The Bible for dummies

Book 2016

Offers a guide on how to read sections of the Old and New Testaments, gives advice on how to apply the wisdom of the Bible to everyday life, and provides tips on how to find passages on a range of topics.

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ISBN:

9781119293507

Description:

xvii, 454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Target Audience Note:

Adult. Brodart

Notes:

Includes index

Contents:

Part I: What the Bible is all about. From Moses to modernity : introducing the Good Book ; Lights, camera, action! : previewing the Bible's stage and storyline ; Part II: Exploring the Hebrew Bible : the Old Testament. Creation, Paradise lost, and other mysteries of life (Genesis 1-3) ; The fallout from "the fall" (Genesis 4-11) ; The Babylonian hillbillies : the adventures of Abraham and his family (Genesis 12-25:18) ; The birth of a nation : isaac, jacob, and their many children (Genesis 25:19-50) ; Holy Moses! : exploring Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy ; An experiment in theocracy : Joshua, Judges, and Ruth ; The king and "I Am" : 1 and 2 Samuel ; A tale of two kingdoms : 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles ; Strangers in a strange land : Israel in exile with Daniel and Esther ; Home for the holidays : returning to the Promised Land with Ezra and Nehemiah ; More than mere fortune-tellers : the Prophets ; Israel's wisdom literature and love poetry : Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs ; Rockin' the temple : music in ancient Israel (Psalms)
Part III: Revealing the Bible's hidden treasures in the Apocrypha. Rebels with a cause : the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees ; The Apocrypha's other "hidden treasures"
Part IV: Discovering what's new about the New Testament. From birth to baptism : Jesus prepares for the ministry (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) ; Jesus Christ superstar : Jesus' "ministry years" (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) ; The early Christian church (Acts 1-8, 10-12, and 15) ; The traveling salesman of Tarsus : Paul's life and letters ; Wait a minute, Mr. Postman : the New Testament's general letters ; The beginning of the end : the Revelation of John
Part V: That was then, this is now : discovering the Bible's enduring influence. The Bible and the Abrahamic faiths : Judaism, Christianity, and Islam ; Michelangelo, Milton, and movies : art, literature, life, and the Bible
Part VI: The part of tens. Ten+ people you should know from the Bible ; Ten holidays you can take thanks to the Bible

LCCN:

bl2016027987

Control Number:

3338790

Other Authors:

Homan, Michael

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