The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible

james stuart bell stan campbell

This revised edition continues to walk both experienced Bible readers and those seeking it out for the first time through a chronological, story-by-story and person-by-person experience. Complete with maps of journeys and explanations of the acts and epistles, this book • The journeys of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses, and the law from Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, and Kings, including David and Goliath, Gideon and Samson, and King Solomon • The captives, the women, the poets, the prophets, and more through the Old Testament • The story of Jesus as told in the four Gospels • The acts of the Apostles as they spread the word of the new church; the letters from Paul, Peter, James, John, and Jude on a variety of topics; and John’s apocalyptic Revelation • The Apocrypha including Maccabees 1 and 2 along with other books included for other practices • An all new reference glossary featuring names and places with descriptions and cross-references to their discussion in the Bible Download a sample chapter.

Genres religionchristianchristianitynonfictionreference

448 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1999

This edition

Format: 448 pages, Paperback
Published: August 2, 2005 by Alpha
ISBN: 9781592573899
ASIN: 1592573894
Language: English

About the author

james stuart bell

James Stuart Bell is the owner of Whitestone Communications, a literary development agency. He consults with numerous publishers, represents various authors, and provides writing and editing services. He has previously served as executive editor at Moody Press, director of religious publishing at Doubleday, and publisher at Bridge Publishing. He also has more than one hundred books with cover credit. He coauthored the best-selling Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible (more than 300,000 sold) and numerous other Christian guides in that series for the Penguin Group. He has also contributed numerous Christian volumes to the best-selling Cup of Comfort series by Adams Media.