The Bible for dummies
(Book)

Part I: What the Bible is all about. From Moses to modernity : introducing the Good Book ; Lights, camera, action! : previewing the Bible's stage and storyline ; Part II: Exploring the Hebrew Bible : the Old Testament. Creation, Paradise lost, and other mysteries of life (Genesis 1-3) ; The fallout from "the fall" (Genesis 4-11) ; The Babylonian hillbillies : the adventures of Abraham and his family (Genesis 12-25:18) ; The birth of a nation : isaac, jacob, and their many children (Genesis 25:19-50) ; Holy Moses! : exploring Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy ; An experiment in theocracy : Joshua, Judges, and Ruth ; The king and "I Am" : 1 and 2 Samuel ; A tale of two kingdoms : 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles ; Strangers in a strange land : Israel in exile with Daniel and Esther ; Home for the holidays : returning to the Promised Land with Ezra and Nehemiah ; More than mere fortune-tellers : the Prophets ; Israel's wisdom literature and love poetry : Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs ; Rockin' the temple : music in ancient Israel (Psalms)

Part III: Revealing the Bible's hidden treasures in the Apocrypha. Rebels with a cause : the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees ; The Apocrypha's other "hidden treasures"

Part IV: Discovering what's new about the New Testament. From birth to baptism : Jesus prepares for the ministry (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) ; Jesus Christ superstar : Jesus' "ministry years" (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) ; The early Christian church (Acts 1-8, 10-12, and 15) ; The traveling salesman of Tarsus : Paul's life and letters ; Wait a minute, Mr. Postman : the New Testament's general letters ; The beginning of the end : the Revelation of John

Part V: That was then, this is now : discovering the Bible's enduring influence. The Bible and the Abrahamic faiths : Judaism, Christianity, and Islam ; Michelangelo, Milton, and movies : art, literature, life, and the Bible

Part VI: The part of tens. Ten+ people you should know from the Bible ; Ten holidays you can take thanks to the Bible.