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Pocket Guide to the Bible Jason Boyett

Pocket Guide to the Bible By Jason Boyett

Pocket Guide to the Bible by Jason Boyett


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Summary

A Little Book About the Big Book An new guide to the original good book, focusing on the fascinating, touching, off-beat, unusual, and the downright bizarre aspects of the Bible.

Pocket Guide to the Bible Summary

Pocket Guide to the Bible: A Little Book About the Big Book by Jason Boyett

A Little Book About the Big Book An new guide to the original good book, focusing on the fascinating, touching, off-beat, unusual, and the downright bizarre aspects of the Bible. Jason Boyett (Amarillo, TX) is a former copywriter and creative director in the advertising/marketing industry whose work regularly appears in publications like Relevant magazine, Christian Single, and TrueU.org. He has written for Salon.com, Paste, ChristianityToday.com, Ministries Today, and other national publications. He has been featured on international programs airing on the National Geographic Channel and the History Channel, including its recent broadcast of Mysteries of the Garden of Eden.

About Jason Boyett

Jason Boyett is not a professional theologian or historian but that hasn't stopped him from writing this book. His work has appeared in a variety of publications as well as on his blog (www.jasonboyett.com). He lives in Texas with his wife and children. The Pocket Guide Series explains complex religious subjects with a lethal dose of educational hilarity, guided by the author's insatiable curiosity, humor, and gentle irreverence. The Pocket Guide series includes Pocket Guide to Sainthood, Pocket Guide to the Afterlife, and this book. Discover more at www.pocketguidesite.com.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION VII Chapter one BIBLICABULARY (A Glossary of the Good Book) 1 Chapter Two CAST OF CHARACTERS (A TO J) 31 Chapter Three CAST OF CHARACTERS (K TO Z) 63 Chapter four WHAT HAPPENS, PART 1 (The Old Testament at Breakneck Speed) 87 Chapter five WHAT HAPPENS, PART 2 (The New Testament at Breakneck Speed) 117 Chapter six THE BRIEF HISTORY OF HOLY WRIT (A Timeline) 133 Chapter seven VERSIONS AND PERVERSIONS (A Selective Survey of Translations) 157 Chapter eight LIST YE BE SMITTEN (Biblical Flotsam and Jetsam) 173 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 189

Additional information

GOR010831639
9780470373095
0470373091
Pocket Guide to the Bible: A Little Book About the Big Book by Jason Boyett
Used - Good
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
2009-07-13
210
N/A
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