Summon's Bible Miscellany

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2006 - 149 pages
At more than 60 million copies sold worldwide per year, the Bible is by far the world's bestselling book. A whole encyclopedia of facts, figures and amazing stories has built up around the Bible around the world.

Parminder Summon collects and presents the best of this information in "Summon's Bible Miscellany." Collected over many years, this whimsical volume is replete with stories and lists that organize the bible in surprising ways. From the plagues in Egypt to the miracles of Jesus, Summon takes readers on a journey past the familiar, the unfamiliar, and the amazing.

While it may not break the Bible's sales records, "Summon's Bible Miscellany" will enlighten, amuse and encourage all who treasure this fascinating and ancient book.

 

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Table des matières

Bible Facts and Figures
6
Bible Diets
14
Categories of Angels
20
Bibles Named from Typographical Errors
26
Biblical Films
32
Bible Translations Word for Word v Thought
39
Biblical Figures of Speech
40
The Complutensian Polyglot Bible
48
The Dead Sea Scrolls
82
A Bible First Aid Kit
89
John Nelson Darby 180082
95
Lectio Divina
103
New Testament Books and Early Writers
104
The Bible on Love
110
Bible Numbers 3
116
Bible Numbers 7
123

Genesis and Revelation Compared
55
Jesus and Joseph Compared
62
Charts
69
The Lords Prayer in Different Languages
75
Bible Heroes Reuben Archer Torry 18561928
130
The Fate of the Apostles
136
Biblical Inerrancy
143
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