Making Sense of All the People, Places, and Events of the Bible
To really understand the Bible you need to know why things happened the way they did. That means you need to know the world in which the events took place.
Step back into biblical times with The So That's Why! Bible.
Learn how the Bible's history fits into the context of the ancient world—why things happened, what historical and spiritual principles were involved, and how the events related to each other. Everything you need is here—culture, religion, politics, geography, and much more!
“in the southern part, the land of Sumer or southern Babylonia.” (source)
“The Book of Deuteronomy is written as Moses’ farewell speeches to the people of Israel. They would enter the land under a new generation of leaders, which is the story of the Book of Joshua.” (source)
“story of the Bible is linked with the histories of two great lands: Mesopotamia and Egypt” (source)
“Old Testament images and concepts filled their minds” (source)
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D. Blaine
8/18/2023
John W Gillis
2/15/2022