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Bible and science Bible O.T Antiquities Bible O.T Criticism, interpretation, etc Bible O.T History of Biblical events Bible O.T History of Biblical events Fiction Bible O.T. Genesis History of Biblical events Fiction Jews History To 70 A.D Judaism History To 70 A.D Religious fiction Women in the Bible FictionCline, Eric H.
Contents: Introduction -- The Garden of Eden -- Noah's ark -- Sodom and Gomorrah -- Moses and the Exodus -- Joshua and the Battle of Jericho -- The ark of the covenant -- The ten lost tribes of Israel -- Epilogue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 221.67 CLIDrosnin, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1997
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 221.68 25Bosley, Tom
Summary: A collection of short stories which educate children on the ten commandments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2011
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2 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV KIDRoss, Hugh (Hugh Norman)
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Publisher / Publication Date: NavPress 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 222.1106 ROSCornuke, Robert
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadman & Holman 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 221.91 CORKoralek, Jenny.
Summary: A simple retelling of how Moses, who grew to lead the Hebrews out of captivity in Egypt, was saved when his mother and sister set him adrift in a water-tight basket where Pharoah's daughter would find him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 222 KorHoffman, Joel M.
Summary: Hoffman shares revelations about mistranslations in the Bible. He offers insight into such examples as the actual intentions of the Ten Commandments, the mistaken description of a virgin birth, and the message of the Song of Solomon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 221.052 HOFSummary: Presents archeological scholarship from the Holy Land to explore the beginnings of modern religion and the origins of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament. This archeological detective story tackles some of the biggest questions in biblical studies: Where did the ancient Israelites come from? Who wrote the Bible, when, and why? How did the worship of one God--the foundation of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIBMcDonough, Yona Zeldis.
Summary: Presents a series of stories from the Old Testament, including God's creation of the world, Noah and the ark, the sacrifice of Isaac, Joseph and his brothers, and the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Publication Society 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 221.9505 ZELFrankel, Ellen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's 1996
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Summary: The first novel in a trilogy on the women of Genesis, focusing on the life of Sarah, a devoted wife, and follower of the God of Abraham, who is chosen to experience a miracle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CARGraham, Cliff.
Summary: In ancient Israel, at the crossroads of the great trading routes, a man named Benaiah is searching for a fresh start and joins a band of soliders led by a warlord named David. Some are loyal to David, but others are only with him for the promise of captured wealth. Over the course of ten days, from snowy mountain passes to sword-wracked battlefields, Benaiah and his fellow mercenaries must...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRADorr, Roberta Kells.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moorings 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DORNaslund, Sena Jeter.
Summary: Entrusted with her late husband's discovery of extraterrestrial life and enlisted by her dead husband's friend, anthropologist Pierre Saad, to help him smuggle a newly discovered artifact out of Egypt -- an ancient codex concerning the human authorship of the Book of Genesis -- Lucy Bergmann crash lands her plane on a slip of land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Middle East....
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NASPrevost, Jean Pierre.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 224.06 PREDiamant, Anita.
Summary: The story of Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, is told from her point of view, beginning with the story of her mothers, Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah. These wives of Jacob give her the gifts that are to sustain her through a damaged youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador USA 1998
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Contents: Tamar -- Rahab -- Ruth -- Bathsheba -- Mary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RIVTenney, Tommy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TENCahill, Thomas.
Summary: The Gifts of the Jews reveals the critical change that made western civilization possible. Within the matrix of ancient religions and philosophies, life was seen as part of an endless cycle of birth and death; time was like a wheel, spinning ceaselessly. Yet somehow, the ancient Jews began to see time differently. For them, time had a beginning and an end; it was a narrative, whose triumphant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909.0492 CAHSwindoll, Charles R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 223.1092 SWIVanderKam, James C.
Summary: Drawing together all the evidence, this timely book explores: The discovery and dating of the Dead Sea Scrolls; their relationship to the Hebrew Bible, Apocrypha, and New Testament; their messianic and apocalyptic messages; the identity, nature, and theology of the Qumran community; the nonbiblical scrolls; and controversies surrounding the scrolls. This comprehensive, guide provides an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.155 VANWilkinson, Darlene.
Summary: The author discusses how a brief, little known prayer from the Old Testament can provide the inspiration for women to live a more blessed life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Multnomah Publishers 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.843 WILParker, Andrew
Summary: An acclaimed, paradigm-shifting evolutionary biologist shows how the biblical story of Genesis uncannily reflects recent scientific discoveries--and finds room for divine inspiration within.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2009