Daily Life in the New Testament

JAMES W. ERMATINGER is Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA. He is author of Daily Life of Christians in Ancient Rome (Greenwood 2007), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (2004) and Economic Reforms of Diocletian (1996), as well as other articles on late Roman history.

• IntroductionChronology1. Geographical and Historical Overview2. Daily Life of Geographical Groups in Palestine3. Non- religious Influences: Language, Art, and Hellenistic Culture4. Pre-messianic Judaism: Worship and Temple Practices5. Expectations of the Mmessiah6. Trades and Professions7. Rural Life and Urban LIfe8. Family Life and Living Conditions9. Roman Occupation10. ConclusionBibliographyIndex

This book gives useful insights to better understand the people and events describe in the New Testament and the religious traditions that have become integral to present-day Christianity and Judaism….Features include a glossary, a bibliography, and thumbnail sketches throughout the text of historical figures such as Paul, Babatha, Caiaphas, Josephus, Augustus, and Herod.