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Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical and Post-Biblical Antiquity: A-Da
Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical and PostBiblical Antiquity ADa Author:Edwin Yamauchi, Marvin R. Wilson Features. 352 pages, 6 x 9 inches. Unique dictionary with limited, if any, competition. Bibliographic material for further study. Corresponding ebooks of each article, 40 totalMost Bible dictionaries on the market today completely miss anumber of cultural and sociological issues of interest to the studyof the Scriptures. The Dictionary of Biblic... more »al and Post-Biblical Timesaims to correct this. Written by a world-class historian and a highlyrespected biblical scholar, this unique reference work providesbackground information on the world of the Hebrew Bible andNew Testament from 2000 BC to approximately 600 AD.Articles on domestic life, technology, culture, laws, and religiouspractices are rarely found in available Bible dictionaries andencyclopedias, but here they're addressed in cogent summaries,accompanied by bibliographic material for further exploration.While the authors are well known, they have also recruited expertsin the actual fields being discussed in numerous cases, and thusthe book is further strengthened by the high level of scholarshipapplied to each of the articles. Scholars, pastors, and students (andtheir teachers) will find this to be a very useful resource for biblicalstudy, exegesis, and sermon preparation.This first volume covers 40 topics from A-Da, including:. Agriculture. Boats and Ships. Childbearth and Children. Dance« less