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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• How to Use This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• How This Book Is Organized
• Icons Used in This Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: What the Bible Is All About
• Chapter 1: From Moses to Modernity: Introducing the Good Book
• Tracing the Bible from Old Scrolls to the Bestseller of All Time
• Fathoming the Importance of the Bible
• Finding a Translation You Like
• Chapter 2: Lights, Camera, Action! Previewing the Bible’s Stage and Storyline
• Getting a Glimpse of the Biblical Stage
• Seeing a Preview of the Biblical Drama
• Part 2: Exploring the Hebrew Bible — The Old Testament
• Chapter 3: Creation, Paradise Lost, and Other Mysteries of Life (Genesis 1–3)
• Beginning “In the Beginning”
• What Are We Doing Here? Creation and the Meaning of Life (Genesis 1:1–2:3)
• Living in Paradise (Genesis 2:4–25)
• He Made Me Do It! The “Fall” and Its Fallout (Genesis 3)
• Chapter 4: The Fallout from “The Fall” (Genesis 4–11)
• The First Sibling Rivalry: Cain and Abel (Genesis 4)
• Tracing Your Family Tree: The First (of Many) Biblical Genealogies (Genesis 5)
• Deluge-ional Ideas: Noah and the Flood (Genesis 6–9)
• Say What?! The Tower of Babel and the Birth of Nations (Genesis 10–11)
• Chapter 5: The Babylonian Hillbillies: The Adventures of Abraham and His Family (Genesis 12–25:18)
• Striking It Rich: God Calls Abraham
• Abraham’s Most Excellent Adventure to Canaan and Egypt (Genesis 12)
• Abraham and Lot (Genesis 13–14)
• Cutting a Deal: The Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 15–17)
• Abraham’s Three Mysterious Visitors (Genesis 18)
• Fire and Brimstone: The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19)
• Abraham: Father of Many Nations … and Faiths (Genesis 21)
• Asking the Unthinkable: The Near Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22)
• One Wedding and Two Funerals (Genesis 23–25:18)
• Chapter 6: The Birth of a Nation: Isaac, Jacob, and Their Many Children (Genesis 25:19–50)
• The Birth of Nations: Esau and Jacob (Genesis 25:19–26)
• Stew of Trouble: Esau Sells His Birthright (Genesis 25:27–34)
• Isaac and Rebekah’s “Wife-Sister Act” (Genesis 26)
• Jacob Steals Esau’s Blessing (Genesis 27–28:9)
• Heading Out of Dodge: Jacob Flees for His Life (Genesis 28:10–22)
• Love at First Sight: Jacob and Rachel (Genesis 29:1–30)
• Sibling Rivalry: The Birth of Jacob’s Children (Genesis 29:31–30:24)
• Jacob Strikes It Rich and Steals Away (Genesis 30:25–31:55)
• Settling an Old Score: Jacob Meets Esau … and God (Genesis 32–33:17)
• Jacob Finds God and Loses His Father and Wife (Genesis 33:18–20; 35)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Tunic (Genesis 37)
• A Righteous Ruse: Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38)
• Rising to the Top: Joseph in Egypt (Genesis 39–41)
• Spies Like Us: Joseph’s Brothers Come to Egypt (Genesis 42–45)
• Once and Again: Jacob and Joseph Reunite (Genesis 46–49)
• So Long, Farewell: Jacob and Joseph Die (Genesis 50)
• Chapter 7: Holy Moses! Exploring Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
• A Mosaic of Moses’ Early Life
• We’re Outta Here! The Exodus from Egypt
• Laws for Holy Living: The Book of Leviticus
• 40-Year Nomads: The Book of Numbers
• Moses’ Farewell Address: The Book of Deuteronomy
• Chapter 8: An Experiment in Theocracy: Joshua, Judges, and Ruth
• Exploring the Book of Joshua
• Understanding the Book of Judges
• Gleaning Wisdom from the Book of Ruth
• Chapter 9: The King and “I Am”: 1 and 2 Samuel
• Introducing Israel’s Last Judge: Samuel
• Beraters of the Lost Ark
• Saul, Israel’s First King
• Charting David’s Rise to Power
• How the Mighty Have Fallen: The Deaths of Samuel, Saul, and Jonathan
• Building a Dynasty
• David’s Fall from Power
• Chapter 10: A Tale of Two Kingdoms: 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles
• The “Golden Age” of Solomon
• Witnessing the Division of Israel
• Israel’s Kingdom from Jeroboam to Ahab
• Israel’s Kingdom From Ahaziah to Jehu
• Experiencing Israel’s Destruction
• Too Little, Too Late: Judah’s Reforms
• The End of an Era: The Fall of Jerusalem
• Ancient Spin Doctors: Chronicles
• Chapter 11: Strangers in a Strange Land: Israel in Exile with Daniel and Esther
• Relocation, Relocation, Relocation
• The Book of Daniel
• The Book of Esther
• Chapter 12: Home for the Holidays: Returning to the Promised Land with Ezra and Nehemiah
• Cyrus the Great’s Great Idea
• The Second Temple: A Sight for Sore Eyes
• Ezra the Priest: Can We Fix It? We’ll Get Back to You on That
• Nehemiah the Builder: Can We Fix It? Yes, We Can!
• Chapter 13: More Than Mere Fortune-tellers: The Prophets
• Being a Biblical Prophet
• Introducing the Major Prophets
• Meeting the Twelve Minor Prophets
• Chapter 14: Israel’s Wisdom Literature and Love Poetry: Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs
• Words to Live By: The Book of Proverbs
• Loving God for Naught? The Book of Job
• Life Stinks and Then You Die: The Book of Ecclesiastes
• Biblical Pickup Lines: The Song of Songs
• Chapter 15: Rockin’ the Temple: Music in Ancient Israel (Psalms)
• I Write the Psalms: Feeling Bible Music
• Musical Instruments in Ancient Israel
• How’d That Tune Go Again?
• Israel’s Top Tunes: Psalms’ Greatest Hits
• Part 3: Revealing the Bible’s Hidden Treasures in the Apocrypha
• Chapter 16: Rebels with a Cause: The Books of 1 and 2 Maccabees
• Filling the Gaps: Jewish History between the Testaments (586–4 B.C.E.)
• Understanding the Hasmoneans and the Books of Maccabees
• Chapter 17: The Apocrypha’s Other “Hidden Treasures”
• Play It Again Ezra: 1 and 2 Esdras
• The Tobit and the Lord of the Rings: The Book of Tobit
• Don’t Be Afraid: The Book of Judith
• Giving God Credit: Additions to Esther
• Wisdom, What a Woman! The Wisdom of Solomon
• Que Sira Sira: The Wisdom of Ben Sira
• If It’s Not Baruch, Don’t Fix It: The Book of Baruch
• Cheer Up, Exiles! The Letter of Jeremiah
• The Rest of the Story: Additions to Daniel
• Okay, I Was Wrong: The Prayer of Manasseh
• Part 4: Discovering What’s New About the New Testament
• Chapter 18: From Bir th to Baptism: Jesus Prepares for the Ministr y (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
• Examining Our Sources for Jesus’ Life
• In the Beginning: Contemplating Jesus’ Very Early Life (  John 1)
• Reliving the Christmas Story
• Growing Up with Jesus
• Witnessing Jesus’ Baptism
• Experiencing Jesus’ Temptation
• Chapter 19: Jesus Christ, Superstar: Jesus’ “Ministry Years” (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
• Charting Jesus’ Ministry
• The Period of Inauguration
• The Period of Popularity
• The Period of Opposition
• Jesus’ Final Week and Crucifixion
• Jesus’ Resurrection
• The Great Commission and Ascension
• Chapter 20: The Early Christian Church (Acts 1–8, 10–12, and 15)
• “Mission Impossible”: Jesus’ Strategy to Change the World
• Witnessing in Jerusalem
• Witnessing in Judea and Samaria
• Witnessing in the Uttermost Parts of the World
• Chapter 21: The Traveling Salesman of Tarsus: Paul’s Life and Letters
• From Persecutor to Persecuted: Paul’s Transformation
• I Get Around: Paul’s Missionary Journeys
• Say It in a Letter: Paul’s Letters
• Chapter 22: Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman: The New Testament’s General Letters
• The Bible “Hall of Faith”: Hebrews
• Working Out Your Faith: James
• No Pain, No Gain: 1 and 2 Peter
• Dear John Letters: 1, 2, and 3 John
• Hey, Jude: The Letter of Jude
• Chapter 23: The Beginning of the End: The Revelation of John
• Seeing the Future (Revelation 1–3)
• Unraveling the Future: Jesus Opens the Seven Seals (Revelation 4–11)
• A Pregnant Woman, a Dragon, and Two Beasts (Revelation 12–13)
• Armageddon and Judgment Day (Revelation 14–20)
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Paradise Regained (Revelation 21–22)
• Part 5: That Was Then, This Is Now: Discovering the Bible’s Enduring Influence
• Chapter 24: The Bible and the Abrahamic Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
• Abraham: Father of Many Nations and Faiths
• Jerusalem: City of Peace — And of Conflict
• Chapter 25: Michelangelo, Milton, and Movies: Art, Literature, Life, and the Bible
• The Bible in Art
• The Bible in Literature
• Totally Epic!: Good and Bad Bible Movies
• Part 6: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 26: Ten+ People You Should Know from the Bible
• Adam and Eve
• Noah
• Abraham
• Moses
• David
• Elijah
• Isaiah
• Judah Maccabee
• Mary
• Jesus
• Peter
• Paul
• Chapter 27: Ten Holidays You Can Take Thanks to the Bible
• Weekends
• Passover
• Shavuot (“Weeks,” “First Fruits,” or “Pentecost”)
• Sukkot (“Booths” or “Tabernacles”)
• Yom Kippur (“Day of Atonement”)
• Rosh Hashanah (“New Year” or “Trumpets”)
• Purim
• Hanukkah (“Dedication” or “Lights”)
• Christmas
• Easter
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