| Windows on the World of Jesus: Time Travel to Ancient Judea Contributor(s): Malina, Bruce J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664254578 ISBN-13: 9780664254575 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1993 Annotation: "Malina has written an exceptionally clear, accessible and student-friendly introduction to the cultural world of Jesus and his disciples. The windows or scenarios of typical cultural scenes cover the basic range of values and behaviors characteristic of the different cultural world of the Bible".--Jerome H. Neyrey, author of 2 Peter, Jude. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament |
| Dewey: 225.95 |
| LCCN: 93010360 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: George Smith, a twentieth-century American, moved into a house with a large vineyard in the Eastern Mediterranean during the first century AD, going back in time and space. He needed help on his land and requested that individuals interested in work be at his place at 9 a.m. on August 8. No one showed up. Why not? This is just one of the sixty fun-to-read vignettes Bruce Malina cleverly presents in this book that explains the customs and culture of the world in which Jesus lived and taught. Each adventure depicts a twentieth-century North American encountering puzzling practices while visiting Judea during ancient times. These vignettes offer quick and easy access to the first-century Mediterranean world and relate to segments of the New Testament and other passages from the same cultural area. |
Contributor Bio(s): Malina, Bruce J.: - Bruce J. Malina is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity of the Department of Theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. |