Manners and Customs in the Bible - Hardcover

Matthews, Victor Harold

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565637046 ISBN 13: 9781565637047

Verlag: Hendrickson Publishers Inc, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Victor H Matthews

Über diesen Titel

Reseña del editor:

Now fully updated with vivid new photos and images, this excellent resource will help readers gain valuable cultural background on the biblical world. What people wore, what they ate, what they built, how they exercised justice, how they mourned, how they viewed family and legal customs - all are "manners and customs" and all vary from period to period throughout Israel's history. How can one fully comprehend the Old Testament book of "Ruth" without understanding ancient Israelite marriage traditions? Even a quick skim of the Gospels starts readers wondering about tax collectors, religious officials, fishermen and farmers. And so much is missed when reading Acts and the Epistles without some grasp of Roman law and government. Countless questions crop up when reading the Bible: Why would Lot even think of throwing his daughters to a mob? How did the Exile change Israel's religious life? And, what were the differences between Sadducees, Pharisees, scribes, and Essenes? Offering much more than fascinating color pictures, each chapter furnishes an introduction to the political and physical setting of specific periods in Israel's history, and outlines the basic structure of its social world. Featuring Scripture passages alongside the text to keep relevant biblical passages in view, it includes all new illustrations and photos for an invaluable visual experience of the world of Abraham, David, Jesus, and Paul.

Biografía del autor:

Victor H. Matthews is professor of religious studies at Missouri State University. He received a PhD from Brandeis University and has written numerous popular as well as scholarly articles. He is the author of Manners and Customs in the Bible, and co-author of Old Testament Parallels: Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East, and The Social World of Ancient Israel.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Hendrickson Publishers Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1565637046
• ISBN 13: 9781565637047
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256