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Introduction: Bible Manners & Customs (Endnotes)

1. This is not nearly as true today as when Mackie wrote. As was noted earlier in “Why Revise An Old Custom’s Book?,” Palestine has not escaped the revolution that occurred in the 20th century and is still continuing. I have left many of Mackie’s statements about the time when he wrote in the book because it allows the reader to get a better feel for the situation at his time. Close

2. The reader must remember that Mackie wrote before Israel became a nation again, and the language spoken all over Palestine was Arabic. Now Hebrew has been resurrected, but Arabic still is widely spoken and in many ways preserves the ancient thought processes better than the Hebrew, which has been modified and modernized in many ways. Close