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How to Read the Bible in Its Ancient Context: A Guide for Exploring the Worlds of the Old and New Testaments
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Expected 30 Dec 25This concise and practical introduction helps students read and understand the whole Bible in its ancient context with an eye toward why backgrounds study matters today.
With nearly twenty years of combined experience in teaching backgrounds courses, Jonathan and Jennifer Greer ably cover both the Old and New Testaments in a single, accessible, well-organized volume. The authors introduce readers to geography, history, archaeology, religion, social contexts, and literature to help them enter the ancient world before viewing each genre of the Bible--Old and New Testaments--through an ancient lens.
Addressing not only the why but also the how to of engaging the ancient world, this book shows why background study is important for understanding and interpreting the Bible, provides methods and tools for engaging the text's foreignness, and explores the difference background study makes for living faithfully in our world today.
With nearly twenty years of combined experience in teaching backgrounds courses, Jonathan and Jennifer Greer ably cover both the Old and New Testaments in a single, accessible, well-organized volume. The authors introduce readers to geography, history, archaeology, religion, social contexts, and literature to help them enter the ancient world before viewing each genre of the Bible--Old and New Testaments--through an ancient lens.
Addressing not only the why but also the how to of engaging the ancient world, this book shows why background study is important for understanding and interpreting the Bible, provides methods and tools for engaging the text's foreignness, and explores the difference background study makes for living faithfully in our world today.
224 pages, Paperback
Expected publication December 30, 2025
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