From earth's creation to John's Revelation : the Interfaces biblical storyline companion / Barbara Green, Carleen Mandolfo, Catherine M. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, Barbara, 1946-

Contributor:

Mandolfo, Carleen.

Murphy, Catherine M., 1961-

Series:

Interfaces (Collegeville, Minn.)

Interfaces

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Outlines, syllabi, etc.

Bible.

Genre:

Outlines and syllabi.

Physical Description:

68 pages : maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, MN : Liturgical Press, 2003.

Summary:

As an introductory text and companion for the Interfaces series, From Earth's Creation to John's Revelation provides an overview of material essential for an introductory undergraduate course in Old or New Testament. It helps readers locate the biblical characters within the biblical timeline and introduces the characters in ways that students of the Bible will find informative and vital. It is organized chronologically and includes maps for further study.

Contents:

Origins Stories (Set pre-1000 B.C.E.)

1. Adam and Eve 2

2. Noah, Family and Friends 3

3. Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah 5

4. Jacob and Family 7

5. Joseph and Family 9

6. Moses of the Egypt Experience 11

7. Moses between Egypt and Canaan 13

(Re-) Settlement in the Land (Set pre-1000 B.C.E.)

8. Joshua 15

9. Samson among the Judges 18

10. Ruth, Naomi, and their Kin 19

The Monarchic Period (Just pre-1000-587 B.C.E.)

11. Samuel and Saul (Pre-1000 B.C.E.) 21

12. David and His Household (Tenth-Ninth Centuries B.C.E.) 23

13. Solomon, Jeroboam, Ahijah of Shiloh 25

14. Ahab, Jezebel, Elijah, and Elisha (Ninth Century B.C.E.) 27

15. Amos, Hosea, and the Jehu Dynasty (Eighth Century B.C.E.) 29

16. Ahaz, Hezekiah, (First) Isaiah, Micah (Seventh-Sixth Centuries B.C.E.) 32

17. Jeremiah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Josiah, Huldah 34

Exile: Exilic-Diaspora Setting (Sixth Century B.C.E.)

18. Ezekiel, Obadiah, Joel 37

19. (Second) Isaiah of the Return 39

20. Tobit, Daniel, Esther 40

Post-Exilic Early Second Temple Persian Judah: Persian Period (Sixth-Fourth Centuries B.C.E.)

21. Haggai and Zechariah 42

22. Ezra and Nehemiah 44

23. Malachi, (Third) Isaiah, Joel 46

24. Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes) and Job 48

Late Second-Temple Judaism: Hellenistic Period (Second-First Centuries B.C.E.)

25. The Hasmonean "Maccabee" Family and Judith 51

Intertestamental Period (The First Centuries B.C.E. and C.E.)

26. Sophia in Wisdom of Solomon 55

27. Jesus of Nazareth 56

New Testament Period (Mid-First Century C.E.)

28. Jewish Christianity: Matthew, James, Jude 58

29. Gentile Christianity: Mark, Luke 60

30. Gentile Christianity: Paul, 1 and 2 Peter 62

New Testament Period (Late First Century C.E.)

31. Alternative to The Great Church: the Johannine Communities 65.

Notes:

"A Michael Glazier book."

ISBN:

0814659586

OCLC:

50164627