The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biblical Mysteries

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biblical Mysteries
Author: Donald Ryan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2000-03-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1101158336

Discover clues to the most sacred mysteries of all time! You’re no idiot, of course. You’re familiar enough with the Ten Commandments to know if you’ve broken one or two. But when it comes to solving some of the Bible’s deepest mysteries, you have to confess—you’re clueless. Don’t start praying for forgiveness just yet! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Biblical Mysteries will help you sort out the controversies, contradictions, and conundrums in that consummately baffling book—the Bible. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Fascinating revelations about famous Biblical personages • A comprehensive introduction to Biblical archaeology • Down–to–earth explanations of controversial creation theories • Captivating insights into miracles and Mary sightings • Simple truths about alternative scriptures

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biblical Mysteries

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biblical Mysteries
Author: Donald P. Ryan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2000
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780028638317

Provides insight into biblical stories, miracles, and figures through historical context and scholarship, and explores the present controversies over lost texts, creationism, and archaeological findings.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Christian Mysteries

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Christian Mysteries
Author: Ron Benrey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2008
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781592577620

Explains various Christian mysteries and theological concepts such as the Incarnation, the Virgin Birth, the dual nature of Christ, the miracles of Jesus, and the Trinity.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Book of Revelation

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Book of Revelation
Author: James S. Bell Jr.
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2001-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1101199253

You’re no idiot, of course. You’re familiar with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Judgment Day—especially in the wake of the new millennium. However, the Book of Revelation has existed for almost 2,000 years and is open to countless interpretations. Don’t get confused by scholarly analysis and religious dogma! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Book of Revelation shows you how so many meanings are derived from the book’s text. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Various ways to interpret Revelation and its symbols • A detailed examination of the key elements, including the Seven Seals and the Antichrist • A look at how the Jewish Old Testament and prophecies relate to Revelation

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Last Days

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Last Days
Author: Richard H. Perry
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2006-11-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1440696888

Get ready for Judgment Day. For centuries, humans have dreaded—and anticipated—the end of the world. These fears—fueled by natural disasters, famines, world wars, and the writings of people like Nostradamus and Jeane Dixon—have left us with more questions than answers. In The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Last Days, Richard H. Perry goes to the definitive source on the subject: the Bible itself. • While the book is as exciting as an action/adventure novel, the author’s primary source is the Bible, and he guides his readers to an understanding of the Last Days by using related Scripture. • Covers Bible basics and the Signs of the Times. • Includes timelines of every stage leading up to the Last Days and after.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible, 3rd Edition

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible, 3rd Edition
Author: James Bell Jr.
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2005-08-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1101097728

This revised edition continues to walk both experienced Bible readers and those seeking it out for the first time through a chronological, story-by-story and person-by-person experience. Complete with maps of journeys and explanations of the acts and epistles, this book includes: The journeys of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses, and the law from Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel and Kings, including David and Goliath, Gideon and Samson, and King Solomon. The captives, the women, the poets, the prophets and more through the Old Testament. The story of Jesus as told in the four Gospels. The acts of the Apostles as they spread the word of the new church; the letters from Peter, Paul, James, John and Jude on a variety of topics, and John's apocalyptic Revelation; The Apocrypha including Maccabees 1 and 2 along with other books included for other practices. An all-new reference glossary featuring names and places with descriptions and cross-references to their discussion in the Bible.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Christian Fiction

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Christian Fiction
Author: Ron Benrey
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2007
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781592576814

They say there's nothing new under the sun, and the Christian fiction industry certainly didn't spring full blown with the advent of the Left Behindseries in 1996. Remember Christyby Catherine Marshall? Published in 1967, its inspiration was the life of Marshall's mother - and the Christy Award, presented annually since 1999 to recognize novelists and novels in several categories of Christian fiction, was named after it. What makes Christian fiction? There are several givens, despite the subgenres- the Christian worldview must be woven throughout both the book's plot and its character development. But must it put proselytizing before telling a good story? How much sex - if any! - is okay in a Christian romance? Is it all right to approach edgy subjects in a Christian mystery? Is it possible to seamlessly integrate a Christian message in a crackling good yarn? In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Christian FictionRon Benrey - himself the author of successful Christian fiction - offers readers chapter and verse of writing Christian women's, romance, thrillers and mysteries, warfare, historical, biblical, speculative, and young adult fiction that deliver strong, inspirational messages and sell!

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ancient Egypt

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ancient Egypt
Author: Donald P. Ryan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780028642772

Surveys the history and culture of ancient Egypt, including archaeological discoveries, mythology, architecture, and religion.