TY  - BOOK
TI  - Great people of the Bible and how they lived
SN  - 0895770156
AV  - BS571 .G73
U1  - 220.9/2 23
PY  - 1974///]
CY  - Pleasantville, NY
PB  - The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
KW  - Bible
KW  - Biography
KW  - History of Biblical events
KW  - Geography
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Histoire des �ev�enements bibliques
KW  - G�eographie
KW  - Antiquit�es
KW  - fast
KW  - nli
KW  - sears
KW  - Bible stories
KW  - R�ecits bibliques
KW  - aat
KW  - lcgft
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - On spine: Readers digest; Includes index; Preface : A journey into biblical times. The Old Testament : an introduction. pt. 1. Seekers of the promised land. Pioneers in the promised land : Abraham and Isaac -- Twelve tribes for a new nation : Jacob and his sons -- Egyptian interlude : Joseph and his brothers -- Moses : the Lord's prophet -- pt. 2. Conquerors and settlers. A gift of the Lord : Joshua and the conquest -- The Judges : warriors for God and Israel -- Ruth : Israel's gentle heroine -- Samuel : prophet for a new nations -- pt. 3. The golden age of the kings of Israel -- Saul : Israel's first king -- David : the Lord's anointed one -- Ruler of an empire : Solomon -- pt. 4. Prophets pf the Lord -- Elijah : troubler of Israel -- Elisha : healer and revolutionary -- Isaiah : prophet of hardship and hope -- Jeremiah : anguished prophet of disaster -- pt. 5. Keepers of the faith. Ezekiel : priest to the exiles -- Esther : heroine of the Jews -- Leaders of a New Jerusalem : Nehemiah and Ezra -- Fighters for freedom : the Maccabees; The New Testament. pt. 6. Seekers of the Messiah. A family of Nazareth : Joseph, Mary and Jesus -- John the Baptist : prophet in Judea -- Jesus : the gospel in Galilee -- Fishers of men : the twelve Apostles -- pt. 7. Jesus and Jerusalem. Friends in Judea : Lazarus, Mary and Martha -- Jesus called Christ : his arrest, trial and crucifixion -- pt. 8. The first Christians. Followers of the way : the disciples in Jerusalem -- Paul : bearer of Christianity -- Epilogue: Founders of the Church
N2  - Draws upon biblical sources and recent archaeological findings to profile great figures found in the Old and New Testaments
ER  -