Windows on the World of Jesus: Time Travel to Ancient Judea

Windows on the World of Jesus: Time Travel to Ancient Judea
ISBN-10
0664254578
ISBN-13
9780664254575
Category
Religion
Pages
175
Language
English
Published
1993-01-01
Publisher
Westminster John Knox Press
Author
Bruce J. Malina

Description

"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.

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