The Cultural Background of the New Testament - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cultural Background of the New Testament write by David Elton Graves. This book was released on 2020. The Cultural Background of the New Testament available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This work is an essential companion for understanding each book of the New Testament in its cultural context. It provides information and analysis on each biblical book, covering its cultural and historical background including the date of composition, the author and a fresh outline of each biblical book. From the life of Jesus in the Gospels, to the life of Paul in Acts, you’ll find the answers you are looking for here. Cultural and archaeological discoveries are provided throughout, helping to bring the Bible alive for any reader. It is beautifully illustrated with over 200 colorful, maps, timelines, charts, photographs, and illustrations. A helpful glossary defines technical terms, and extensive footnotes with hundreds of commentaries and books listed in the For Future Study section, as well as an extensive bibliography, provide an invaluable resource to readers seeking further study. An engaging resource intended for laypeople who want to know more about the New Testament, whether in seminary courses, college classrooms, church groups or personal study."--Back cover.
New Testament History, Culture, and Society
New Testament History, Culture, and Society - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook New Testament History, Culture, and Society write by Lincoln Blumell. This book was released on 2019-05-13. New Testament History, Culture, and Society available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume offers valuable perspectives from biblical scholars on the background of the New Testament texts, including the Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures of the time. It ranges from the law of Moses and intertestamental period to the First Jewish Revolt of AD 66-73 and the canonization of the New Testament. Over forty New Testament scholars and experts contributed to this comprehensive volume. Here is just a small sampling of those writers: Robert L. Millet, John W. Welch, Andrew C. Skinner, Kent P. Jackson, Thomas A. Wayment, Terry B. Ball, Noel Reynolds, and Frank F. Judd. The book is divided into several themes, including Jesus in the Gospels, the Apostle Paul, New Testament issues and contexts, and what transpired after the New Testament.
The Cultural World of the Bible
The Cultural World of the Bible - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cultural World of the Bible write by Victor H. Matthews. This book was released on 2015-07-14. The Cultural World of the Bible available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The World of the New Testament
The World of the New Testament - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The World of the New Testament write by Joel B. Green. This book was released on 2013-08-15. The World of the New Testament available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume addresses the most important issues related to the study of New Testament writings. Two respected senior scholars have brought together a team of distinguished specialists to introduce the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman backgrounds necessary for understanding the New Testament and the early church. Contributors include renowned scholars such as Lynn H. Cohick, David A. deSilva, James D. G. Dunn, and Ben Witherington III. The book includes seventy-five photographs, fifteen maps, numerous tables and charts, illustrations, and bibliographies. All students of the New Testament will value this reliable, up-to-date, comprehensive textbook and reference volume on the New Testament world.
New Testament History
New Testament History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook New Testament History write by F. F. Bruce. This book was released on 1971. New Testament History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Originally published: London: Nelson, 1969.
