Description
Book SynopsisThe Bible For Dummies (9781119293507) was previously published as The Bible For Dummies (9780764552960). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part 1: What the Bible Is All About 7
Chapter 1: From Moses to Modernity: Introducing the Good Book 9
Chapter 2: Lights, Camera, Action! Previewing the Bible’s Stage and Storyline 25
Part 2: Exploring the Hebrew Bible — The Old Testament 35
Chapter 3: Creation, Paradise Lost, and Other Mysteries of Life (Genesis 1–3) 37
Chapter 4: The Fallout from “The Fall” (Genesis 4–11) 53
Chapter 5: The Babylonian Hillbillies: The Adventures of Abraham and His Family (Genesis 12–25:18) 67
Chapter 6: The Birth of a Nation: Isaac, Jacob, and Their Many Children (Genesis 25:19–50) 87
Chapter 7: Holy Moses! Exploring Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy 109
Chapter 8: An Experiment in Theocracy: Joshua, Judges, and Ruth 135
Chapter 9: The King and “I Am”: 1 and 2 Samuel 153
Chapter 10: A Tale of Two Kingdoms: 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles 175
Chapter 11: Strangers in a Strange Land: Israel in Exile with Daniel and Esther 197
Chapter 12: Home for the Holidays: Returning to the Promised Land with Ezra and Nehemiah 209
Chapter 13: More Than Mere Fortune-tellers: The Prophets 219
Chapter 14: Israel’s Wisdom Literature and Love Poetry: Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs 237
Chapter 15: Rockin’ the Temple: Music in Ancient Israel (Psalms) 251
Part 3: Revealing the Bible’s Hidden Treasures in the Apocrypha 261
Chapter 16: Rebels with a Cause: The Books of 1 and 2 Maccabees 263
Chapter 17: The Apocrypha’s Other “Hidden Treasures” 271
Part 4: Discovering What’s New About the New Testament 281
Chapter 18: From Birth to Baptism: Jesus Prepares for the Ministry (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) 283
Chapter 19: Jesus Christ, Superstar: Jesus’ “Ministry Years” (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) 301
Chapter 20: The Early Christian Church (Acts 1–8, 10–12, and 15) 333
Chapter 21: The Traveling Salesman of Tarsus: Paul’s Life and Letters 347
Chapter 22: Wait a Minute, Mr Postman: The New Testament’s General Letters 371
Chapter 23: The Beginning of the End: The Revelation of John 383
Part 5: That Was Then, This Is Now: Discovering the Bible’s Enduring Influence 397
Chapter 24: The Bible and the Abrahamic Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 399
Chapter 25: Michelangelo, Milton, and Movies: Art, Literature, Life, and the Bible 407
Part 6: The Part of Tens 419
Chapter 26: Ten+ People You Should Know from the Bible 421
Chapter 27: Ten Holidays You Can Take Thanks to the Bible 429
Index 437
