Men and Women of the Bible: A Readers Guide

by Tischler, Nancy Marie Patterson

• ISBN13: 9780313317149
• ISBN10: 0313317143
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-30
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

The epic richness of the Bible is a source of never-ending study and interest. Archetypal protagonists from Aaron to Zephaniah continue to resonate throughout Western culture. This book profiles and contextualizes more than 100 of the most significant biblical figures from the Scriptures, Apocrypha, and New Testament.

Author Biography

NANCY M. TISCHLER is Professor Emerita of English and the Humanities at Penn State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
A Reader's Guide
Aaron	1	(3)
Abraham (Abram)	4	(4)
Absalom	8	(2)
Adam	10	(4)
Amos	14	(3)
Balaam	17	(2)
Barabbas	19	(2)
Barnabas	21	(1)
Baruch	22	(2)
Bathsheba	24	(3)
Caesar	27	(2)
Caiaphas	29	(2)
Cain	31	(3)
Cornelius	34	(1)
Cyrus (II) the Great	35	(4)
Daniel (Belteshazzar)	39	(4)
David	43	(2)
Deborah	45	(3)
Delilah	48	(3)
Elijah	51	(3)
Elisha	54	(2)
Esau	56	(2)
Esther (Hadassah)	58	(2)
Eve	60	(3)
Ezekiel	63	(2)
Ezra (Esdras)	65	(2)
Gideon (Jerubbal)	67	(2)
Goliath	69	(4)
Habakkuk	73	(2)
Hagar	75	(2)
Haggai	77	(1)
Hannah	78	(2)
Herod	80	(2)
Hosea	82	(3)
Isaac	85	(4)
Isaiah	89	(2)
Ishmael	91	(4)
Jacob (Israel)	95	(3)
James	98	(3)
Jehu	101	(1)
Jeremiah	102	(2)
Jesus Christ	104	(4)
Jezebel	108	(2)
Job	110	(2)
Joel	112	(2)
John the Baptist (``The Baptizer'')	114	(3)
John	117	(2)
Jonah	119	(2)
Jonathan	121	(2)
Joseph (Son of Jacob)	123	(2)
Joseph of Arimathea	125	(2)
Joseph the Carpenter	127	(3)
Joshua	130	(3)
Josiah	133	(2)
Judas Iscariot	135	(2)
Judas Maccabeus	137	(3)
Jude	140	(1)
Judith	141	(4)
Lazarus	145	(2)
Levi	147	(2)
Lot	149	(3)
Luke	152	(2)
Lydia	154	(3)
Magi	157	(2)
Mark	159	(3)
Mary Magdalene	162	(2)
Mary (and Martha) of Bethany	164	(2)
Mary, Mother of Jesus	166	(5)
Matthew	171	(2)
Micah	173	(2)
Miriam	175	(3)
Moses	178	(5)
Nahum	183	(2)
Nathan	185	(2)
Nebuchadnezzar (Nebuchadressar)	187	(1)
Nehemiah	188	(2)
Nicodemus	190	(2)
Noah	192	(5)
Paul	197	(3)
Peter	200	(2)
Philip	202	(2)
Pontius Pilate	204	(3)
Priscilla and Aquila	207	(2)
Rachel	209	(3)
Rebekah	212	(2)
Ruth	214	(3)
Samson	217	(3)
Samuel	220	(3)
Sarah (Sarai)	223	(2)
Saul	225	(3)
Sennacherib	228	(1)
Sheba, Queen of	229	(2)
Solomon	231	(4)
Stephen	235	(2)
Susanna	237	(2)
Thomas	239	(2)
Timothy	241	(2)
Tobit	243	(4)
Zechariah	247	(2)
Zephaniah	249	(4)
Bibliography	253	(4)
Index	257