The new manners and customs of Bible times /

Gower, Ralph

The new manners and customs of Bible times / Ralph Gower. - revised and updated ed. - Chicago, Ill. : Moody Publishers, c2005. - 352 p. : color illustrations, 15 maps; 24 cm.

Includes indexes.

Introduction --
Part one : The individual in family life. Clothing --
Dwellings --
Domestic activities --
Food and meals --
The family --
Education --
Agriculture --
Collecting food --
Shepherding --
Craftsmen and traders --
Workers with money and goods --
Part two : Institutions and customs. Towns and villages --
Journeys and travel --
Hospitality --
Social and political groupings --
Government and society --
Warfare --
Leisure --
Religion--
Index--
Scripture Index.

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Bible --Antiquities.
Jews --To 70 A.D.--Civilization
Palestine--Civilization.

BS620 / .G69 2005