The Cultural World of the Bible :
Matthews, Victor Harold,
The Cultural World of the Bible : an Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs / Victor H. Matthews. - Fourth edition. - xv, 318 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
"Earlier editions of this book were published as Manners and Customs in the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Daily Life in Bible Times."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-289) and indexes.
Ancestral period -- Exodus-settlement period -- Monarchic period -- Exile and return -- Intertestamental and New Testament periods.
In this new edition of a successful book (over 120,000 copies sold), now updated throughout, a leading expert on the social world of the Bible offers students a reliable guide to the manners and customs of the ancient world. From what people wore, ate, and built to how they exercised justice, mourned, and viewed family and legal customs, this illustrated introduction helps readers gain valuable cultural background on the biblical world. The attractive, full-color, user-friendly design will appeal to students, while numerous pedagogical features--including fifty photos, sidebars, callouts, maps, charts, a glossary of key terms, chapter outlines, and discussion questions--increase classroom utility. Previously published as Manners and Customs in the Bible.
9780801049736 0801049733
2014049124
Bible--Antiquities.
Jews--Social life and customs--To 70 A.D.
Palestine--Social life and customs--To 70 A.D.
DS112 / .M33 2015
220.95 MAT
The Cultural World of the Bible : an Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs / Victor H. Matthews. - Fourth edition. - xv, 318 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
"Earlier editions of this book were published as Manners and Customs in the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Daily Life in Bible Times."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-289) and indexes.
Ancestral period -- Exodus-settlement period -- Monarchic period -- Exile and return -- Intertestamental and New Testament periods.
In this new edition of a successful book (over 120,000 copies sold), now updated throughout, a leading expert on the social world of the Bible offers students a reliable guide to the manners and customs of the ancient world. From what people wore, ate, and built to how they exercised justice, mourned, and viewed family and legal customs, this illustrated introduction helps readers gain valuable cultural background on the biblical world. The attractive, full-color, user-friendly design will appeal to students, while numerous pedagogical features--including fifty photos, sidebars, callouts, maps, charts, a glossary of key terms, chapter outlines, and discussion questions--increase classroom utility. Previously published as Manners and Customs in the Bible.
9780801049736 0801049733
2014049124
Bible--Antiquities.
Jews--Social life and customs--To 70 A.D.
Palestine--Social life and customs--To 70 A.D.
DS112 / .M33 2015
220.95 MAT