The Cultural Dictionary Of Bible,New

2000 Catholic Press Association Award Winner!Interpreting The Bible Respectfully Is A Crosscultural Enterprise. For Those Who Seek To Understand The Bible As A Document From The Ancient Mediterranean World And Communicate It To People In Other Cultures, The Cultural Dictionary Of The Bible Is An Ideal Tool.Scripture Expert John Pilch Gives The Modern Bible Reader An Appreciation For The World In Which Each Book Of The Bible Originated And An Indepth Look At The Mediterranean Personalities Who Populate The Pages Of The Bible. With More Than 100 Distinctive, Middleeastern Notions, From Abba' To 'Work,' This Collection Provides A Cultural System Of Shared Interpretations Of Persons, Things, And Events Relating To The Mediterranean Region.By Applying A Socialscientific Approach To Interpreting The Bible, Pilch Shows How A Multicultural Understanding, Enriched With The Discoveries And Insights Taken From Contemporary Anthropological Studies, Can Bemused To Examine The Distinctive, Middle Eastern Cultural World Of The Bible.Since Each Article Discusses A Variety Of Persons, Things, And Events Under Its Title, The Alphabetized Tale Of Contents Presents A Comprehensive List Of These Subjects For Ready Reference. Uppercase Entries Identify Complete Articles; Lowercase Entries List Some Of The Related Topics Treated In The Articles. A Bibliography Is Provided At The End Of Each Major Article. A List Of Basic Resources At The End Of The Volume Presents A Selection Of Dictionaries, Atlases, And Similar Books For Supplemental Information On Each Topic.Preachers, Readers, Rcia Participants And Students Alike Will Appreciate The Index To The Sunday Lectionary Readings For The Full Threeyear Cycle That Is Provided And Its Citation Of The Words Defined In The Dictionary That Appear In The Given Readings. Includes Illustrations Of Appropriate Entries.Entries Include:Abbaagriculturealternate Realityangeranimalsantonia Fortressbaileybeardbreadblindnessboatburialcarpentercavescenturionchristiansclothescoinscorbancosmetics And Jewelryculturedancedeathdeception And Lyingdrinking And Eatingearringseatingemotionsevil Eyeeyesfishingforgivenessfortressesfrankincensegoatsgood Shepherdhairhandshealingheavenholy Manhoneyhonor And Shamehousehumorindividualisminsider/Outsiderisraelitejewelryjews Andchristiansjohn The Baptistjudeanslaughterlifeliterary Formslyingmilitarymilkmusicmothernaziritenonverbal Communicationoathoilperfumepeter'S Housepoorprayerpunsrabbirevengeroadssaltsatanseasecrecyshalomshamesheep And Goatssicknesssignsinsingingskysmells And Tastessorghumspacespiritsstonemasonsymbolismtastesteethtentstranslationtravelvengeancewaterweatherwheatwinewoolwork