A reader's guide to the Bible /
John Goldingay.
- 190pages
Includes index.
God's story and God's word in God's world -- The events of the Bible -- The land of the Bible -- The story of god and his people -- Beginnings: Genesis to Numbers -- From triumph to defeat: Deuteronomy to Kings -- The story of the community: Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah -- Short stories: Ruth, Esther, Jonah, and Daniel -- The story of Jesus and the church: Matthew to Acts -- The word of God to his people -- The instruction of the priests: Exodus to Deuteronomy -- The message of the prophets: Isaiah to Malachi -- The letters of the apostles: Romans to Jude -- The visions of the seers: Daniel, Revelation -- The advice of the experts: Proverbs, Song of Songs -- Israel's response to God -- Prayer and praise: Psalms, Lamentations -- Doubts and certainties: Ecclesiastes, Job -- The Bible today.