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Tags: Jews, Comparative Religions, Lang:en
Summary
What were they thinking? What were their customs? How did
the geology of the area affect them and influence their
understanding? The truth in the Bible was written in such a way
that the people to whom it was written would understand it. It
would reference their way of life, their customs, their
lifestyle, their technology, government and religious beliefs.
When the Bible is attempted to be understood outside of those
parameters, problems arise. The fact is that the Bible was not
written to us in the year 2015 or beyond. It was not written to
Bible scholars of the 1800’s. It was not written to the
evangelists of the 1900’s. The Bible was written to a
special group of people who lived during the time that Christ
walked on the earth and to their predecessors, namely, the
Israelites. Only the people of the 1st century could truly
apply and understand the writings and teachings of Scripture in
a way that could be fully comprehended, if only they would have
believed. Ron McRay gives a fantastic insight into the Judean
social world and daily living that brings perspective to the
Bible in a whole new light. **