The Bible Guide: An All In One Introduction To The Book Of Books - Hardcover

Knowles, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0806643560 ISBN 13: 9780806643564

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub, 2001

Synopsis

For anyone who has ever wanted to understand the relevance of the Bible, this book is the place to start. For each book of the Bible, this volume provides a textual summary and commentary on how the book fits thematically into the rest of the Bible. Color photographs and charts for each book highlight key points and make it easy to read and practical to use.

About this title

About the Author

Andrew Knowles is a Canon Theologian at Chelmsfort Cathedral and an associate of St. John's College, Nottingham. He is the author of a number of books on Christianity and the Bible.

Reviews

In The Bible Guide, Knowles (Chelmsfort Cathedral and St. John's Coll., Nottingham) provides insight, time lines, chapter outlines, and context to create what he calls a simple companion guide to the Bible. Generously illustrated and written in straightforward prose, it will appeal to Bible readers seeking more direction for study. Knowles stays close to the text, often offering an idea-by-idea running commentary that tends toward description rather than historical/critical analysis. His use of Christocentric dating conventions and the Old Testament rather than the Hebrew Bible marks this as a popular work. Many general survey books are available John Bowker's The Complete Bible Handbook, for instance, does essentially the same thing but is even glossier and more heavily illustrated but Knowles's is an acceptable choice for libraries that do not yet own a one-volume Bible handbook or whose current handbooks lack visual images.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806643560
• ISBN 13: 9780806643564
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 736