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Article: Stumped on hour one: Bible introduction leaves an appetite for more.(Alpha Teach Yourself The Bible in 24 Hours)(Book Review)
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- Presbyterian Record
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- July 1, 2005
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Alpha Teach Yourself The Bible in 24 Hours W.Terry Whalin Alpha Books
The hardest task in this book was picking my Bible. I saw this book sitting on my editor's bookshelf and immediately accepted the challenge. I thought this would be exactly the thing to introduce me to the Bible and help me gain a nice, rounded experience of the different texts.
Teach Yourself the Bible in 24 Hours is written in an Idiot's Guide or Dummies style--complete with little sidebars and annotations such as "cultural facts," "historical facts," and study questions at the end of every chapter. It's not intended to turn you into a biblical scholar in one day but to read the ...