Zondervan Handbook to the Bible, Revised Edition [Flexibound]

David and Pat Alexander (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2002

Now in a flexiback softcover. With over three million copies sold, this handbook has earned an outstanding reputation as the most helpful and accessible guide to the Bible and has been called 'the best book to have next to the Bible.' Readers will discover fascinating, thorough, and enriching insights into the Bible with the best-selling and internationally acclaimed Zondervan Handbook to the Bible, now in a smaller and more manageable softcover edition. From the history and design of the temple in Jerusalem to God's relationship to the universe, you'll find it here. The land, cultures, battles, feast days, heroes, and villains of Scripture come alive through spectacular color-filled articles and images of meticulous clarity and detail. Special features include: * Four-color guide to all the books of the Bible * 119 articles by an international team of experts * Over 500 color photographs * 68 maps, 30 charts * Complete 'Rapid Fact-Finder' reference section

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'Indispensable in my own studies of the Scriptures.' -- Charles W. Colson

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Now in a flexiback softcover With over three million copies sold, this handbook has earned an outstanding reputation as the most helpful and accessible guide to the Bible and has been called "the best book to have next to the Bible." Readers will discover fascinating, thorough, and enriching insights into the Bible with the bestselling and internationally acclaimed Zondervan Handbook to the Bible, now in a smaller and more manageable softcover edition. From the history and design of the temple in Jerusalem to God’s relationship to the universe, you’ll find it here. The land, cultures, battles, feast days, heroes, and villains of Scripture come alive through spectacular color-filled articles and images of meticulous clarity and detail. Special features include: • Four-color guide to all the books of the Bible • 119 articles by an international team of experts • Over 500 color photographs • 68 maps, 30 charts • Complete "Rapid Fact-Finder" reference section

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Flexibound: 816 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan Pub. House; Enlarged 3rd edition (2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310262712
• ISBN-13: 978-0310262718
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,769 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Up to Date Bible Handbook, November 6, 2006

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This review is from: Zondervan Handbook to the Bible, Revised Edition (Flexibound)

I use this every morning when I have my quiet time. I can assure you that it is conservative in its theological approach, and it gives short, but sweet summaries of each chapter of the Bible. It also has articles sprinkled throughout the book with more information.

The book gives a pre 70 AD date for the book of Hebrews, and holds to the Pauline authorship of 1,2 Timothy and Titus.

I like using this book because I can consult it quickly and get substantial information to aid me in my time in God's word. I give it a high recommendation. It is a more up to date and reliable handbook than any other one I have seen.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great teaching resource, November 26, 2005

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This review is from: Zondervan Handbook to the Bible, Revised Edition (Flexibound)

At last a book about the bible from Zondervan which does not spend most of the time telling you what to beleive and how to do it by getting itself into improbable tangles trying to eliminate the discrepancies between various books of the bible.
This volume will be ideal for teaching as it presents the information in a neutral manner, leaving the user to look further if so desired. A good basis from which to build further.
A very big plus is that the majority of the contributors are British. That is so refereshing. It makes one ask why Oxford had to use US contributors with their strange English usage to annotate the Revised English Bible.
This handbook is the kind of volume which will not only prove its worth in the classroom, but it invites the reader to pick it up and browse. Many an interesting tidbit of information has been acquired whilst browsing.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zondervan Handbook to the Bible, May 29, 2006

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J. Lindner (Gem Lake, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zondervan Handbook to the Bible, Revised Edition (Flexibound)

Unlike other reviewers, I firmly believe this book belongs in any and all church libraries. So many people wonder what to make of scriptures and this book provides keen insight. It is well organized and suberbly edited. When combined with the rich illustrations, this book is a bargain for what Amazon is asking for it.

At the outset, the editors state why this book is important, a companion to both Bible and individual. Is it the only Bible handbook one should own? Probably not, as other opinions will help readers gain much more perspective. But clearly this book belongs alongside other handbooks so the reader can obtain a full appreciation for what the Bible says. If people are strong in their faith, editorial statements shouldn't cause them to doubt God's word.