"Living in the Time of Jesus of Nazareth" is a Bible background book covering 103 BC to 73 AD. It gave detailed information about the political situation during those years. It also gave very brief overviews of: various political terms; the religious groups (Sadducees, Scribes, Pharisees, Essenes, the Sanhedrin, the Messiah); taxes and coinage; trials and punishments; daily living (weaving and spinning; childhood, education, and games; cooking, baking, and food; betrothal, marriage, and divorce; clothing and jewelry; death and burial; craftsmen and agricultural work); and the Roman military, weapons, and siege techniques. If you want to see an item used in Christ's time it is likely in this book. This book is likely accurate on the content since it is published in Israel where Christ was born and lived.

The author used British terms. However, the illustrations and historical background were nicely done.

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