The family encyclopedia of the Bible /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chancellor,
1988, ©1978.
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Table of Contents:
- The environment of the Bible. The geography of the land of Israel - Plants of the Bible - Trees and shrubs - Animals of the Bible - Birds of the Bible - Nations within the Promised Land - The Egyptians - The Assyrians - The Babylonians - The Greeks - The Romans - Other nations
- Archaeology and the Bible. Past and present: the work of excavation - Writing - Archaeology and the Old Testament - Archaeology and the New Testament
- he story of the Bible. How the Bible was written and became one book - How the Bible came to us - Understanding the Bible - The books of the Bible
- Key teaching and events of the Bible. A to Z of Bible words - Flood - Captivity in Egypt - Exodus - Conquest of Canaan - Exile - Return from exile
- Religion and worship in the Bible. The religion of Israel - The commandments - Fasts and festivals - Tabernacle and temples - Priests, Levites and the sacrifices - The prophets - Between the testaments - Jewish religion: New Testament times - The teaching of Jesus - Christian worship in the New testament - Canaanite religion - Egyptian religion - Assyrian and Babylonian religion - Greek and Roman religion
- People of the Bible. A to Z
- Home and family life in the Bible. Life within the family - Special occasions - Clothes and fashion - Town and city life - Life in the villages - Housing - Food for the family - Social life
- Work and society in the Bible. Amateurs, professionals and slaves - Farming - Building, masons and carpenters - Clothes-making - Mining and metalwork - Pottery - Other jobs - Medicine - Trade and commerce - Money, weights and measures - Government and administration - Education - War, weapons and warriors - Travel and transport
- Places of the Bible. A to Z
- Atlas of the Bible. The land of Israel - Bible history at a glance - The world of the Old Testament - The world of Genesis - Into the promised land - The Judges - Israel's first kings: Saul, David and Solomon - The two kingdoms - The rise of the Northern powers - Invasion and exile - Return to Jerusalem - Jerusalem - The world of the New testament - Israel in the New Testament - The outreach of the church
- Index to the non-alphabetical sections
- Acknowledgements.