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Introduction to the Bible provides a survey of the content of all biblical books, section by section, focusing on the Bible’s theological themes. Rather than introducing students to the Bible merely as history, literature, a record of political or ideological history, or a testimony to societies living or dead, authors Robert Kugler and Patrick Hartin stress that the Bible must be read as the...

Explanation of the symbols in this book must begin from within John’s own context, namely, from the Hebrew Scriptures and the Greco-Roman context (never from our world!). To express his revelatory experiences and visions, John turns to the Hebrew Scriptures: of the 404 verses in Revelation, 278 have connections with the Hebrew Scriptures. Among the common symbols that occur are the following: • Animals: The Roman Empire is symbolized as a beast: “And the beast that
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