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The Handy Bible Answer Book illuminates the secrets and reveals the wisdom of the Bible. Through easy-to-understand explanations to common questions, this book examines, story-by-story, the origins and history of the meanings of chapters, verses, and parables.Offering enlightening explanations and defining key terms, people, places, and events, this user-friendly guide is for anyone interested in learning more about the Bible. It brings context to readers by answering more than 1,700 commonly asked questions about the Good Book, including:
• How has archeology contributed to understanding the Bible?
• What are some of the most notable Bible translations through the ages?
• What was the Day of Atonement?
• How did Gideon obey God’s call?
• According to Peter, what was the benefit of faith?
• What is the Apocrypha?
This comprehensive resource provides concise, straightforward information, drawing from five different translations of the Bible and other sources, it's designed to let even casual readers dig deeply into the Bible. It helps bring the Good Book's parables, stories, history, and power to your life.
“serve(s) as a first starting point for exploring the Bible. Recommended” —Booklist
“a good, simple, nondenominational guide that will probably be most helpful for [those] starting to learn about the ancient work.” —Library Journal
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
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