Explorer's Notes: The Bible - by Nick Page (Paperback)

About the Book

An innovative and incredibly useful guide to the Bible, giving new insights into the life and times of the people, places, events and culture of the Bible.

Book Synopsis

An innovative and incredibly useful guide to the Bible, giving new insights into the life and times of the people, places, events and culture of the Bible.

A truly distinctive pocket guide to the Bible, bringing together Nick Page's quirky and informative style with imaginative layouts bringing new depth and variety to help you understand the key people, places and events of the Bible.

The Bible can often seem hard to understand and by combining a handy format with real information and tackling difficult subjects with a light touch, this book makes it possible to understand it all in a new way.

Contents include:
Introducing the Bible
Key Passages
The Bible Book by Book
The Life of Jesus
Maps and places
People (and other beings)
History and Real Life
Where are they now?

Review Quotes

Ever picked up a Bible and wondered what it's all about or where to start? Then this handy little book could be what you're looking for: written in Nick Page's typically quirky style, it's presented like a guidebook to a foreign land - and for many, that's exactly what the Bible is.
Each section begins with a photo of the authors boots in location - Part 5, Maps and Places, for instance, features them "by a Roman street sign in Ephesus. The sign means 'this way to the brothel'." So you get the picture: there's no fakin' it here - this is an introduction to the Bible that's as down to earth as it gets.

This is an innovative and incredibly useful guide to the Bible, giving new insights into the life and times of the people, places, events and culture of the Bible. It is a truly distinctive pocket guide to the Bible, bringing together Nick Page's quirky and informative style with imaginative layouts bringing new depth and variety to help you understand the key people, places and events of the Bible. The Bible can often seem hard to understand and by combining a handy format with real information and tackling difficult subjects with a light touch, this book makes it possible to understand it all in a new way.

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About the Author

Nick Page is a well-known writer and speaker and past books include 'The World's Worst Writers', 'Blue' and 'The Bible Book' as well as, most recently, the 'CEV Youth Bible'.