The Baker Illustrated Guide to Everyday Life in Bible Times

by John Wiley & Sons

Overview

The authors of the Bible routinely employed mention of manners and customs from the ancient world in their inspired writing, fully intending that the Lord would change readers with these images. But modern readers often miss the full literal and figurative meaning of biblical imagery due to the distance in time and experience between the world of today and the world of the Bible. This fully illustrated guide aims to restore clarity and vitality to these portions of God's Word in order to help readers grasp the full meaning of Scripture. For example, the entry on anointing defines the nature of this act and the connotations associated with it before illustrating how the biblical authors use the act of anointing in their communication with us--communication that reaches its full maturity in Jesus, the Anointed One. Understanding manners and customs like anointing enriches our experience of reading the Bible--and even helps us correctly interpret it.

This colorful guide clearly and succinctly introduces modern readers to daily life in Bible times. The cultural practices of the past are fascinating on their own, but even more so as they help us grasp the full meaning of Scripture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441244888
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	230,582
File size:	67 MB
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About the Author

John A. Beck (PhD, Trinity International University) has taught courses in Hebrew and Old Testament for more than twenty-five years, many of those years teaching field studies in Israel, Jordan, and Egypt. Beck spends most of his year writing and is a permanent adjunct faculty member at Jerusalem University College in Israel. His books include The Land of Milk and Honey, A Visual Guide to Bible Events, The Baker Book of Bible Maps, Charts, and Time Lines, and The Holy Land for Christian Travelers.

Table of Contents

Preface 7

Anoint 9

Armor-Bearer 12

Arrow (to shoot) 15

Authority (to hold or to exercise) 18

Bake Bread 21

Belt (to wear or to tuck) 24

Birth 27

Blind 30

Borrow/Lend 33

Bow Down (to kneel) 36

Bread (to eat) 39

Bridegroom 42

Bury the Dead 45

Cast Metal 48

Circumcise 51

Clap Hands 54

Clean/Unclean 57

Concubine 60

Cross the Jordan River 63

Crown (to wear) 66

Crucify 69

Dance 72

Destroy (Hebrew, hrm) 75

Divination (to practice) 78

Divorce 81

Dream (to have or to interpret) 84

Drank (to become) 87

Dry (to be or to experience drought) 90

Eat 93

Engrave 96

Exile 99

Famine 102

Fast 105

Firstborn Son 108

Fish 111

Flog (whip, scourge) 114

Fly 117

Foot (to place on) 120

Fortify 123

Foundation (to lay) 126

Glean 129

Greet 132

Grind 135

Hand (to raise or stretch out) 138

Harvest (reap) 141

Hunt 144

Inherit 147

Kiss 150

Lamp (to light a) 153

Lay On Hands 156

Lots (to cast) 159

Measure 162

Melt 165

Milk (to drink) 168

Mountain (to move) 171

Mourn (to grieve) 174

Naked 177

Name (to give a) 180

Orphan (fatherless) 183

Pharisee 186

Plant/Sow 189

Pledged to Be Married (betrothed/engaged) 192

Plow 195

Plunder 198

Potter (pottery manufacture) 201

Prostitute 204

Quarry (to hew) 207

Ride 210

Run 213

Sabbath (to observe) 216

Sacred Stone (to set up or to destroy) 219

Sadducee (chief priest) 222

Sandals (to remove) 225

Scribe (secretary) 228

Shave 231

Shear 234

Shipwreck 237

Siege (besiege) 240

Sift (with a sieve) 243

Sit 246

Slave (to become or to be freed) 249

Sleep 252

Sling (a projectile) 254

Smelt (to refine metal) 257

Stiff-Necked 260

Stoning (as a form of execution) 263

Stranger (alien) 266

Tax Collector 269

Tear a Garment 272

Tent Peg/Stake (to drive) 275

Thresh 278

Trap/Snare 281

Vineyard (to establish) 284

Wash Clothes 287

Water (to acquire or to draw) 289

Weave 292

Weigh 295

Widow 297

Winnow 300

Yoke (to wear a) 303

Notes 306

Image Credits 313

Scripture Index 314