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Historical Background

Historical Background. 2. Culture: Social customs, mores, traditions. 1. History: Politics, Dates, Individuals. 3. Environment: Topography, weather, flora, fauna.

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Historical Background

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  1. Historical Background 2. Culture: Social customs, mores, traditions 1. History: Politics, Dates, Individuals 3. Environment: Topography, weather, flora, fauna. This would include: Dress, food, homes, weddings, funerals, dance, mourning, tools, literature, war, etiquette, agriculture, employment, taxation, religion, holidays, economics, etc.

  2. Paul’s Culture Shock Today Egalitarian, communication, sexual openness • Relationships between men and women Politics Democratic, freedom, capitalism Popular Culture Dichotamized; entertainment; time; money; individualism vs. Corporate identity; shame/honor

  3. Why be concerned about this? 2. Christianity is Historically based. 1. Axiom #4: A passage can’t mean what it never meant. 3. It helps you read the Bible in color instead of black and white. 4. You can’t understand the NT without understanding the OT.

  4. 3 Sources for Investigation 2. Modern Bible Tools - Bible Dictionaries 1. The Bible Itself. - Bible Encyclopedias - Bible Atlas 3. Historical Works - Apocryphal Books - Greco-Roman Writers - Jewish Writings - Early Church Fathers

  5. Project #4 Highlight specific items in your text that you think will require historical research. In the margins writeout the kinds of historical questions you would want to have answered about your text. Then, using a Bible dictionary or encyclopedia, wrote a brief paragraph about each circled item.

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