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The Baker illustrated Bible handbook / edited by J. Daniel Hays and J. Scott Duvall.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2011.Description: 1144 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780801012969 (cloth) :
  • 0801012961 (cloth)
Other title:
  • Illustrated Bible handbook
  • Bible handbook
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.6/1 22
LOC classification:
  • BS 417 .B34 2011
Contents:
God's story (and your story). The grand story of the Bible ; How is the Bible organized? ; The beginning and the end ; The Old Testament. The Pentateuch ; The Historical books ; The Wisdom books and Psalms ; The Prophets ; The history between the Old and New Testaments. The history of Palestine between the Old and New Testaments ; The New Testament ; The setting for the New Testament ; An overview of the life of Christ ; What is a Gospel? And why are there four Gospels? ; The synoptic problem ; Gospels ; The Book of Acts and Letters of Paul ; The general letters ; Apocalyptic literature -- How the bible came to be. The inspiration of the bible ; The production and shaping of the Old Testament canon ; Writing, copying, and transmitting the New Testament text ; The canon of the New Testament ; The Dead Sea Scrolls ; The Septuagint ; Bible translations and the English Bible ; Translations for the world -- Digging deeper into the Bible. How to read, interpret, and apply the Bible ; The unity and diversity of the bible ; The use of the Old Testament in the New Testament ; How to interpret and apply Old Testament law ; How to interpret parables ; How to interpret and enjoy figures of speech in the bible ; Literary features in the Bible ; Archaeology and the Bible ; Are there hidden codes in the bible? ; Responding to contemporary challenges to the Gospels.
Item type: Reference Book
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library Reference Books Reference Shelves BS 417 .B34 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA012954 1 Not for loan AUA012954
Judith Thomas Library Reference Books Reference Shelves BS 417 .B34 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA015335 2 Not for loan AUA015335

Includes bibliographical references.

God's story (and your story). The grand story of the Bible ; How is the Bible organized? ; The beginning and the end ; The Old Testament. The Pentateuch ; The Historical books ; The Wisdom books and Psalms ; The Prophets ; The history between the Old and New Testaments. The history of Palestine between the Old and New Testaments ; The New Testament ; The setting for the New Testament ; An overview of the life of Christ ; What is a Gospel? And why are there four Gospels? ; The synoptic problem ; Gospels ; The Book of Acts and Letters of Paul ; The general letters ; Apocalyptic literature -- How the bible came to be. The inspiration of the bible ; The production and shaping of the Old Testament canon ; Writing, copying, and transmitting the New Testament text ; The canon of the New Testament ; The Dead Sea Scrolls ; The Septuagint ; Bible translations and the English Bible ; Translations for the world -- Digging deeper into the Bible. How to read, interpret, and apply the Bible ; The unity and diversity of the bible ; The use of the Old Testament in the New Testament ; How to interpret and apply Old Testament law ; How to interpret parables ; How to interpret and enjoy figures of speech in the bible ; Literary features in the Bible ; Archaeology and the Bible ; Are there hidden codes in the bible? ; Responding to contemporary challenges to the Gospels.