Weiss, G. Christian creator text xxu Chicago, IL Moody Press c1972 monographic eng

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126 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm. Old garments, new cloth -- Old bottles, new wine -- God does not mock prayer -- Why put grass in the oven? -- The barren fig tree -- The camel and the needle's eye -- Leaky ceilings and quarrelsome women -- Gethsemane: the olive press -- Equipment of the Palestinian shepherd -- The harvest -- The threshingfloor -- Potters and pottery -- Oil in Scripture -- City gates -- Phylacteries and garment borders -- Coals of fire on the head -- Much ado about a small coin -- Whited sepulchers -- Water and irrigation -- The sop of the Last Supper -- Foot washing -- Tears and tear bottles -- Mirrors -- Marriage customs -- Razors and shaving -- Tentmaking -- Was Jesus born in a stable? -- The palm tree -- Unusual animals -- The donkey -- The dog -- The lion -- The camel. G. Christian Weiss ; foreword by Harold J. Berry. criticism, interpretation, etc Bible customs History 220.9/WEI 0802440894 NEMB 111230 20140327115352.0