The importance of understanding the social, political, and economic context in which a biblical text was written and received in order to properly read and interpret it has been a central principle of biblical scholarship for some time now. This movement started with the well-known work of Wayne Meeks in the 1980s, followed by Bart Ehrman’s classic university text, and more recently N.T. Wright and Michael Bird’s voluminous study of the New Testament world and the history, literature, and theology of the first Christians. The latest contribution to this movement is the work of John A. Jillions, Divine Guidance: Lessons for Today from the World of Early Christianity.