Meanwhile in the worldTen moments from the Bible’s story, and what was happening at the same time in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome…
Animals of the BibleThe animals the people of the Bible lived with — in the fields, in the house and in the wild — and what they meant in…
Money and measuresWhat the coins, weights and distances of the Bible were worth, in today’s units. The values are approximate: ancient…
Plants of the BibleThe trees, crops and herbs of the Bible lands — how people grew them, harvested them and used them every day.
Food and drinkWhat people of the Bible ate and drank every day, and how they made it — from bread and lentil stew to wine, salt and…
Work and tradesHow the people of the Bible earned their living — in the pastures and fields, on the lake, in the workshop and at the…
Clothing and adornmentWhat the people of the Bible wore — the tunic and cloak, sandals and head coverings, the cloth they spun and dyed, the…
Precious stones and metalsThe metals and gems of the Bible lands — how gold, silver, bronze and iron were mined, worked and traded, and what is…
Weapons and warfareThe weapons, armor, chariots and city walls of the Bible lands — how they were made and used, and what the texts and…
Music and instrumentsThe strings, pipes, horns and drums of the Bible lands, and the people who played them — at feasts and funerals, in…
Feasts and festivalsThe feasts of Israel’s year — when they fell, what people ate and did, where they gathered and what the texts and…
Tabernacle and templeThe places of Israel’s worship — from the tent in the wilderness to Herod’s temple and the synagogues of towns and…
The Bible in stoneInscriptions and finds from the lands and times of the Bible — what they are made of, where they were found and what…
How the Bible came to beHow the books of the Bible were written down, copied, gathered and translated — from scrolls and scribes to the first…
Bible expressions we still useEveryday sayings that come from the Bible, and the stories they come from — from the writing on the wall to the good…