The Cultural Dictionary of the Bible
This collection of previously published articles has been revised and arranged in the format of a cultural dictionary. By ''culture'' I understand a system of shared interpretations of persons, things, and events.
Reports of dreams, journeys into the heavens, and other alternate states of consciousness abound in the Old and New Testaments and in extrabiblical literature. While some scholars have considered such reports to be simple literary devices, John J. Pilch ― a leading expert in social scientific interpretation of the Bible ― believes otherwise. As Pilch points out, anthropological research on …
Analyzes sixty-three subjects from the Bible from a cross-cultural perspective.
2000 Catholic Press Association Award Winner! Interpreting the Bible respectfully is a cross-cultural enterprise. For those who seek to understand the Bible as a document from the ancient Mediterranean world and communicate it to people in other cultures, The Cultural Dictionary of the Bible is an ideal tool. Scripture expert John Pilch gives the modern Bible reader an appreciation for the worl…
Reports of dreams, journeys into the heavens, and other alternate states of consciousness abound in the Old and New Testaments and in extrabiblical literature. While some scholars have considered such reports to be simple literary devices, John J. Pilch a leading expert in social scientific interpretation of the Bible believes otherwise. As Pilch points out, anthropological research on over 400…