The world of Jesus : making sense of the people and places of Jesus' day / Dr. William H. Marty.
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- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0764210831 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780764210839 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Jesus Christ -- Historicity
- Bible. New Testament -- History of contemporary events
- Bible. Old Testament -- History of contemporary events
- Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
- Jews -- History -- 168 B.C.-135 A.D
- Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D
- Judaism -- History -- To 70 A.D
- Palestine -- History -- To 70 A.D
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Popular Author Provides the Market's Most Accessible Introduction to the World of Jesus' Time
To understand Jesus' life and ministry, we need to understand the history and culture of his world. Marty, author of the popular The Whole Bible Story , provides readers with a thoroughly readable, easy-to-understand history of Israel leading up to the time of Christ. Each chapter ties closely to the events of the New Testament as Marty carefully answers such questions as
-Who were the Pharisees and why was Jesus upset with them?
-Why didn't anyone like the Samaritans?
-When and why did the Jews start worshiping in "synagogues" rather than the Temple?
The book will include call-out boxes, summaries, and other tools to make this the most accessible book available on the topic.
Homeward bound: the Persian period -- Alexander the Great: the apostle of Hellenism: the Greek period -- A courageous priest and his sons: the Maccabean revolt -- A house divided against itself cannot stand: the Hasmonean period -- Herod the Great: "The Client King": the Roman period: Part I -- "The paranoid king": the Roman period: Part II -- Jesus and the Herodians: the early church and the Herodians -- When religion gets sick.
"Bible professor teaches readers about the world Jesus lived in and the time between the Old and New Testaments"--Provided by publisher.