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Illustrated manners and customs of the Bible / J.I. Packer, M.C. Tenney, editors. - Nashville : T. Nelson, [1980]. - 766 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Nelson's super value series. .

Includes index.

The ancient world --
Bible history --
Bible chronology --
Text and translations --
Archaeology --
Pagan religions and cultures --
The Egyptians --
The Babylonians and Assyrians --
Ugarit and the Canaanites --
The Persians --
The Greeks and Hellenism --
The Romans --
The geography of Palestine --
The minerals and gems of Palestine --
The animals and insects of Palestine --
Plants and herbs --
Agriculture --
Tools and implements --
Trade --
Transportation --
Warfare and weapons --
Forms of government --
Money and economics --
Languages and writing --
The literature of the Bible --
The poetry of the Bible --
Laws and statutes --
Worship rituals --
Family relationships --
Women and womanhood --
Marriage and divorce --
Birth and infancy --
Childhood and adolescence --
Diseases and healing --
Food and eating habits --
Clothing and cosmetics --
Architecture and furniture --
Music --
Jews in New Testament times --
Jesus Christ --
The apostles --
The early church --
Paul and his journeys --
Outline of the books of the Bible --
People of the Bible --
Places of the Bible.

ISBN: 0785212310

LCCN: 97006230

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible--Antiquities.

LC Class. No.: BS621 / .I45 1980

Dewey Class. No.: 220.9/5