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Illustrated manners and customs of the Bible / J.I. Packer, M.C. Tenney, editors.

Packer, J. I. (James Innell) (Added Author). Tenney, Merrill C. (Merrill Chapin), 1904-1985 (Added Author).

Summary:

A one volume guide to the Bible and its times. Forty-six sections cover the people of the Bible and how they lived - from family life to law to transportation. Over 300 photographs and drawings that add impact and help visualize Bible places and great events. Easy-to-understand text, charts, maps, and diagrams.

Record details

ISBN: 0785212310
ISBN: 9780785212317
ISBN: 0785250433
ISBN: 9780785250432
Physical Description: 766 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Nashville : T. Nelson, [1997]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The ancient world -- Bible history -- Bible chronology -- Text and translations -- Archaeology -- Pagan religions and cultures -- The Egyptians -- The Babylonians and Assyrians -- Ugarit and the Canaanites -- The Persians -- The Greeks and Hellenism -- The Romans -- The geography of Palestine -- The minerals and gems of Palestine -- The animals and insects of Palestine -- Plants and herbs -- Agriculture -- Tools and implements -- Trade -- Transportation -- Warfare and weapons -- Forms of government -- Money and economics -- Languages and writing -- The literature of the Bible -- The poetry of the Bible -- Laws and statutes -- Worship rituals -- Family relationships -- Women and womanhood -- Marriage and divorce -- Birth and infancy -- Childhood and adolescence -- Diseases and healing -- Food and eating habits -- Clothing and cosmetics -- Architecture and furniture -- Music -- Jews in New Testament times -- Jesus Christ -- The apostles -- The early church -- Paul and his journeys -- Outline of the books of the Bible -- People of the Bible -- Places of the Bible.