I'm enjoying this book very much. It delivers exactly what is promised: historical & cultural information that clarifies the details & background of Scripture, but in a summarizing fashion. If you're looking for verse-by-verse commentary, this is not the book. Still, it provides great information, especially of cultural things of which Westerners have no idea.

As others have noted, there are a surprising number of typos, but not enough to bother even a grammar nerd, such as myself. Also, with the Kindle version, be aware that the sidebars & other extra info given are intermingled in with the main content. That was confusing at first, but when I noticed the different spacing and how they're slightly set apart from the regular text, I understood what was going on. ( )

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