The Cultural World of the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs by Matthews, Victor H.

The Cultural World of the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780801049736)

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Format: Paperback
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The Cultural World of the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs by Matthews, Victor H.

The Cultural World of the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs

$35.00
The Cultural World of the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs by Matthews, Victor H.

The Cultural World of the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs

$35.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Victor H. Matthews
ISBN-10: 0801049733
ISBN-13: 9780801049736
Publisher: Baker Academic
Language: English
Published: 07/21/2015
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.91lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.78w x 0.52d

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CBA Retailers 05/01/2015 pg. 26
By Victor H. Matthews
By Victor H. Matthews
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Victor H. Matthews (PhD, Brandeis University) is dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and professor of religious studies at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, where he has taught for thirty years. He is the author of numerous books, including The Hebrew Prophets and Their Social World.

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