At your fingertips: the most vital information you need for reading and truly understanding the Bible. The Essential Bible Companion is a unique, easy-to-use reference guide that gives you clear, crisp insights into the Bible, book by book.
Developed by two world-class Bible scholars and the creator of The Bible in 90 Days curriculum, this compact reference tool visually lays out the key details for each book of the Bible, including:
* Essential background information, such as the underlying purpose, the key terms and concepts, and the key teachings about God in that book.
* An easy-to-reference timeline of the book with callouts for notable events.
* Important people to know.
* Key verses, maps, and historical introductions.
Between the brief introductions you might find in a study Bible and the overwhelming amount of detail in an exhaustive reference handbook or commentary, The Essential Bible Companion strikes the perfect balance of manageable information that doesn't distract or detract from Scripture itself.
This richly informative volume will assist you on your journey toward a well-grounded biblical faith.
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What You Need to Know, When You Need to Know It
The Essential Bible Companion gives you what it promises: the essentials. The most vital, absolutely indispensable information you need for reading and truly understanding God's Word. Developed by two world-class Bible scholars and the creator of The Bible in 90 Days curriculum, this unique, easy-to-use reference guide gives you clear, crisp insights into the Bible book by book.
From Genesis to Revelation, each book of the Bible has its key details laid out for you clearly and engagingly in a colorful two-page spread that includes
€¢ background information
€¢ timelines
€¢ important biblical characters
Striking a balance between too little and too much information--between the brief introductions provided in a Bible and the potentially overwhelming detail of a standard reference handbook--this well-designed, extremely helpful volume condenses the most important information in a highly visual, easy-to-understand format.
Ideal for use as a companion to The Bible in 90 Days curriculum, The Essential Bible Companion is also a valuable resource for any Bible study. However you use it, this richly informative volume will assist you on your journey toward a well-grounded biblical faith. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John H. Walton (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is professor emeritus of Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Old Testament Today, with Andrew E. Hill; volumes on Job and Genesis in the NIV Application Commentary series; the six-volume Lost World series; and Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology. He was also coeditor, with Craig Keener, of the ECPA 2017 Bible of the Year winner, the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible.
Mark L. Strauss (PhD, Aberdeen) is university professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary, where he has served since 1993. His books include Four Portraits, One Jesus; How to Read the Bible in Changing Times; The Essential Bible Companion; and commentaries on Mark and Luke. He also serves as vice chair of the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version translation.
Ted Cooper Jr. founded the Bible in 90 Days ministry in 2002, following almost 20 years in the computer industry. A lifelong agnostic, in 1999 Ted read the Bible from cover to cover in three months. Not only did this experience transform Ted into a believer, it led him to develop a unique curriculum to help others succeed in doing this reading. Ted's ministry has helped churches, communities, small groups and individuals in 49 states and 13 foreign countries host The Bible in 90 Days curriculum. Churches hosting The Bible in 90 Days include: Assembly of God, Baptist, Bible, Catholic, Christian, Church of Christ, Community, Episcopal, Evangelical Free, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Non-denominational, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, United Methodist, and Vineyard. Ted has served on a number of professional and charity boards, and is an elder at First Presbyterian Church of Houston. Ted and his wife Becky live in Houston with their three children. To contact Ted, visit please the ministry ?
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The Essential Bible CompanionCopyright 2006 by Theodore W. Cooper Jr., John H. Walton, and Mark StraussRequests for information should be addressed to:Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataWalton, John H., 1952--The essential Bible companion / John H. Walton and Mark L. Strauss.---1st ed.p. cm.ISBN-10: 0-310-26662-9ISBN-13: 978-0-310-26662-4 (softcover) 1. Bible---Introductions. I. Strauss, Mark L. II. Title.BS475.3.W35 2005220.6'1---dc22 2005010113All maps and temple cutaways by Mosaic Graphics. Copyright 2006 by the Zondervan Corporation.All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible: New International Version. NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by anymeans---electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other---except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the priorpermission of the publisher.Interior design by Tracey WalkerPrinted in China06 07 08 09 10 11 12 * 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1Key Concepts The law is part of God's revelation of himself;giving it is an act of grace. God's presence comes on his terms and in his time. Deliverance is God's business. 'Then you will know that I am the LORD yourGod.'Key TermsExodus--When God delivers the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt and brings them to the land he promised them.Plagues--Ten acts of judgment aga
