(+) The Complete Bible Handbook (1998 Bowker), edited volume

The Complete Bible Handbook (1998) is a volume edited by John Bowker.

Abstract

"Internationally renowned author and professor John Bowker leads a team of experts in providing the perfect way to explore the Bible. Photographs of paintings, sculptures, and ancient archaeological sites reveal fascinating information about life in biblical times, including festivals, fashions, and customs. 1,500+ illustrations ... An accessible, inspirational guide that embraces the whole of the Judeo-Christian tradition. The most important book in Western history, the Bible has had a profound influence on the religious, intellectual, and cultural life of societies throughout the world. The Complete Bible Handbook draws on the latest scholarship to form the most comprehensive and accessible guide to the Bible ever published. Every book of the Bible is outlined and explained, with the focus on key figures, events and teachings. Led by the respected scholar John Bowker, pioneer in the study of religions, The Complete Bible Handbook is an authoritative and inspirational guide written by a multidenominational team of experts that embraces both Jewish and Christian faiths. The commentaries are supported by more than 500 color illustrations, often casting new light on Bible stories. Location photographs and maps show biblical sites as they are today, and many important works of religious art are beautifully reproduced."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in London [England], and New York, NY: Dorling Kindersley, 1998.

Translations

• Le grand livre de la Bible = The Complete Bible Handbook (1999 Bowker / Costecalde), edited volume (French ed.)

• 聖書百科全書 = The Complete Bible Handbook (2000 Bowker / Arai, Ikeda, Itani), edited volume (Japanese ed.)

• 聖經的世界 = The Complete Bible Handbook (2000 Bowker / Liu, Su), edited volume (Chinese ed.)

• Das illustrierte Bibelhandbuch = The Complete Bible Handbook (2000 Bowker / Hölscher), edited volume (German ed.)

• Il manuale della Bibbia = The Complete Bible Handbook (2000 Bowker), edited volume (Italian ed.)

• Den fullstendige bibelhåndboken = The Complete Bible Handbook (2001 Bowker), edited volume (Norwegian ed.)

Contents

The Old Testament -- The Hebrew Bible -- The Pentateuch -- The historical books -- The wisdom books -- The prophets -- The Apocrypha -- The New Testament -- The life of Jesus -- The beginnings of Christianity -- The letters -- A-Z of people in the Bible -- A-Z of places in the Bible