-More than any other book, the Bible offers an amazing collection of fascinating characters ranging from the holiest of the holy to some of the most depraved scoundrels imaginable. Many are mentioned only in passing, yet history and archaeology can often fill in the blanks and flesh them out as exciting human beings. For this reason we have in many cases been able to tell much more about them than the Bible alone reveals.- -- Richard R. Losch (from the preface)A comprehensive gathering of persons found in the Bible, including the Apocrypha, All the People in the...
-More than any other book, the Bible offers an amazing collection of fascinating characters ranging from the holiest of the holy to some of the mos...
Divided into two parts: The Many Faces of Belief, and The Many Faces of Christianity. Part 1: Hinduism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Taoism and Confucianism, Buddhism, Islam, Mormonism, Baha'i, Jehovah's Witnesses, Neopaganism, Unitarian-Universalim, and the Major Benign Cults Part 2: Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, Reformed Churches, Mennonites, Presbyterians, Baptists, Quakers, Methodists, United Church of Christ, Holiness and Pentecostal Movements, Adventists, and Christian Scientists
Divided into two parts: The Many Faces of Belief, and The Many Faces of Christianity. Part 1: Hinduism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Taoism and Confuciani...
