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NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture is unavailable, but you can change that!

You’ve heard many Bible stories hundreds of times, but how many behind-the-scenes details are you missing? Sometimes a little context is all you need to discover the rich meaning behind the stories of Scripture. That’s what the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible provides. Every page is packed with expert insight into the customs, culture, and literature of Bible times. These fascinating...

QUICK GLANCE AUTHOR: Matthew, also called Levi AUDIENCE: Greek-speaking Jewish Christians DATE: Between AD 50 and 90, perhaps in the 70s THEME: Matthew presents Jesus as the Jewish Messiah sent by God to fulfill OT prophecy. As a Gospel, Matthew is an ancient biography, and the information treated in the introduction to the Gospels in general also applies to Matthew. But just as other ancient biographies differed from one another even
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