TY - BOOK AU - Goldingay,John TI - A reader's guide to the Bible SN - 9780830892860 (eBook) AV - BS475.3 U1 - 220.61 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Downers Grove PB - InterVarsity Press KW - Bible KW - Introductions N1 - 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 ER -