A boy learns to farm the land....a girl threads the family loom... a family gathers for the annual Passover festival.... A village wedding is celebrated with songs and dancing... Here are scenes from family life in Bible times - the everyday tasks to be carried out, the pattern of seasons in the farming year, the excitement of festivals and celebrations, the shared grief of funerals in tightly-knit communities. This ten-volume series uncovers the exciting real-life story of the Bible. Collect all the books in the Bible World series and build a reference library that you will turn to again and again. Get to know the people of the Bible - their land, their history, their lives, their heroes and their beliefs.

 

This book is part of a book series called Bible World .

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 1995 by Lion Hudson Plc .

John Drane taught practical theology at the universities of Stirling and Aberdeen, and is currently a Fellow of St John's College, Durham, and an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, California. He is widely known for his best-selling books on the Bible: Introducing the Old Testament and Introducing the New Testament.

This book has the following chapters: Contents 1. Families 2. On The Move 3. Settled Communities 4. Ordinary Homes 5. Wealthy Homes 6. The Pattern of the Year 7. A Year of Festivals 8. Passover 9. A Marriage is Arranged 10. Family Roles 11. A New Baby 12. Growing Up 13. Fun and Games 14. From Farm to Food 15. Cooking 16. Meals 17. Making Clothes 18. What People Wore 19. Hygiene 20. A Death in the Family