Bible Almanac

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1. The story of the Bible -- The old testament -- How the old testament was put together -- Other ancient versions of the old tem -- The New Testament -- How the New Testament books were collected -- Translating the scriptures -- Ancient versions of the Bible -- Middle Ages: English translations -- Before the reformation -- Printing, Gutenberg, and the reformation -- Major modern English versions -- Jewish translations -- The work of Bible translators -- Opening up the Bible -- Events in the Bible -- Major milestones in the Bible -- Events from Abraham to Moses -- Events from Moses to Sail -- Events from the exile to the return -- Events between the testaments -- Events during the life of Christ -- Events during the ministry of the apostles -- 100 important events in the Bible -- Popular biblical events -- The language and literature of the Bible -- Archaeology and the Bible -- Important discoveries and the world of the Bile -- The scribes -- Readers and writers -- Written languages of Bible lands -- The Bible: a library of books -- The Pentateuch -- Old Testament history -- The wisdom books -- Books of poetry -- The prophetic books -- New Testament history -- The letters -- Apocalyptic literature -- Significant Bible themes -- Popular Bible verses -- Writing styles of the Bible -- Fascinating facts from aleph to taw -- Fun facts from Genesis to Revelation -- 20 important chapters -- Authors of the books of the Bible -- Numbers: signs and symbols in the Bible -- Popular Bible phrases -- It's not in the Bible -- Bible trivia -- The land of the Bible -- Geography of the region -- Rainfall and climate -- Bible plans -- Bible trees -- Bible animals and birds -- Water: a scarce resource -- Minerals -- Fisheries -- Roads and highways -- A look at the land: then and now -- Bible geography: 20 fascinating facts -- The everyday world of the Bible -- People at home -- Tent dwellings -- The courtyard house -- Brick homes -- The four-roomed house -- New Testament homes -- How houses were built -- Homes of the poor -- Furnishings -- Comfort at home -- Food and drink -- Birth -- Growing up -- 20 famous Bible couples -- Marriage -- Death and burial -- Families: the struggle to survive -- Making and caring for clothes -- What people wore -- Men's clothing -- Women's clothing -- Amulets and phylacteries -- The village -- Towns and cities -- Working life -- Farmers, shepherds, and fishermen -- The work of women -- Sickness and health -- Diseases and disabilities mentioned in the Bible -- Ten quick "medical" cures -- Justice and the law -- Trade and commerce -- Weights, measures, and money -- Getting around in Bible times -- Warfare, weapons, and warriors -- Principles of warfare among the Israelites -- War during Bible times -- Games, sports, music, and dancing -- Everyday life in the Bible -- Religion and worship in the Bible -- Israel at worship in the Old Testament -- First glimpses of God -- The collection of law -- Worship during the time of Moses -- The tabernacle -- The age of the kings -- The prophets -- Lessons learned during the exile -- The work of priests -- What the priests wore. Sacrifices and their purpose -- Types of sacrifices -- Festivals -- Fasts -- Music and worship -- Religion between the testaments -- Jewish religion in the New Testament -- Jewish worship in the synagogue -- Jewish religion and everyday life -- Herod's temple -- The life and message of Jesus -- The teaching of Jesus -- Christian worship in New Testament times -- The young church -- The religious beliefs of other groups in Bible times -- Trade and industry in the Bible -- The beginnings of trade -- Items of trade -- The growth of industry in the Bible -- The clothing trade -- The potteries -- Metalworking -- The building trades -- Woodworking -- Boat building -- Jewelry making -- Trade, industry, and crafts -- The people of the Bible -- People you should know -- Who's who from Abel to Zerubbabel -- Clans, people groups, and nations -- Ideas and beliefs of the Bible -- Angels -- Apostles -- Ascension -- Baptism -- Body -- Church -- Covenant -- Creation -- Cross -- Faith -- The fall -- Forgiveness -- Gospel -- Grace -- Healing -- Heaven -- Hell -- Judgment -- Justification -- Kingdom of God -- The law -- Life -- Love -- Mercy -- Miracles -- Parables -- Peace -- Prayer -- Prophecy -- Redemption -- Repentance -- Resurrection -- Revelation -- Salvation -- Second coming of Christ -- Sin -- Soul -- Suffering -- Temptation -- Worship -- Bible questions and answers -- About the Bible -- From Genesis to Malachi -- Ancient Bible trivia -- From Matthew to Revelation -- New Testament names and terms -- New Testament trivia.