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| Author's Note | |
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| General Introduction to the Bible | |
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| The Old Testament | |
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| Introduction to the Old Testament | |
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| Begin at the Beginning: Genesis 1-2 | |
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| Our Free Fall into Sin: Genesis 3 | |
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| The Divine Rescue Operation: Genesis Continued | |
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| God's "Liberation Theology": Exodus | |
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| God's Law, Israel's Wanderings, and Moses' Farewell: Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy | |
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| From Conquest to Chaos: Joshua and Judges | |
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| National Happiness from Personal Holiness: First and Second Samuel | |
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| From Israel's Golden Age to Decline and Fall: First and Second Kings | |
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| A Different Perspective on History: First and Second Chronicles | |
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| God Brings His People Back to the Promised Land: Ezra and Nehemiah | |
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| Biblical Heroines of Friendship and Courage: Ruth and Esther | |
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| Job Confronts Life's Darkest Problem and Encounters God Himself | |
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| Our Primary Prayer Book: The Psalms | |
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| Our Road Map to Practical Wisdom: Proverbs | |
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| The Question the Rest of the Bible Answers: Ecclesiastes | |
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| The Great Love Story between God and the Soul: Song of Songs | |
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| God's Big Mouths: The Prophets | |
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| The Shakespeare of Prophecy Thunders with the Message of Salvation: Isaiah | |
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| The Only Alternative to Disaster: Jeremiah and Lamentations | |
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| Two Supernatural Visionaries: Ezekiel and Daniel | |
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| More Mouths of God: The Rest of the Prophets | |
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| History, Wisdom, and Apocalyptic Visions: The Deuterocanonical Books and the Apocrypha | |
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| The New Testament | |
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| The Good News of Jesus Christ: Introduction to the Gospels | |
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| The Gospel of the Kingdom: Matthew's Gospel | |
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| Just the Facts: Mark's Gospel | |
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| The Great Physician: Luke's Gospel | |
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| The I AM Reveals Himself: John's Gospel | |
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| The Gospel of the Holy Spirit: Acts | |
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| The Church in Acts and the Church Today | |
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| The Church's Treasure Trove of Wisdom: Introduction to the Epistles | |
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| The First Systematic Christian Theology: Romans | |
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| How a Christian Is Different: First Corinthians | |
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| A Different Christ Means No Christ: Second Corinthians | |
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| Back to Basics: Galatians | |
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| We Are Christ's Mystical Body: Ephesians | |
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| Christ-Mindedness: Philippians | |
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| Christ, the Fullness of God: Colossians | |
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| How to Misunderstand the Second Coming: First and Second Thessalonians | |
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| Letters to Paul's Helpers: First Timothy, Second Timothy, and Titus | |
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| A Personal and Tender Letter to a Friend: Philemon | |
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| Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King: Hebrews | |
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| Doers of the Word: James | |
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| Standing Fast in Christ: Letters of Peter | |
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| A Spiritual Father Writes to His Children: Letters of John | |
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| Warning against False Teaching: Judge | |
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| The Most Difficult Book in the Bible: Revelation | |