{"id":7046,"date":"2006-08-12T20:52:24","date_gmt":"2006-08-13T01:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=7046"},"modified":"2025-04-15T16:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T21:03:43","slug":"what-was-the-climate-like-in-jesus-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-was-the-climate-like-in-jesus-time\/","title":{"rendered":"What was the climate like in Jesus’ time?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Question:<\/h2>\n

I am doing an assignment on Jesus. Two questions which I am really struggling to find information on are:<\/p>\n

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  1. What was the weather like and what was the climate like in Jesus’ time?<\/li>\n
  2. What crops were grown in Jesus’ time?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you have any information about any of these could you please let me know?<\/p>\n\t

    Answer:<\/h2>\n

    I don’t want to give you an unfair advantage over your fellow students, so instead of answering directly, I will point you to places that provide the information. Both questions can be found in two types of reference works: a biblical encyclopedia and a book that describes what life was like during the Bible’s time, generally called a “customs and manners” book.<\/p>\n

    For example,\u00a0an encyclopedia called “The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia<\/a>” is available online. When you click on the title, it will take you to a place to browse or search for the encyclopedia. Typing in “weather,” “food,” or “farming” will give you a start.<\/p>\n

    Some encyclopedias were once called dictionaries, even though they contained much more than simple definitions. Two free ones are “Easton’s Bible Dictionary<\/a>” and “Smith’s Bible Dictionary<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

    The site “Bible Places<\/a>” contains mostly photographs, but it also has many documents dealing with life during the Bible times. If you look on the left side, near the bottom you will find a “Search Site” to locate information.<\/p>\n

    Of course, you can always use a search engine, such as Google. Typing in “food crops New Testament times” led me to an article titled “How People Made a Living in the Time of Jesus<\/a>.” The old-fashioned way is to find a religious college in your area and look through their books. The types of books are the same as the ones I listed above, or you can ask a reference librarian to help you look for books.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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