND GLASSWARE -- I. Coins (A. R. Bellinger) -- II. Glassware (P. V. C. Baur) -- A. A Christian Bowl or Chalice -- B. Other Glass Vessels -- TOMBS (C. S. Fisher) -- The Southwest Cemetery -- INDICES TO THE INSCRIPTIONS (C. B. Welles) -- I. Concordance of Earlier Publications -- II. Index of the Greek and Latin Texts -- Plates -- Plans. - Carl Hermann Kraeling (1897�1966), an American theologian, historian, and archaeologist; born in Brooklyn on March 10, 1897 and died in New Haven on November 14, 1966; he is known for its publications on the synagogue and the Christian chapel of Doura Europos. He studied at Columbia University, and earned his B.D. from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in 1926. He taught New Testament Studies at the Yale University and established the department of Near Eastern languages and Civilizations there. Kraeling served as the president of the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) from 1949-1954. He supported the continued study of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and encouraged humanitarian awareness for Near Eastern refugees during a turbulent period in the area's history.