Short videos (most three-to-five minutes) on how Jesus and the people around him lived.

Visualizing First-Century People

Jesus doesn't look like the pictures, and neither did his disciples.

• What Jesus Really Looked Like: An in-depth look at the actual clothes Jesus wore and how that changes the way we interpret certain passages in the bible. (40 min)

The Honor/Shame Worldview

Learn to think like a first-century Jew--with a totally different worldview than yours.

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Living with Family: Housing

Galileans didn't live in single-family American dwellings! Learn what was different:

• The Family Compound: How a first-century insulae was constructed (hint: with lots of rocks).
• Life in a Dirt House: How do you clean up when the walls, floor and even the ceiling are made of dirt?
• An Open Door Policy: Why Jesus' contemporaries kept the front door open all day long.
  
  

What Jesus Ate: Food

Fascinating details about what people in the New Testament ate, and their dining practices.

• Bread and More Bread: a First-Century Diet - eat bread cooked over dung for every meal
• No Veggies: If your momma tells you to eat your vegetables, just say, "Jesus didn't!"
  
  

Living off the Land: Farming

For gathering your group or explaining this to others.

• Subsisting on Five Acres: First-Century Farming
• Losing Your Land: How Rome pushed Galileans into poverty