The SPCK Bible Guide

Foreword
About this Book
About the Themes

The Old Testament:
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, Sirach, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.

The New Testament:
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation
Index
Further Reading
Credits

The SPCK Bible Guide is a handy navigational tool for anyone who wants to gain a broad overview of the Bible, its major themes and essential teachings. The entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is broken down into easy-to-manage sections, each containing a narrative summary, key quotations and a helpful commentary explaining the basic message of the original authors.

Brief summaries of every chapter in the Bible are also provided, each of them colour-coded by theme – such as Forgiveness, History, Miracles, Moral Teaching, Love, Poetry and Prayer. This enables readers to browse through quickly and discover information on a chosen topic from different parts of the Bible.

Lavishly illustrated throughout, The SPCK Bible Guide is the ideal entry-point of all religious backgrounds looking for a clear, concise and comprehensive presentation of the Bible’s stories and teachings, and how they still speak to people today.

The SPCK Bible Guide is designed as a navigational tool for readers who want to gain a broad overview of the Bible, grasp its major themes and understand its key teachings.

Both Old and New Testaments are broken down into easy-to-manage sections - each containing a narrative summary, key quotations, and a helpful commentary explaining the essential concerns of the original authors. The book may be used with any good translation of the Bible, and includes the seven books contained in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament used by the early Church).

Bible quotations are from the NRSV. The Guide is the ideal entry-point for people of all religious backgrounds who want to gain a clear and comprehensive view of what the Bible contains and what it means for today.