Downloading the Bible : A Rough Guide to the New Testament

by Brant, Jonathan

• ISBN13: 9780310234265
• ISBN10: 0310234263
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

Downloading the Bible: A Quick Stroll Through Both Testaments makes Scripture accessible for the "net generation". Sometimes amusing, often entertaining, and always enlightening, this solid resource provides an excellent introduction to the Old and New Testaments, including background and contextual information, and helpful maps and charts that could radically change Bible-reading habits for a lifetime. Students will discover the adventure, romance, history, and war that make this Bible the book for all generations and circumstances. Learning the Bible has never been this much fun!

Table of Contents

Why should I waste my valuable time reading this book?	6	(14)
What's so special about the Bible?	14	(10)
The world of the New Testament	24	(12)
Romans and Greeks (the Gentiles)	28	(2)
The Religious World of the Gentiles	30	(2)
The World of the Jews	32	(2)
Jewish Religious Life	34	(2)
The Four Gospels	36	(18)
Matthew	42	(2)
Mark	44	(4)
Luke	48	(2)
John	50	(4)
The Acts of the Apostles	54	(6)
Paul's Letters	60	(28)
Paul the Letter Writer	62	(2)
Romans	64	(2)
1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians	66	(4)
Galatians	70	(2)
Ephesians	72	(2)
Philippians	74	(2)
Colossians	76	(2)
1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians	78	(4)
1 Timothy and 2 Timothy	82	(2)
Titus	84	(1)
Philemon	85	(3)
Other Letters	88	(12)
Hebrews	90	(2)
James	92	(2)
1 Peter and 2 Peter	94	(2)
1 John, 2 John, and 3 John	96	(2)
Jude	98	(2)
Revelation	100	(6)
Don't look at me! Look at him!	106