| From Moses to modernity: introducing the good book -- Lights, camera, action! Previewing the bible's stage and storyline -- Creation, paradise lost, and other mysteries of life (Genesis 1-3) -- The fallout from "the fall" (Genesis 4-11) -- The Babylonian hillbillies: the adventures of Abraham and his family (Genesis 12-25:18) -- The birth of a nation: Isaac, Jacob, and their many children (Genesis 25:19-50) -- Holy Moses! Exploring Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy -- An experiment in theocracy: Joshua, Judges, and Ruth -- The King and "I Am": 1 and 2 Samuel -- A tale of two kingdoms: 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles -- Strangers in a strange land: Israel in exile with Daniel and Esther -- Home for the holidays: returning to the promised land with Ezra and Nehemiah -- More than mere fortune-tellers: the prophets -- Israel's wisdom literature and love poetry: Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs -- Rockin' the temple: music in ancient Israel (Psalms) -- Rebels with a cause: the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees -- The Apocrypha's other "hidden treasures" -- From birth to baptism: Jesus prepares for the ministry (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) -- Jesus Christ superstar: Jesus' "ministry years" (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) -- The early Christian church (Acts 1-8, 10-12, and 15) -- The traveling salesman of Tarsus: Paul's life and letters -- Wait a minute, Mr. Postman: the New Testament's general letters -- The beginning of the end: the Revelation of John -- The Bible and the Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- Michelangelo, Milton, and movies: art, literature, life, and the Bible -- Ten+ people you should know from the Bible -- Ten holidays you can take thanks to the Bible. |
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