About this title: This handy reference guide to the Bible provides scientifically plausible explanations of biblical phenomena. For example, Asimov postulates that the Star of Bethlehem may have been an early appearance of Halley's Comet.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Avenel Books
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780517345825ISBN:051734582X
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Hbk 637pp dj shelf worn with closed tears now in protective sleeve text is beginning to tan but remains excellent clean and tight. read more
Description: Very Good. 051734582X Excellent condition, hardback 1981, name on inside cover, clean pgs, slight tanning, no dust jacket, great cover, read it! read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wings Books, Avenal, New Jersey
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780517345825ISBN:051734582X
Description: Rafael Palacios; Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. 1295 pp. Light blue boards lettered in dark blue on the spine; headband; illustrated with maps by Rafael Palacios. Very lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. The Chapters are: ONE: THE OLD TESTAMENT: Genesis through Malachi; Dates of Interest; Index of Biblical Verses; Index of Subjects. TWO: THE NEW TESTAMENT: Tobit through Revelation; Dates of Interest in Biblical History-Old and ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weathervane Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780517209776ISBN:0517209772
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0517209772. Nameplate on inside cover. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, otherwise very good. CLEAN TEXT! ALL OUR DUSTJACKETS ON BOOKS $49.95+ PROTECTED BY CLEAR BRODART COVERS. Our Promise to You: ALL OUR DUST JACKETS COME WITH CLEAR BRODART PROTECTIVE COVERS. (Please read listing to determine if this book comes with a dust jacket. ) Your order will be CAREFULLY PACKAGED IN A BOX for safe transition. We strive for 100% customer satisfaction! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wings Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780517345825ISBN:051734582X
Description: Palacios, Rafael. Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 1296 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
"Asimov pulls information from all kinds of sources to give a rich overview of historical events in the Bible and puts them in world context. For example, he speaks about Anthony and Cleopatra's possible influence on Saul of Tarsus. It's a must-read for anyone that loves a "Six Degrees of Separation" or "Circles"-type of book.
"this book does a great job of breaking the bible down, nearly book-for-book, and showing where the nacent christian religion fit in with history. However, this isn't to say that it is a christian book. Rather, it goes through the books and matches what the bible says with what is known from other, more reliable, sources (assyrian, chinese, roman records, etc). You might say it is a secular look at the books of the bible."
"Asimov goes through the Bible and interprets the stories written by the uninformed ancients based on what we now know what was going on at the time. I found it very interesting."
"Asimov, best known as a science fiction master, took a long and hard look at the Christian Bible and came up with observations that never seemed to occur to the many Bible teachers I had as a boy. Asimov is a much better Bible teacher than they are. Having said that, this book would almost certainly be unwelcome in most Bible study sessions. I won't elaborate - but be sure to find a place for it on your reference shelf."
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