When Biblical scholar Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages, he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. For almost 1500 years these manuscripts were hand copied by scribes who were influenced by the cultural, theological and political disputes of their day. Both mistakes and intentional changes abound in the surviving manuscripts,...

The women of the Old Testament are bold, determined, sagacious, courageous, and as lively as any about whom one might wish to read. Some of the most memorable events in the Old Testament involve the intervention of these heroic women, whose deeds radically alter the course of events. Episodes from the Old Testament and Biblical traditionb7ssuch as the temptation of Eve, Ruthb2ss conversion, and the triumph of the virtuous Susanna over villainyb7sare...

Summary: Based on original texts from the New International Version of the Bible. Explains key words, phrases, and concepts within each Bible story. With photographs of places and artifacts, together with maps, the Bible stories are set in their social, historical, and geographical context.