{"id":37531,"date":"2018-02-12T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.olivetree.com\/?p=37531"},"modified":"2023-03-09T07:16:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T15:16:02","slug":"zondervan-illustrated-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/zondervan-illustrated-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever sat in a church service and wondered what a Philistine era oil jar looked like? Okay, maybe that&#8217;s too specific. But if you wanted to, you could\u2014even when the wifi is down and your church gets terrible cell service. <em>How?<\/em> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/store\/product.php?productid=49209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary<\/a> is available for the Olive Tree Bible App. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-study-made-simple\"><strong>Study Made Simple<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.olivetree.com\/resource-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resource Guide<\/a> will make sure you use this commentary to the fullest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the screenshot below, the NIV is opened to Daniel chapter 1. 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