TY - BOOK AU - Fee,Gordon D. AU - Hubbard,Robert L. TI - The Eerdmans companion to the Bible SN - 0802838235 U1 - 220.61 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - Eerdmans KW - Bible KW - Introductions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Welcome to the Bible. What is the Bible? ; Lands of the Bible ; Divine and human ; Why are these books in the bible? ; How was the Bible passed down to us? ; Languages, writing, and alphabets ; How to interpret the Bible ; The Bible in English ; The Bible as literature ; Archaeology and the Bible ; Plants and animals ; Weights, measures, money ; Measuring time -- The Old Testament. The Five Books. Genesis ; Exodus ; Leviticus ; Numbers ; Deuteronomy -- The historical books. Joshua ; Judges ; Ruth ; 1 and 2 Samuel ; 1 and 2 King ; 1 and 2 Chronicles ; Ezra ; Nehemiah ; Esther -- Poetry and Wisdom literature. Job ; Psalms ; Proverbs ; Ecclesiastes ; Song of Songs -- The Prophets. Isaiah ; Jeremiah ; Lamentations ; Ezekiel ; Daniel ; Hosea ; Joel ; Amos ; Obadiah ; Jonah ; Micah ; Nahum ; Habakkuk ; Zephaniah ; Haggai ; Zechariah ; Malachi -- The New Testament. The world of the New Testament ; Judaism in the time of Jesus ; The use of the Old Testament in the New Testament. The Gospels and Acts. Matthew ; Mark ; Luke ; John ; Acts -- The Letters. Romans ; 1 Corinthians ; 2 Corinthians ; Galatians ; Ephesians ; Philippians ; Colossians ; 1 and 2 Thessalonians ; 1 and 2 Timothy ; Titus ; Philemon ; Hebrews ; James ; 1 and 2 Peter ; 1, 2, and 3 John Jude ; Revelation -- The Bible and the Church. The guide for Christian faith ; The guide for Christian living -- Glossary of terms -- Who's who in the Bible -- Nations and peoples -- Gazetteer of places ER -