The World of the New Testament : cultural, social, and historical contexts - Green, Joel B., 1956; McDonald, Lee Martin, 1942 (Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2013)
Contents: Setting the context: exile and the Jewish heritage-- Setting the context: Roman hellenism-- The Jewish people in the context of Roman hellenism-- The literary context of early Christianity-- The geographical context of the New Testament
"A team of distinguished specialists introduces the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman backgrounds necessary for understanding the New Testament and the early church"--Publisher's summary
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D.; Jews -- Palestine -- Social life and customs -- To 70 A.D.; Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.; Civilization, Greco-Roman -- Social aspects; Bible.N.T. -- History of biblical events; Bible.N.T. -- Criticism,interpretation, etc; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; Palestine -- History -- To 70 A.D; Greece -- History -- 146 B.C.-323 A.D.; Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.