Strange Sciptures That Perplex the Western Mind |
| With fascinating insights into Biblical customs and conditions--many of which exist today in the Middle East--Bowen clarifies over 100 scriptural texts and phrases that often puzzle Western readers unfamiliar with the culture of Bible times.
Here are fascinating insights into a number of areas of life in biblical lands yesterday and today—clothing and jewels, feasts, home life, women, peasants, fields, tombs, tents, trades, and much more. |
| Because the Bible describes a culture very different from that of Western countries today, what it says is sometimes puzzling to modern readers. In many cases, however, the ways in which Near Eastern merchants and farmers carry on their daily work have hardly changed over the intervening centuries since the inspired authors wrote. The aim of this interesting volume is to clarify familiar scriptural phrases and texts by explaining some unusual Eastern customs, thereby shedding new light on the unchanging truth of God’s word. | |
| The book is divided into the following topics: Perplexing Scriptures Women Garments Clothing and Jewels Peasant Men Home Life Feasts Fields Tombs and Tents Gates and Trades | |