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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biblical Mysteries

Author : Donald Ryan

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 364 pages

File Size : 25,33 MB

Release : 2000-03-10

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1101158336

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Discover clues to the most sacred mysteries of all time! You’re no idiot, of course. You’re familiar enough with the Ten Commandments to know if you’ve broken one or two. But when it comes to solving some of the Bible’s deepest mysteries, you have to confess—you’re clueless. Don’t start praying for forgiveness just yet! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Biblical Mysteries will help you sort out the controversies, contradictions, and conundrums in that consummately baffling book—the Bible. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Fascinating revelations about famous Biblical personages • A comprehensive introduction to Biblical archaeology • Down–to–earth explanations of controversial creation theories • Captivating insights into miracles and Mary sightings • Simple truths about alternative scriptures



The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biblical Mysteries

Author : Donald P. Ryan

Publisher :

Page : 334 pages

File Size : 14,58 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Bible

ISBN : 9780700609925

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Readers interested in the Bible, and Biblical stories. Viewers of the Discovery, and History Channel's and Unsolved Mysteries.



The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biblical Mysteries

Author : Donald P. Ryan

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 364 pages

File Size : 19,26 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780028638317

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Provides insight into biblical stories, miracles, and figures through historical context and scholarship, and explores the present controversies over lost texts, creationism, and archaeological findings.



The Complete Idiot's Guide to Christian Mysteries

Author : Ron Benrey

Publisher :

Page : 314 pages

File Size : 24,63 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9781592577620

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Book Description

Explains various Christian mysteries and theological concepts such as the Incarnation, the Virgin Birth, the dual nature of Christ, the miracles of Jesus, and the Trinity.



Complete Idiot's Guide to the World of the Bible

Author : Donald P. Ryan

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 340 pages

File Size : 18,34 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780028644479

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Offers an introduction to the geography, history, and people of the Bible.



The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ancient Egypt

Author : Donald P. Ryan

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 342 pages

File Size : 11,22 MB

Release : 2002

Category : History

ISBN : 9780028642772

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Book Description

Surveys the history and culture of ancient Egypt, including archaeological discoveries, mythology, architecture, and religion.



The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Last Days

Author : Richard H. Perry

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 372 pages

File Size : 31,78 MB

Release : 2006-11-07

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1440696888

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Book Description

Get ready for Judgment Day. For centuries, humans have dreaded—and anticipated—the end of the world. These fears—fueled by natural disasters, famines, world wars, and the writings of people like Nostradamus and Jeane Dixon—have left us with more questions than answers. In The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Last Days, Richard H. Perry goes to the definitive source on the subject: the Bible itself. • While the book is as exciting as an action/adventure novel, the author’s primary source is the Bible, and he guides his readers to an understanding of the Last Days by using related Scripture. • Covers Bible basics and the Signs of the Times. • Includes timelines of every stage leading up to the Last Days and after.



The Handy Bible Answer Book

Author : Jennifer R. Prince

Publisher : Visible Ink Press

Page : 433 pages

File Size : 34,81 MB

Release : 2014-03-24

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1578594928

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Get More from the Bible The Bible is a beloved text owned by nearly all Americans. It’s probably on your reading list, but it can be a daunting work to master. The Handy Bible Answer Book illuminates the secrets and reveals the wisdom of the Bible. Through easy-to-understand explanations to common questions, this book examines, story-by-story, the origins and history of the meanings of chapters, verses, and parables. Offering enlightening explanations and defining key terms, people, places, and events, this user-friendly guide is for anyone interested in learning more about the Bible. It brings context to readers by answering more than 1,700 commonly asked questions about the Good Book, including: • How has archeology contributed to understanding the Bible? • What are some of the most notable Bible translations through the ages? • What was the Day of Atonement? • How did Gideon obey God’s call? • According to Peter, what was the benefit of faith? • What is the Apocrypha? This comprehensive resource provides concise, straightforward information, drawing from five different translations of the Bible and other sources, it's designed to let even casual readers dig deeply into the Bible. It helps bring the Good Book's parables, stories, history, and power to your life.



The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Christian Fiction

Author : Ron Benrey

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 356 pages

File Size : 42,60 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9781592576814

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Book Description

They say there's nothing new under the sun, and the Christian fiction industry certainly didn't spring full blown with the advent of the Left Behindseries in 1996. Remember Christyby Catherine Marshall? Published in 1967, its inspiration was the life of Marshall's mother - and the Christy Award, presented annually since 1999 to recognize novelists and novels in several categories of Christian fiction, was named after it. What makes Christian fiction? There are several givens, despite the subgenres- the Christian worldview must be woven throughout both the book's plot and its character development. But must it put proselytizing before telling a good story? How much sex - if any! - is okay in a Christian romance? Is it all right to approach edgy subjects in a Christian mystery? Is it possible to seamlessly integrate a Christian message in a crackling good yarn? In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Christian FictionRon Benrey - himself the author of successful Christian fiction - offers readers chapter and verse of writing Christian women's, romance, thrillers and mysteries, warfare, historical, biblical, speculative, and young adult fiction that deliver strong, inspirational messages and sell!



The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible, 3rd Edition

Author : James Bell Jr.

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 452 pages

File Size : 44,7 MB

Release : 2005-08-02

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1101097728

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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 Peter, Paul, 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.