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Ancient Cultural Backgrounds

Contextualizing the Bible is essential to understanding it. Here, you'll find titles that shed light on the ancient cultures in and around which the Scriptures were written.

A Week in the Life of Corinth, By Ben Witherington III
A Week in the Life of Corinth
Ben Witherington III
The IVP Introduction to the Bible, Edited by Philip S. Johnston
The IVP Introduction to the Bible
Edited by Philip S. Johnston
Apocrypha, Edited by Sever Voicu
Apocrypha
Edited by Sever J. Voicu
The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate, By John H. Walton
The Lost World of Genesis One
John H. Walton
From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics, By Louis Markos
From Achilles to Christ
Louis Markos
God's Rivals: Why Has God Allowed Different Religions? Insights from the Bible and the Early Church, By Gerald R. McDermott
God's Rivals
Gerald R. McDermott
Interpreting the Psalms: Issues and Approaches, Edited by Philip S. Johnston and David G. Firth
Interpreting the Psalms
Edited by Philip S. Johnston and David G. Firth
Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire, By Brian J. Walsh and Sylvia C. Keesmaat
Colossians Remixed
Brian J. Walsh and Sylvia C. Keesmaat
Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible, By Stephen G. Dempster
Dominion and Dynasty
Stephen G. Dempster
Judaism Before Jesus: The Events & Ideas That Shaped the New Testament World, By Anthony J. Tomasino
Judaism Before Jesus
Anthony J. Tomasino
Marriage and Family in the Biblical World, Edited by Ken M. Campbell
Marriage and Family in the Biblical World
Edited by Ken M. Campbell
Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period: A Guide for New Testament Students, By Larry R. Helyer
Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period
Larry R. Helyer
The Paul Quest: The Renewed Search for the Jew of Tarsus, By Ben Witherington III
The Paul Quest
Ben Witherington III
Slaves, Women & Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis, By William J. Webb
Slaves, Women & Homosexuals
William J. Webb
Dictionary of New Testament Background: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship, Edited by Craig A. Evans and Stanley E. Porter Jr.
Dictionary of New Testament Background
Edited by Craig A. Evans and Stanley E. Porter
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, By John H. Walton and Victor H. Matthews and Mark W. Chavalas
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament
John H. Walton and Victor H. Matthews and Mark W. Chavalas
Israel & the Nations: The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple, By F. F. Bruce and David F. Payne
Israel & the Nations
F. F. Bruce and David F. Payne
The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth, By Ben Witherington III
The Jesus Quest
Ben Witherington III
The Act of Bible Reading: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Biblical Interpretation, Edited by Elmer Dyck
The Act of Bible Reading
Edited by Elmer Dyck Estate