The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible, Third Edition

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 includes:

• 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