Introducing the Bible. Starting with the Bible - The Bible in its setting - Understanding the Bible - Passing on the story - The Bible today -- The Old Testament. Introduction - The five books: Genesis to Deuteronomy - Israel's history: Joshua to Esther - Poetry and wisdom: Job to Song of Solomon - The prophets: Isaiah to Malachi -- The New Testament. The Gospels and Acts: Matthew to Acts - The letters: Romans to Revelation -- Rapid factfinder.
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"Discover fascinating, thorough, and enriching insights into the Bible with the bestselling and internationally acclaimed Zondervan Handbook to the Bible. From the history and design of the temple to God's relationship to the universe, you'll find it here. The land and cultures, battles and feast days, heroes and villains of Scripture all come alive through entries of meticulous clarity and detail, and through breathtaking, full color images." -- Back cover.
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