Illustrated Bible Survey: An Introduction
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Illustrated Bible Survey introduces all the books of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Based on more than thirty years of scholarly research and classroom teaching, editors Ed Hindson, Elmer Towns, and scholars from Liberty University provide a visually engaging, practical, readable, and insightful overview of God’s Word and its eternal message.
Ideally suited for undergraduate students, laymen, and pastors, this volume features:
- More than 200 full-color photographs, maps, charts, and illustrations
- Introductions to each book of the Bible, including background, date, author, outline, and message
- Introductory chapters on the themes of the Bible, how we got our Bible, and the people and places of the Bible
- Sidebars on the unique features, beneficial insights, and practical applications of biblical truths
- Study questions and recommended further reading
ECPA Gold Medallion award winners Hindson and Towns draw from a lifetime of teaching more than 100,000 students. They represent quality evangelical scholarship, along with a passion to make the Scriptures come to life as they open windows of insight into the biblical text. This exciting survey highlights the key elements of the literature, history, archaeology, and wisdom of the biblical text with an eye on the practical application of its timeless truths, moral principles, and theological insights so desperately needed in today’s world.
- Seeks to be a college-level textbook that is accessible to students and laymen alike
- Provides a basic examination of Scripture that uses maps and illustrations for better understanding of concepts and ideas
- Explores each book of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, to provide a bigger and wider picture of what the Bible englobes
Top Highlights
“The canon of Scripture refers to the list of books recognized as divinely inspired and authoritative for faith and practice. Our word canon is derived from the Hebrew qaneh and the Greek kanon, meaning a ‘reed’ or a ‘measuring stick.’ The term came to mean the standard by which a written work was measured for inclusion in a certain body of literature.” (Page 1)
“The study of textual criticism is the science that enables scholars to determine and establish the wording of the original text.” (Page 5)
“The Hebrew canon consists of three major sections, the Law (Torah), the Prophets (Nevi’im), and the Writings (Kethuvim). Collectively they are referred to as the Tanak (an acronym built on the first letters of these three divisions—TNK).” (Page 2)
“These preparations will include meditating on the Word of God and reciting its principles (1:7–9); challenging the people to total obedience (1:16–18); sending out two spies to identify their options (2:1–24); miraculously crossing the Jordan River on dry ground (3:1–17); setting up the memorial stones as a testimony to future generations (4:1–24); establishing the battle camp at Gilgal (4:20); circumcising the men who were not circumcised in the wilderness (5:2–9); and celebrating the Passover (5:11–12).” (Page 94)
“ a biblical worldview includes: First, knowing that God is the source of all truth.” (Page 19)
- Title: Illustrated Bible Survey: An Introduction
- Authors: Edward E. Hindson, Elmer Towns
- Publisher: B&H
- Print Publication Date: 2013
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 624
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible › Introductions; Bible › Study and teaching--Baptists; Bible › Textbooks
- ISBNs: 9781430080541, 9781433682223, 1433682222, 143008054X
- Resource ID: LLS:9781433682223
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
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