Contents
Part 1: From Paradise to the Land of Promise
1. Adam, Eve, and the Boys: From Eden to the Tower of Babel
2. Abraham and Sarah: Joys and Tribulations of Old Age
3. Isaac and Rebekah: Marital Missteps and Misery
4. Jacob and Esau: Feuding, Brooding Brothers
5. Joseph and His Siblings: Playing King of the Hill
6. Moses: From Water’s Edge to Wilderness
7. Joshua and Caleb: Gangsters for God
8. Deborah, Gideon, and Samson: Disputations and Decision Making
Part 2: Kings and Prophets Guide God’s People
9. Naomi, Ruth, and Hannah: Seasons of Motherhood
10. Samuel and King Saul: Leadership of Different Stripes
11. King David: Colorful Friends and Bitter Enemies
12. Solomon and a Succession of Kings: Reigns of Good and Bad
13. Elijah and Elisha: Prophets with Power
14. Nehemiah, Ezra, Esther, and Job: Renovation and Salvation
15. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel: Crying Out for God’s People
16. Jonah and the Minor Prophets: A Warning, a Whale, and a Whore
Part 3: A Messiah and His Mission
17. Mary, Joseph, and John the Baptist: Down Home in Palestine
18. Jesus of Nazareth: An Unlikely and Unflappable Savior
19. Mary Magdalene and the Scandal of Sychar: Women Disciples of Christ
20. Andrew, Thomas, Judas, and Stephen: Disciples on the Fringe
21. Peter: Fisherman with a Foot in His Mouth
22. The Apostle Paul: From Persecutor to Preacher
23. Barnabas, Silas, and Priscilla and Aquila: Paul’s Coworkers