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The book of God : the Bible as a novel / Walter Wangerin, Jr.

Wangerin, Walter. (Author).

Summary:

Retells the major stories of the Bible from Abraham and Moses to John the Baptist and Jesus.

Record details

ISBN: 0310200059
ISBN: 9780310200055
ISBN: 0310204097
ISBN: 9780310204091
ISBN: 0310220211
ISBN: 9780310220213
Physical Description: 850 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, [1996]
Copyright: ©1996

Content descriptions

General Note:

Maps on endpapers.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1 Ancestors -- 1. Abraham 13 -- 2. Rebekah 29 -- 3. Jacob 40 -- 4. Joseph 55 -- Part 2 Covenant -- 5. Moses 81 -- 6. Sinai 98 -- 7. Children of Israel 113 -- Part 3 Wars of the Lord -- 8. Joshua 129 -- 9. Ehud 142 -- 10. Deborah 145 -- 11. Gideon 150 -- 12. Jephthah 156 -- 13. Samson 163 -- 14. Levite's Concubine 171 -- Part 4 Kings -- 15. Saul 177 -- 16. David 215 -- 17. Solomon 272 -- Part 5 Prophets -- 18. Man of God from Judah 291 -- 19. Elijah 298 -- 20. Amos, Hosea 311 -- 21. Isaiah 324 -- 22. Jeremiah 339 -- Part 6 Letters from Exile -- 23. Ahikam Utters a Curse 367 -- 24. Ahikam Must Make a Decision 369 -- 25. Ahikam in Jerusalem 372 -- Part 7 Yearning -- 26. My Messenger 377 -- 27. Nehemiah 380 -- 28. Ezra 389 -- 29. Yearning 404 -- Part 8 Messiah -- 30. Zachariah 409 -- 31. Mary 428 -- 32. John the Son of Zechariah 457 -- 33. Andrew 471 -- 34. Mary Magdalene 491 -- 35. Simon Peter 516 -- 36. Son of Father 535 -- 37. To Jerusalem 548 -- 38. Jesus 577 -- 39. New Covenant 605.