How to Get Into the Bible
Overview
In today's media-driven culture, how do you introduce the Bible to people who are used to movies, comic books, and USA Today? You give them How to Get Into the Bible, a fast-paced, action-packed look at the main characters, events, and meanings of the Old and New Testament.
Using the reader-friendly Contemporary English Version, this book makes it even easier for adults who are unfamiliar with the Bible to get into the Scriptures.
- Big Scenes—the main events in words and detailed illustrations.
- Starring Roles—a look at the leading characters.
- Plot—the story in a nutshell.
- What to Look For—the crucial insights you don't want to miss.
- Famous Lines—phrases you may already know, but didn't know they came from the Bible.
- Timelines—appenings in the Bible world and the rest of the world.
And lots more!
Top Highlights
“This is the most emotionally charged book of the Bible” (Page 355)
“Oxford scholar John Wycliffe became viewed as a heretic for creating the first English Bible—which was banned in England. He died before anyone killed him, but 43 years later church leaders dug up his remains, burned them, and threw the ashes into a river. William Tyndale produced an improved English translation in the early 1500s. For this, he was publicly strangled with a rope and his body burned. His dying words were, ‘Lord, open the King of England’s eyes.’ Within two years the king ordered English Bibles placed in every church.” (Page 5)
“Writings: Psalms, Proverbs, and others. Eventually eliminated—partly because they were not originally written in Hebrew—were many books published in the popular Greek translation. They were called the Apocrypha, meaning ‘secondary’ or ‘hidden’ works, and would later reappear in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Bibles.” (Page 2)
“By 367, most church leaders agreed to accept as authoritative only the 27 books they believed were written by apostles—ministers who had actually seen Jesus, including the original disciples and Paul.” (Page 3)
“Within about a century, an Egyptian king decided to create a new holding for his renowned library in Alexandria. As legend has it, he asked the high priest in Jerusalem to loan him about 70 top scholars who would translate the five revered books of Moses into Greek. The result—the first Bible translation—became known as the Septuagint, meaning 70.” (Page 2)
- Title: How to Get Into the Bible
- Author: Stephen M. Miller
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Print Publication Date: 1998
- Logos Release Date: 2002
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible › Introductions
- ISBNs: 9781418502171, 1418502170
- Resource ID: LLS:34.0.108
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-28T20:09:29Z