Concerning lifestyle, the peasant operates in terms of the family labor year. First, he and his family must grow enough food to keep him and them and their livestock until the next harvest, with enough seed-grain to plant next year's crop. Only by contributing to festivals and making such loans could he acquire the reciprocal right to call on his neighbor when himself in adversity. Click here for examples. For instance, critics have pointed out that Nubia, the capital of Ethiopia, fails to appear on most all maps of the New Testament world.
Ideological critics call attention to the implications of such omissions.
Many times these omissions reveal the biases and political agendas of scholars. Modern conveniences, such as cars, electricity, and phones make our world very different from the first-century Mediterranean world. Pontius Pilate, for instance, was the prefect of Judea from 26-37 c.e. A premise, thesis, and rationale make up a syllogism. Click here for examples.