List of Maps

List of Maps

List of Maps xi

Preface xii

Contributors xiv

Abbreviations xvii

WELCOME TO THE BIBLE

What Is the Bible? 3

Lands of the Bible 9

Divine and Human 15

Why Are These Books in the Bible? 18

How Was the Bible Passed Down to Us? 25

Languages, Writing, and Alphabets 31

How to Interpret the Bible 35

The Bible in English 39

The Bible as Literature 43

Archaeology and the Bible 46

Plants and Animals 56

Weights, Measures, Money 61

Measuring Time 67

THE OLD TESTAMENT

THE FIVE BOOKS 73

Genesis 77

Creation and Modern Science 78

Other Ancient Accounts of Creation 83

Flood Stories in the Bible and the Ancient Near East 86

Old Testament History and History Writing 88

The Patriarchs and Their Neighbors 104

Exodus 107

The Exodus 110

Route of the Exodus 116

Leviticus 123

Sacrifices and Offerings 124

Holy, Clean, and Unclean 127

The Calendar of Israel's Worship 132

The Tabernacle 135

Numbers 138

Covenants 141

Deuteronomy 152

Law in Israel and in Judaism 153

THE HISTORICAL BOOKS 165

Joshua 170

Entering the Land 172

The Divine Warrior 175

Judges 183

Weapons and Warfare 186

Ruth 195

Women in the Old Testament 197

1 and 2 Samuel 201

Judges and Kings of Israel and Judah 205

1 and 2 Kings 226

The Two Histories 229

The Temple 231

Society and Daily Life in the Old Testament 245

1 and 2 Chronicles 261

Priests and Levites 264

Exile and Return 281

Ezra 285

Nehemiah 291

Esther 296

POETRY AND WISDOM LITERATURE 301

Job 306

Disease, Disabilities, and Healing 308

Psalms 319

Music and Musical Instruments 320

Israel and Its Enemies in the Psalms 330

The Divine and Human Kings in the Psalms 332

The Psalms in Worship 348

Proverbs 355

Ecclesiastes 365

Song of Songs 369

Interpreting the Song of Songs 370

THE PROPHETS 375

Isaiah 380

Nations, Peoples, and Empires (1) 384

Jeremiah 401

Lamentations 420

Ezekiel 423

Worshippers of Other Gods (1) 426

Daniel 442

Beginnings of Apocalyptic Literature 443

Hosea 452

Joel 458

Amos 460

Obadiah 465

Jonah 466

Micah 468

Nahum 471

Habakkuk 473

Zephaniah 475

Haggai 477

Zechariah 479

Malachi 486

Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical Books 489

Nations, Peoples, and Empires (2) 492

THE NEW TESTAMENT

The World of the New Testament 499

Worshippers of Other Gods (2) 506

Judaism in the Time of Jesus 508

The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament 514

THE GOSPELS AND ACTS 517

Matthew 523

The Temptations of Jesus 525

In Parables 534

Mark 544

Miracles 546

Jesus' Teachings 549

Luke 556

Jesus and History 557

The Last Supper 573

The Trial, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus 579

John 582

The Johan nine Writings 583

Jesus, His Disciples, and the Christian Today 597

Acts 602

Acts and History 603

Paul's Cities 607

The Course of Paul's Ministry 615

Daily Life in New Testament Times 620

Travel in the Roman Empire 623

Christianity in the Eyes of Non-Christians 630

THE LETTERS 633

Ancient Letter Writing 640

Romans 642

Paul's Gospel 643

Jews and Gentiles in the Church 646

1 Corinthians 651

The Holy Spirit and the New Testament 654

Early Christian Churches and Their Worship 656

2 Corinthians 661

From Jesus to Paul 665

Galatians 667

Ephesians 670

Women in the Early Church 672

Philippians 675

Colossians 678

1 and 2 Thessalonians 681

1 and 2 Timothy 684

The Question of Pseudepigraphy 685

Titus 691

Philemon 693

Hebrews 694

James 700

Society in New Testament Times 701

1 and 2 Peter 706

Heresies 710

1, 2, and 3 John 712

Jude 717

REVELATION 719

Revelation 722

Apocalyptic Literature in Judaism and Christianity 723

The Goal of Faith 725

New Testament Attitudes toward the Roman State 728

The Use of Imagery in the Apocalypse 733

THE BIBLE AND THE CHURCH

The Guide for Christian Faith 741

The Guide for Christian Living 746

Glossary of Terms 751

Who's Who in the Bible 753

Nations and Peoples 761

Gazetteer of Places 764

Index of Subjects 772

Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources 779

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