{"product_id":"cultural-world-of-the-new-testament","title":"Cultural World of the New Testament","description":"\u003csection style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto 28px auto;padding:0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#333;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;padding:0;font-size:26px;line-height:1.3;color:#222;font-weight:bold;text-align:left;\"\u003eExplore Greco-Roman cultural influences on the New Testament, including honor, patronage, kinship, and purity.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;padding:0;font-size:18px;text-align:left;\"\u003eThe works of the New Testament were written in a different language, under very different living conditions and circumstances, and in a world that had substantially different cultural knowledge, practices, and priorities than our own. To understand these texts as their authors and their primary audiences heard and understood them, we need to immerse ourselves in the social and cultural “knowledge” of the first-century Mediterranean world. In this course, you will learn about aspects of Greco-Roman culture that influenced the writers and audiences of the New Testament, including honor and shame, patronage and reciprocity, kinship and the household, and purity and pollution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:20px;font-size:16px;color:#555;line-height:1.6;text-align:left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003csvg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M2 3h6a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v14a3 3 0 0 0-3-3H2z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M22 3h-6a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v14a3 3 0 0 1 3-3h7z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#222;\"\u003eLessons:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003csvg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;\"\u003e\u003ccircle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"\u003e\u003c\/circle\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 7v5l3 2\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#222;\"\u003eAverage time per lesson:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 - 30 min\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003csvg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M3 7l9-4 9 4-9 4-9-4z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M7 9v5c0 2 2 4 5 4s5-2 5-4V9\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#222;\"\u003eCategory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Biblical Interpretation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\n\u003csvg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M8 2h8v6a4 4 0 0 1-8 0z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M8 4H4v2a5 5 0 0 0 5 5\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M16 4h4v2a5 5 0 0 1-5 5\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 12v5\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M8 22h8\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M9 17h6v5H9z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#222;\"\u003eCourse Award:\u003c\/strong\u003e Completion Award\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Artos Academy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49448001372419,"sku":"764617","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/1671\/2451\/files\/Zz0xYzc2YjdmMGFlZDIxMWYxOTMxYjI2MWU0NjAwNjMwOA.jpg?v=1791205813","url":"https:\/\/store.artosacademy.org\/products\/cultural-world-of-the-new-testament","provider":"Artos Academy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}