Halley's Bible Handbook
Clear . . . Simple . . . Easy to read -- This world-renowned Bible handbook is updated and revised to provide even greater clarity, insight, and usefulness. Now with NIV text! Do you need help understanding the Bible? Halley's Bible Handbook with the New International Version makes the Bible's wisdom and message accessible to you. Whether you've never read the Bible before or have read it many times, you'll find insights here that can give you a firm grasp of God's Word. You'll develop an...
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This revised and updated 25th edition of the Bible handbook includes a concise Bible commentary, important discoveries in archaeology, related historical data, church history, maps, and more.
Foreword 9Sources 11The Heart of the BibleNote to the Reader 14The Heart of the Bible 15The Habit of Bible Reading 18Going to Church As an Act of Worship 22Notable Sayings About the Bible 23Bible BackgroundsWhat the Bible Is 27How the Bible Is Organized 29What the Bible Is About 33The Main Thought of Each Bible Book 43The Setting of the Bible 45Why the Setting Is Important 45The Ancient Near East 46The World Powers of Biblical Times 47Roads and Travel in Biblical Times 48The Promised Land: Israel 51The Holy City: Jerusalem 55Writing, Books, and the Bible 65The Old TestamentIn the BeginningGenesis 1 - 11 81The Time of the PatriarchsGenesis 12 - 50 103The Exodus from EgyptExodus - Deuteronomy 127The Conquest and Settlement of CanaanJoshua - Ruth 175The Monarchy: David, Solomon, and the Divided Kingdom1 Samuel - 2 Chronicles 199The Babylonian Exile and the Return from ExileEzra- Esther 267Poetry and WisdomJob - Song of Songs 285The ProphetsIsaiah - Malachi 335The Messiah in the Old Testament 453The 400 Years Between the Testaments 471The New TestamentThe Life of Jesus: An Overview 493Was Jesus the Son of God? 505What Was Jesus Like? 509The 12 Disciples 513The Four GospelsA Harmony of the Gospels 520Matthew - John 529The Early ChurchActs - Jude 645The Age to ComeRevelation 823After the New TestamentA Brief History of the Western Church 893A Brief History of the Holy Land and the Jews Since the Time of Christ 937Reading and Studying the BibleReading Through the Bible 959Basic Bible Study Tools 965Prayers 977Supplemental MaterialsHow We Got the Bible 987How the Bible Books Came Together 987How the Text of the Bible Was Preserved 992Do We Have the "Original" Text of the Bible? 997English Translations of the Bible 1000The Apocrypha 1003Rediscovering the Biblical Past 1009The House of Herod 1019Distance Charts 1021Old Testament Cities 1021New Testament Cities (The Gospels) 1022New Testament Cities (Acts) 1023Jewish Calendar 1025A Memoir 1029Index 1039
