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"Presents a comprehensive introduction to the stories, events, and teachings of one hundred major passages of the Old and New Testaments, explaining their theological significance while offering profiles of important figures and locations"--OCLC.

"This outstanding source is the place to find definitions, personal names and their derivation, places, and concepts from the Bible. Six hundred leading scholars from a wide spectrum of theological perspectives have come together to provide almost 5,000 articles that reflect current biblical scholarship, archaeological discoveries, trends, and issues. A must for every library."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2002.

Discover over 3,500 People of the Bible.

Presents a revised New American Bible containing over seven hundred articles and five special indexes.

Parallels comparative religious, social, and political forces which characterized and influenced the Roman Empire during the period just preceding and just following the birth of Christ and examines contemporary events in Greece, Israel, Egypt, China, India, Rome, and Persia.

Indexes nearly 300,000 key words in the Holman Christian Standard Bible, presenting entries alphabetically and providing verse excerpts for each.

A novel about the childhood of Christ the Lord based on the Gospels and on the most respected New Testament scholarship.

"Explores an early, forgotten creed in the Letters of Paul. Traces early Christian attitudes towards race, gender, and class. Discusses the radical inclusivism in the earliest Christian movement, and investigates how and why Christianity changed to become less inclusive"--OCLC.

A guide to reading the Bible for deeper understanding, including seven principles on how to interpret different kinds of Scripture, counsel on teaching Bible study, a biblical chronology and a history of biblical interpretation, and more.