About: Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Manners and Customs
About this title
The most comprehensive, up-to-date, accurate information on life in Bible times available in one volume for the general reader.
- Accurate: Takes each of 20 historical epochs seriously—avoids a “one size fits all” approach to ancient cultures.
- Comprehensive: Considers ten distinct topics such as food, clothing, as well as religion, within each period.
- Visually Appealing: Thoroughly illustrated with two 16-page color inserts and hundreds of black and white photographs.
- Thorough: Sidebars provide even more interesting detail about aspects of ancient cultures that illuminate the Bible.
- Accessible: Written for lay persons rather than professional scholars; designed to be a companion for Bible study.
Howard F. Vos is Emeritus Professor of History and Archaeology at The King's College, Tuxedo, NY. He has his Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary and the Ph.D. from Northwestern University and has authored more than 20 books.
Copyright Information
Copyright 1999 by Howard F. Vos
All rights reserved. Written permission must be secured from the publisher to use or rerpoduce any part of htis book except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version of the Bible, copyright 1979, 1980, 1982, 1990, Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.
Most illustrations in this volume have been provided out of the personal collection of the author, including hundreds of photographs taken by him over his lifetime. The publisher has made a good faith effort to observe the legal requirements with respect to the rights of suppliers of photographic material. Nevertheless, persons who have claims are invited to apply to the publisher.
Bible maps are from the Nelson Study Bible, copyright 1997 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. and the Word in Life Study Bible, copyright 1996 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.