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Title: Daily Life at the Time of Jesus by Miriam Feinberg Vamosh ISBN: 0-570-05292-0 Publisher: Concordia Publishing House Pub. Date: February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautifully Informative- Alive with facts of interest
Comment: This is far more than it seems by this Amazon.com listing, I feel that it is mis-classed as a children's book and should be considered by all ages. The wealth of information about the way of life during the days of Jesus brings the whole Bible alive!! Excellent family reading!
Rating: 5
Summary: Surprisingly comprehensive
Comment: When I received this book in the mail, I was initially disappointed. I had ordered it before it was in print, so there was no information about the book on Amazon.com. I had hoped for a thick volume, and instead I received a slender picture book.
To my surprise, the book is quite comprehensive. Most of my daily life books about Biblical times get so caught up in the history of the Jews and the politics of the region that they neglect the real daily life of the people. This book ignores the politics and instead concentrates on the stuff you buy a book like this to learn.
Instead of just showing pictures of the coins of the time, for example, this book gives a chart showing what a shekel would buy. Instead of going into the history of why people made their pilgrimages to Jerusalem, the writer instead focused on what happened when they got there. These things are invaluable from a writer's standpoint, because when you're writing a book from the perspective of someone who lived in a particular time, the protagonist doesn't care about the history of his actions. All he cares about is what he's doing.
If you're looking for a book that doesn't explain why but is keenly focused on the what and how, this is the book for you. I own seven or eight books of daily life in Biblical times, and this is one of two I'll actually use in my writing.
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Title: Holman Bible Atlas: A Complete Guide to the Expansive Geography of Biblical History by Thomas C. Brisco, Thomas V. Brisco ISBN: 1558197095 Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers Pub. Date: January, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.97 |
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Title: The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament: Exploring the Background of Early Christianity by James S. Jeffers ISBN: 0830815899 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Reproducible Maps, Charts, Time Lines and Illustrations: What the Bible Is All About Resources by Gospel Light Publications ISBN: 0830719385 Publisher: Gospel Light Pubns Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Genesis: Finding Our Roots by Ruth Beechick ISBN: 094031911X Publisher: Arrow Pr Pub. Date: February, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Manners And Customs How The People Of The Bible Really Lived by Howard Frederic Vos ISBN: 0785211942 Publisher: Nelson Reference Pub. Date: 15 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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