The world behind the text
Cultures & Customs
How people worshipped, married, worked, feasted and were ruled in each age, and why it matters for reading the Bible.
1
Creation and Early Earth
2
The Patriarchs
3
Egypt and the Exodus
4
Wilderness and Conquest
5
The Judges
6
The United Monarchy
7
The Divided Kingdom
8
Assyrian Captivity of Israel
9
Babylonian Exile
10
Persian Period and Return
11
Intertestamental Period
12
Life of Christ
13
The Early Church
Note — Each topic cites Scripture and, where used, named historical or archaeological sources. Non-canonical works (such as 1 Maccabees) are cited as history, not Scripture.