The one hour Bible - Philip Law

Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit, Jacob and the stairway to heaven, Joseph and his brothers, Moses and the Exodus, Samson and Delilah, David and Goliath, Jonah and the whale, the life and teachings of Jesus, the birth of Christianity. . . the Bible is full of dramatic stories that have made it the world's bestselling book. But whoever has time to read it all from cover to cover?

Now, at last, here's a way of getting to know the Bible without having to read every chapter and verse. No summary, no paraphrase, no commentary: just the Bible's own story in the Bible's own words.


Contents

Foreword
Editor's introduction



PART ONE:
SCENES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

Prologue
In the beginning

1
From Eden to Babel

2
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

3
Joseph in Egypt

4
Moses and the Exodus

5
Israel in the wilderness
6
The Promised Land

7
Samson and Delilah

8
The story of Ruth

9
Samuel, Saul and David

10
Solomon the sage

11
Elijah the prophet

12
The story of Jonah

13
Exile and return


Epilogue
A prophecy


PART TWO: SCENES FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT

Prologue
In the beginning

14
Jesus is born

15
The healer

16
The teacher
17
The sacrifice

18
Acts of the apostles


Epilogue
A vision

Further reading
Timeline and index