1,001 MORE Things You Always Wanted to Know About the Bible
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1,001 MORE Things You Always Wanted to Know About the Bible

A Christian Reference Guide to Facts and Trivia about Scripture

  1. 496 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

1,001 MORE Things You Always Wanted to Know About the Bible

A Christian Reference Guide to Facts and Trivia about Scripture

About this book

The Bible has inflamed the hearts of poets and martyrs, spawned revolutions and reformations, and influenced cultures and personal lives in sometimes small, sometimes dramatic ways. With a teacher's wit and knowledge, bestsellling author J. Stephen Lang again turns to the Bible and navigates more of its immense treasures in his easily accessible and informative style in 1,001 More Things You Always Wanted to Know About the Bible.

You will discover answers to the questions and curiosities you have always harbored about the Bible and its influence but perhaps felt you should already know. A joy to browse and reference, this fascinating book is sure to satisfy an inquirer's mind and spark further study of the Bible.

Test your knowledge of Bible trivia:

  • In a famous folk legend, who found the "true cross" of Christ on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem?
  • In 1952, what new Bible translation caused heated opposition?
  • Who established Sunday as "The Lord's Day"?
  • Who wore girdles in Bible times?
  • What favorite children's song did Anna Bartlett Warner write?
  • What is the "mercy seat"?

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Information

Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Year
2001
eBook ISBN
9781418554484
Subtopic
Biblical Reference

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. 1. So Many Legends
  6. 2. The Bible Versus the Modern World
  7. 3. Moving Images: Films and Video
  8. 4. What the Famous Said
  9. 5. Customs of Christians
  10. 6. The Joys (and Woes) of Translating
  11. 7. Some Curious Beliefs and Practices
  12. 8. Back in the U.S.A.
  13. 9. Words and Phrases
  14. 10. Back to Nature
  15. 11. Daily Life in Bible Times
  16. 12. Digging Up the Bible
  17. 13. Reform and Revolution: The 1500s
  18. 14. The Amazing King James Version
  19. 15. Some Choice Tidbits: Old Testament
  20. 16. Some Choice Tidbits: New Testament
  21. 17. Songs and Music and Such
  22. 18. The Bible and the Jews
  23. 19. Potpourri, All Quite Interesting
  24. Index
  25. About the Author