The Daily Life in Biblical Times (Paperback)

from emr093

First, this work would be of interest to almost any woman, or to any serious student of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). Second, it is well researched and well written, rational and clear. Third, it has been translated so well into English that it seems not to have been written originally n Hebrew.

from njstitcher

This is a fascinating exploration of life in the time of Abraham. It covers all aspects of life, geopolitics, women's life, religious practices and society and places it all in context of the story of Abraham, why his family went to Canaan, etc. it is opening up the biblical stories and getting u...

from georgiapeach47

I found this book to be very interesting. It gave a lot of information on questions that are of interest. We get to see how people of the Bible days lived and handled many things that came up in their lives We find that many things where the same back then, and they set up laws to live by just as...

from MarysGirl

"The Bible Really Happened" is the last section in this book and summarizes Ravid's position on the historicity of the books of the Old Testament. She backs up her claims with anthropological and linguistic data as she explores the early family stories focusing on Abraham and Sarah and their dire...

from nirrad

the book has a lot of research done, with a lot of good and interesting material, but the author takes the Bible and completely throws a lot of info out. trying the prove the Bible is true by proving it is false, so many stories in the Bible have been proven true that trying to make it sound like...