King James's Bible : a selection /: a selection. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Bible.
• Further Information: Note: Edited by W.H. Stevenson.
• Editors: Stevenson, W. H
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Shape and purpose; God as protagonist; The Covenant quest; The Law and sin; Deliverance; Unifying force; Further reading; Originals and translations; The Hebrew scriptures; The Law; The Histories and the prophets; The Writings; The Apocrypha; The New Testament; Early translations; The Vulgate; 'Wycliffe'; Sixteenth-century source texts; The English Bible; Tyndale and the Bible; Coverdale: the 'Great Bible'; The Geneva Bible; The Bishops' Bible; The Rheims-Douai Bible. The emergence of AVFurther reading; The language of AV; Further reading; The Old Testament; The Pentateuch; Kings, prophets and writers; Genesis; Creation; The garden; Cain and Abel; Abraham and Sarah; The lineage of Abraham; The Covenant; Sarah's child; Hagar's child; The sacrifice of Isaac; The deaths of Sarah and Abraham; About Jacob; Jacob and Esau; The blessing; Jacob at Beth-el; Rachel at the well; Jacob's wives; The twelve sons; Jacob's sheep; The ford of Jabbok; The death of Rachel; Exodus; Moses: the burning bush; Moses and Pharaoh; The plagues of Egypt; The Passover. Crossing the Red SeaThe songs of Moses and Miriam; The wilderness; Manna; In Sinai; The Ten Commandments; The Tabernacle and the Ark; The veil; The altar of incense; The workmen; Completion; Leviticus; The Day of Atonement; A part of the Law; Numbers; The fiery serpent; Deuteronomy; The Law; Moses' death; The Histories; Joshua; Jericho; Judges; Jael and Sisera; Deborah's Song; Ruth; Naomi's bereavement; Ruth gleans; Ruth and Boaz; The marriage; David and Absalom; Bath-sheba and Uriah; Nathan speaks; The rape of Tamar; The murder of Amnon; Absalom's revolt; Civil war; The battle in the wood. AftermathKings: Solomon's kingdom; King-making; David's bequests; Of Adonijah and Joab; Solomon's wisdom; Solomon's temple; Queen and wives; Kings: Decadence; Elijah and Ahab; Elijah in hiding; Elijah's departure; The Kingdoms' Fall; The fall of Samaria; The fall of Judah; The Prophets; Prophets of the two kingdoms: Amos; The State of Israel; 'The Day of the Lord'; Judgment; Hosea; The lovers; A new day; Micah; The Lord's demands; Isaiah (1); Corruptions at Court; 'The Day of the Lord'; The song of the vineyard; Isaiah's call; Immanuel; Assyria; Jesse's offspring; The Lord's vengeance. Prophets of the Exile: JeremiahOracles and judgments; Hinnom; The unjust rich man; The new David; Oracles of comfort; A new Covenant; Ezekiel; Visions of God; Images of siege; The valley of dry bones; Prophets of the return: 'Second' Isaiah; The end of exile; My servant Israel; The Lord's mercy; The messenger and the servant; Zechariah; The red horse; The measuring line; The new priesthood; Question and answer; Malachi; The refiner's fire; Daniel; Belshazzar's feast; The four beasts; The Writings; Job; Prologue; Job's calamity; Job's lament; From the first cycle; Job responds.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Harlow, England New York : Longman
• Publication Date: 2010.; 2013
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource, maps
• Subjects: 220.52036; BIBLES -- General; RELIGION -- Biblical Reference -- General; RELIGION -- Biblical Reference -- Handbooks; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317862123; 1317862120
• Related ISBNs: 9781408230473; 140823047X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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