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B I B L E I N T E R P R E T A T I O N

B. Bible atlas

1. Definition: use to establish the setting of biblical narratives and events, and find background information about places and regions

2. Recommended Bible atlases

a. The NIV Atlas of the Bible , Carl G. Rasmussen. (Zondervan, 1989)

b. The Macmillan Bible Atlas , Revised 3rd edition Yohanan Aharoni, Michael Avi-Yonah, A. Rainey and Z. Safrai. (Macmillan, 1993)

C. Historical and socio-cultural reference works

1. Definition: references which provide insight into the nature of particular social, cultural, and religious customs or historical events which can shed much light on the meaning of the text in its own context

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2. The usual brief invitation in America, and the ready acceptance of it would be considered in the East entirely undignified. In the East the one invited must not at first accept, but is expected rather to reject the invitation. He must be urged to accept ( Manners and Customs of Bible Lands ).

3. What might be the implications of understanding this in the following texts?