Asimov Isaac. Asimov's Guide to the Bible - Two Volumes in One - The Old and New Testaments

Wings Books, Random House, 1988. — 673 p. — ISBN 051734582X.For most of the last two thousand years, the Bible has been the most popular history book in Western civilization, and yet its meaning is obscured by an overwhelming number of mysterious passages. Armed with scientific expertise and qualified speculations, Dr. Asimov attempts to illuminate events of the Old and New Testaments by letter us in on the actual historical, geographical, and biographical aspects of those first four thousand years of human civilization. Originally published in two volumes, this book brings an important fund of knowledge to any reader of the Bible - yet it also makes absorbing reading for anyone with an interest in history. And because it is completely indexed and cross-referenced, it will prove a valuable encyclopedia of Biblical knowledge. Asimov's Guide to the Bible shows Dr. Asimov at his professional and informal best: he adheres to no rigid rules and digresses where he feels digression will be useful. This volume is as provocative and entertaining as it is informative and comprises a significant contribution to the studies of the greatest best seller of all time - the Bible.Volume One
Introduction
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
The Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Volume Two
Tobit
Judith
1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
2 Esdras
Revelation
Dates of Interest in Biblical History, Old and New Testament
Index of Biblical Verses
Volume One, The Old Testament
Volume Two, The New Testament
Index of Subjects
Volume One, The Old Testament
Volume Two, The New Testament