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A key part of interpreting literature is putting a given work in its historical and cultural context. This contextual analysis is essential to understanding and interpreting of any text—and the Bible is no exception. Gary Staats examines the mundane and the extraordinary of Jewish life in order to shed light on the Gospels. Providing scriptural cross-references, he tackles everything from indoor...

And wherever he shall go in, say to the owner of the house, the Master saith, where is the guest room, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and prepared; there make ready for us. The house’s lighting was provided by lamps which were often placed in niches,1 suspended from chains attached to the ceiling,2 or placed in lampstands.3 In poorer homes, the lamp was placed upon a bushel used for measuring corn.4 The Herodian lamp
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