Manners and customs of Bible lands / Fred H. Wight.

By:

Wight, Fred

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Minneapolis : Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1994.Edition: [Special ed.]Description: 336 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

091336729X
9780913367292

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

220.93

Contents:

Tent dwellings -- Houses of one room -- Houses of more than one room -- Foods and their preparation for eating -- Customs at mealtime -- Special suppers and banquets -- The sacred duty of hospitality -- Daily program of activities -- Dress and ornamentation -- Parental position in the home -- Birth and care of children -- Education of youth -- Religion in the home -- Marriage customs -- Some special events of domestic festivity -- Sickness in Bible lands -- Death in Oriental lands -- Shepherd life : the care of sheep and goats -- Growing and harvesting grain -- Care of vineyards -- Olive and fig tree culture -- Trades and professions -- Vocal and instrumental music -- The Oriental town or city -- Customs regarding property -- Domestic animals -- Traveling on land and sea -- Palestine water supply -- Raids and blood-avenging -- Slavery in Bible times -- Greek athletics and Roman gladiatorial shows.

Summary: The Bible written by Orientals. It is easy for Occidentals to overlook the fact that the Scriptures had their origin in the East, and that each one of the writers was actually an Oriental. Since this is so, in a very real sense the Bible may be said to be an Oriental Book. But many are quite apt to read into the Scriptures Western manners and customs, instead of interpreting them from the Eastern point of view. Knowing Oriental manners and customs necessary to understand the Bible. Many passages of Scriptures that are hard for the Westerner to understand, are readily explained by a knowledge of the customs and manners of Bible lands. On the other hand, to ignore the subject of to deprive one's self of a thorough mastery of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments. (part of the Introduction)

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Originally published: Chicago : Moody Press, 1953.

Tent dwellings --
Houses of one room --
Houses of more than one room --
Foods and their preparation for eating --
Customs at mealtime --
Special suppers and banquets --
The sacred duty of hospitality --
Daily program of activities --
Dress and ornamentation --
Parental position in the home --
Birth and care of children --
Education of youth --
Religion in the home --
Marriage customs --
Some special events of domestic festivity --
Sickness in Bible lands --
Death in Oriental lands --
Shepherd life : the care of sheep and goats --
Growing and harvesting grain --
Care of vineyards --
Olive and fig tree culture --
Trades and professions --
Vocal and instrumental music --
The Oriental town or city --
Customs regarding property --
Domestic animals --
Traveling on land and sea --
Palestine water supply --
Raids and blood-avenging --
Slavery in Bible times --
Greek athletics and Roman gladiatorial shows.

The Bible written by Orientals. It is easy for Occidentals to overlook the fact that the Scriptures had their origin in the East, and that each one of the writers was actually an Oriental. Since this is so, in a very real sense the Bible may be said to be an Oriental Book. But many are quite apt to read into the Scriptures Western manners and customs, instead of interpreting them from the Eastern point of view.

Knowing Oriental manners and customs necessary to understand the Bible. Many passages of Scriptures that are hard for the Westerner to understand, are readily explained by a knowledge of the customs and manners of Bible lands. On the other hand, to ignore the subject of to deprive one's self of a thorough mastery of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments. (part of the Introduction)

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