You Can Understand The Bible: A Practical And Illuminating Guide To Each Book In The Bible PDF
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YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE PETER KREEFT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE A Practical Guide to Each Book in the Bible IGNATIUS PRESS SAN FRANCISCO The chapters in this book first appeared in article form in issues of The National Catholic Register during 1989, 1990, and 1991 Original book editions: You Can Understand the Old Testament: A Book-by-Book Guide for Catholics © 1990 by Twin Circle Publishing CompanyPublished by Servant Publications, Ann Arbor, Michigan and Reading and Praying the New Testament: A Book-by-Book Guide for Catholics © 1992 by Twin Circle Publishing Company Published by Servant Publications, Ann Arbor, Michigan New, combined and revised edition printed by permission of Peter Kreeft Cover art: Raphael (1483-1520) The Crossing of the Red Sea From The Story of Moses. Fresco. Location: Logge, Vatican Palace, Vatican State Photo Credit: Scala / Art Resource, NY Cover design by Riz Boncan Marsella © 2005 by Ignatius Press, San FranciscoAll rights reserved ISBN 1-58617-045-7Library of Congress Control Number 2004107666 Printed in the United States of America CONTENTS Author’s Note General Introduction to the Bible Part One: The Old Testament 1 Introduction to the Old Testament 2 Begin at the Beginning: Genesis 1-2 3 Our Free Fall into Sin: Genesis 3 4 The Divine Rescue Operation: Genesis Continued 5 God’s “Liberation Theology”: Exodus 6 God’s Law, Israel’s Wanderings, and Moses’ Farewell: Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy 7 From Conquest to Chaos: Joshua and Judges 8 National Happiness from Personal Holiness: First and Second Samuel 9 From Israel’s Golden Age to Decline and Fall: First and Second Kings 10 A Different Perspective on History: First and Second Chronicles 11 God Brings His People Back to the Promised Land: Ezra and Nehemiah 12 Biblical Heroines of Friendship and Courage: Ruth and Esther 13 Job Confronts Life’s Darkest Problem and Encounters God Himself 14 Our Primary Prayer Book: The Psalms 15 Our Road Map to Practical Wisdom: Proverbs 16 The Question the Rest of the Bible Answers: Ecclesiastes 17 The Great Love Story between God and the Soul: Song of Songs 18 God’s Big Mouths: The Prophets 19 The Shakespeare of Prophecy Thunders with the Message of Salvation: Isaiah 20 The Only Alternative to Disaster: Jeremiah and Lamentations 21 Two Supernatural Visionaries: Ezekiel and Daniel 22 More Mouths of God: The Rest of the Prophets 23 History, Wisdom, and Apocalyptic Visions: The Deuterocanonical Books and the Apocrypha Part Two: The New Testament 1 The Good News of Jesus Christ: Introduction to the Gospels 2 The Gospel of the Kingdom: Matthew’s Gospel 3 Just the Facts: Mark’s Gospel 4 The Great Physician: Luke’s Gospel 5 The I AM Reveals Himself: John’s Gospel 6 The Gospel of the Holy Spirit: Acts 7 The Church in Acts and the Church Today 8 The Church’s Treasure Trove of Wisdom: Introduction to the Epistles 9 The First Systematic Christian Theology: Romans 10 How a Christian Is Different: First Corinthians 11 A Different Christ Means No Christ: Second Corinthians 12 Back to Basics: Galatians 13 We Are Christ’s Mystical Body: Ephesians 14 Christ-Mindedness: Philippians 15 Christ, the Fullness of God: Colossians 16 How to Misunderstand the Second Coming: First and Second Thessalonians 17 Letters to Paul’s Helpers: First Timothy, Second Timothy, and Titus 18 A Personal and Tender Letter to a Friend: Philemon 19 Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King: Hebrews 20 Doers of the Word: James 21 Standing Fast in Christ: Letters of Peter 22 A Spiritual Father Writes to His Children: Letters of John 23 Warning against False Teaching: Jude 24 The Most Difficult Book in the Bible: Revelation Endnotes
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