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Understanding the Bible as a Whole: An Accessible Book-by-Book Guide through the Scriptures

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This book is dedicated to Margaret Bangston, our church grandmother. She loves her Bible. She lives her Bible. We can tell by the way she hugs our children.

Contents

Introduction: The Whole Bible for Your Whole Life

1: Understanding the Beginning

Part I: The Old Testament

2: God’s Law

3: Israel’s History

4: The Post-exilic Period

5: Poetry and Wisdom

6: Psalms

7: The Major Prophets

8: The Minor Prophets

Part II: The New Testament

9: The Gospels and Acts

10: Paul’s Letters to Churches

11: Paul’s Pastoral Letters

12: General Letters

13: Revelation

Conclusion: Your Commitment to God’s Word

About the Author

Introduction
The Whole Bible for Your Whole Life

WHEN THE SUITCASES were opened in a crowded but secluded room in a Chinese village, everyone responded with excitement. They quickly reached for the contents. One by one, each person picked up one of the new books. Some kissed the cover. Others wept. Their joy was palpable. One young woman, her voice laden with emotion, spoke for everyone in the room: “This is what we needed most.”

Then a hushed silence as—for the first time ...