{"product_id":"the-world-behind-jesus-james-e-west-9798252213675","title":"The World Behind Jesus: Ancient Context, Spiritual Reality and the Hidden Meaning of the Gospel Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYOU KNOW THE STORY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW DISCOVER THE WORLD BEHIND IT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor generations, many people have read the story of Jesus through modern eyes-seeing familiar events, familiar teachings, and familiar moments without fully understanding the world they were happening in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the people who first witnessed these events lived in a very different reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey understood prophecy, temple worship, Roman occupation, covenant promises, spiritual opposition, and a world where the seen and unseen were deeply connected. The words Jesus spoke, the places He traveled, the people He confronted, and the moments leading to the cross carried meaning that would have been immediately recognized by those living in that time-yet much of that meaning has been lost to modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book walks through the Gospel of Luke and uncovers the historical, Jewish, prophetic, and spiritual world surrounding the life of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the birth narratives and wilderness temptation to Caesarea Philippi, the cross, and the resurrection, this journey reveals what was happening beneath the surface of the story many thought they already understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story has not changed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut your understanding of it might.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James E. West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798252213675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.27d","brand":"James E. West","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665561522431,"sku":"9798252213675","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a259e2b-ca79-42d3-9556-68d7f5e3e5ef.jpg?v=1792012610","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-world-behind-jesus-james-e-west-9798252213675","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}