TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weiss, G. Christian
TI  - Insights into Bible times and customs
SN  - 0802440894
U1  - 220.9/WEI 
PY  - 1972///
CY  - Chicago, IL
PB  - Moody Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Bible customs
KW  - History
N1  - 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
ER  -