The Bible for dummies

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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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Full title :The Bible for dummies / by Jeffrey Geoghegan and Michael Homan.

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Publication Date:©2003.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley Pub
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2003.

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Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:xx, 408 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0764552961, 9780764552960, 9781119293507, 1119293502
oclc:ocm51091562
LC Classification:BS475.3
Dewey Decimal:220.6/1

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 Mac…