Many who would be willing to search for truth in the Bible are intimidated by its size, the length of time it spans, the different languages and cultures within, or questions about the historical reliability and contemporary relevance of Scripture. The Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook is designed with an awareness of the obstacles people have to understanding the Bible. It begins with an essay on “How to Read and Study the Bible” before proceeding to chapters that provide a thorough overview of each of the Bible’s 66 books, summarizing each one’s content, author, evidences of authenticity, and historical context. In addition to the full-color maps, photographs, reconstructions, and charts that equip readers throughout the volume, a smartphone-accessible QR code is included for each chapter that leads to related online teaching from noted Bible scholar Gene Getz. There’s also an article by Jeremy Howard (general editor of the award-winning HCSB Study Bible) explaining how each book of the Old and New Testaments was accepted into the Bible.

Providing an overview of each book of the Bible, including key verses, a one-sentence summary of the book, and background information that sets the context for understanding the book, this compact handbook is full-color throughout, with photographs, maps, reconstructions, and charts.

For 25 years the Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary has been the go-to Bible reference resource for lay Bible students, teachers, pastors, academic courses, and libraries. Now this bestselling dictionary has been UPDATED with 200 new articles and over 500 new photos compiling a collection of over 6,500 articles from Aaron to Zuzite are written so as to equip the reader for greater competence in understanding and interpreting the Scriptures. TAn excellent companion to the Holman Illustrated Bible Commentary.

Here is a reference work that invites you to grasp the content of the Bible in its cultural, geographical, and historical setting. Between the covers is a small library of helpful material presented in such an attractive fashion that it will be difficult for you to put it down.

The Holman Illustrated Bible Commentary is an excellent library reference with the quality four-color presentation Holman is known for and a design to compliment the bestselling Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary.

"Comprehensive background information for the Bible's 66 books; a wealth of full-color visual resources; video teaching on a key principle found in each book"--Cover

This complete one-volume set of Bible charts, maps and artists' renderings of biblical cities and artifacts opens the eyes of your understanding in a fresh way and provides a deeper dimension to personal and group Bible study. Features cross-references to the Holman Bible Handbook and Holman Bible Dictionary.