The New Testament World in Pictures

This is a book that will satisfy a strong need. All readers of the New Testament must feel that they would very much like to know more about the background. Here is the answer to this desideratum, with particular reference to the whole pagan complex of the Roman Empire. Many books, whatever their subject, offer less than their title promises. Here is a volume that, in many respects, offers enormously more. Often infusing an individual note, it tells us all sorts of things about the entire Mediterranean world-- who its emperors & armies & peoples were, & how those people lived their daily lives & what they did in their leisure time & in their home... Here is the New Testament world 'in pictures,' but on all these matters there is an abundant text as well as pictures. Nevertheless, the pictures-- 884 black & white photographs & four full-color plates-- also deserve particular praise. For they are comprehensive, & what is more, drawn from a wide range of collections, extending from the University of Missouri at Columbia through Europe to Israel itself. Moreover, each illustration is adequately & aptly described. To order call 1-800-251-3225 or write Broadman/Holman Customer Service, 127 Ninth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 27234.Stephens, William H. is the author of 'The New Testament World in Pictures' with ISBN 9780805411522 and ISBN 0805411526.