The World Jesus Knew: Beliefs and Customs from the Time of Jesus

by Anne Punton

Book Overview

This book is an attempt to explain, in lay terms, the world that Jesus took as his reference point.

The kinds of houses in which he dwelt; the education he received; the clothes he would have worn; the language he spoke; the terrain and climate; the agricultural methods; the cultural assumptions; the religious customs; the festivals; the Temple; the synagogue; the scriptures; the opposition and the political currents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854249479
• ISBN13: 9781854249470
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Monarch Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"