Lesser Known Bible Characters - Softcover

Roth, Dr. Carolyn A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1681429349 ISBN 13: 9781681429342

Publisher: Tate Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Lesser Known Bible Characters contains stories of  Bible characters that we rarely remember when we read through the Bible. Some characters had successful relationships and some were abject failures at getting along with others. Sound like your experiences in the 21st century? If you ever wanted to restore or improve a relationship, read this book. At times, you may slap your forehead and say "why did he do that?" Other times you may say, "you go, girl!" Whichever response you have, you will also learn from these characters' lives. You will even see ways to improve your own relationships. Don't skip the Reflection at the end of each chapter!

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Carolyn A. Roth is a Christian research with advanced degrees in psychology. Author of 5 other books, Carolyn's most recent publication was Rooted in God, an instant hit. To better understand the setting and culture of Old and New Testament characters, Carolyn made several trips to Israel. She lived on a frontier kibbutz on one of her trips. Dr. Roth defines herself as a spiritual woman with a deep faith in God.

From the Back Cover

As you read through the Bible, you discovered hundreds of individuals who were mentioned only once or twice; i.e., Hirah, Tattenai. They appeared only once to promptly disappear in the next couple of verses or chapter. Like me, you may have thought, "Surely, a more important character, action, or truth could have been put in the limited Bible space?"

When I read and reread Bible stories of lesser known Bible characters, I saw that they didn't act in isolation. None was a hermit or recluse. None acted independently from other individuals in their environment. All was in one or more relationship, and relationships influenced their behavior. I concluded that the optimal way to study lesser known Bible characters was to look at their relationship behavior.

From the Inside Flap

Behavior has meaning. Some meanings are obvious while others are obscure. Some behavior are admirable because it reflects God's morality and justice. Other behavior is appalling and, yes, even disgusting to us. As a nurse-psychologist, few activities are more exciting than investigating causes and meanings of human behavior. What better place to learn from human behavior than Holy Scripture?

Edition details

• Publisher: Tate Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1681429349
• ISBN 13: 9781681429342
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224