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Jewish Domestic Customs and Life in Interpreting the Gospels is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

banquet the servants were again dispatched, this time to inform the guests that all was in readiness (Matt. 22:3–4; Luke 14:16–17; Cf. Esth. 5:8; 6:14).1 Unger also agrees when he says: Invitations were sent out through servants (Prov. 9:3; Matt. 22:3, sq) some time previous to the banquet; and a later announcement informed the expected guests that the arrangements were complete, and their presence was looked for (Matt. 22:8; Luke 14:7). This after summons was sent only to those who had accepted
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