The Complete Idiot's Concise Guide to the Bible, 3e

This revised edition continues to walk both experienced Bible readers and those seeking it out for the first time through a chronological, story-by-story and person-by-person experience. Complete with maps of journeys and explanations of the acts and epistles, this book includes:
The journeys of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses, and the law from Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, and Kings, including David and Goliath, Gideon and Samson, and King Solomon
The captives, the women, the poets, the prophets, and more through the Old Testament
The story of Jesus as told in the four Gospels
The acts of the Apostles as they spread the word of the new church; the letters from Paul, Peter, James, John, and Jude on a variety of topics; and John's apocalyptic Revelation
The Apocrypha including Maccabees 1 and 2 along with other books included for other practices
An all new reference glossary featuring names and places with descriptions and cross-references to their discussion in the Bible