What the Bible Really Tells Us: The Essential Guide to Biblical Literacy (2011 Wray), book

T.J. Wray, What the Bible Really Tells Us: The Essential Guide to Biblical Literacy (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, distributed by National Book Network, 2011).

Abstract

"Provides the general public and undergraduates with an introductory level text in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament."--Publisher description.

Contents

Why you need to know -- Take the test : the sixty-second super-easy Bible quiz -- A tree with deep roots : a brief history of biblical illiteracy -- Bible basics : it's not rocket science! -- The problem of pain : why do we suffer? -- Final destinations : heaven and hell -- Show me the money : the surprising truth about wealth and riches -- Should we or shouldn't we? A brief exploration of sexuality and gender -- Fair is fair : the essential aspects of biblical law and justice -- Mother Earth : the Bible and the environment -- Making the God connection : communicating with God through prayer and worship -- Moving forward.