Strange Scriptures That Perplex the Western Mind (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802815118)

Because the Bible describes a culture very different from that of Western countries today, what it says is sometimes puzzling to modern readers. In many cases, however, the ways in which Near Eastern merchants and farmers carry on their daily work have hardly changed over the intervening centuries since the inspired authors wrote. The aim of this interesting volume is to clarify familiar scriptural phrases and texts by explaining some unusual Eastern customs, thereby shedding new light on the unchanging truth of God's word. Here are fascinating insights into a number of areas of life in biblical lands yesterday and today-clothing and jewels, feasts, home life, women, peasants, fields, tombs, tents, trades, and much more.

Author: Barbara M. Bowen
ISBN-10: 0802815111
ISBN-13: 9780802815118
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 04/30/1943
Pages: 119
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 7.51h x 5.25w x 0.32d