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Great Resource
Dr. Hayford offers an understanding of the bible from a charasmatic perspective. It is definitely well worth the money. What I liked particularly was the Encyclopedic Dictionary. It gives a well rounded overview of different biblical and theological terms. My only critisism is that his coverage of the different books of the bible is too brief. This probably should have been a three volume handbook.

Easy Research
With an easy read Commentary, Bible charts and Encyclopedic Dictionarythis is a good "all-in-one" study guide.Designed as a companionto the "Spirit-filled Study Bible" this book is great for someonewanting to start getting into study of the Bible without getting toooverwhelmed.

Its great to have a handbook with the charasmatic in mind!
I found the Hayford bible handbook to be a very helpful tool in studying the Scripture. The charts for me are particularily helpful for understanding concepts and timelines. This is a great all around referencetool to have in your library! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bible - Reference - General    2. Bible Study Guide    3. Christianity - Pentecostalism    4. Pentecostal Charismatic Movement    5. Reference    6. Religion - Charismatic / Pentecostal    7. Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis    8. Religion / Bible / Reference   

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Excellent book, but technical at times.
I read this book for Dr. Malley's Introduction to Anthropology course at the University of Michigan, and I was impressed.His knowledge of how the Bible is seen by churchgoers is second to none, and throughout the book the reader comes to "know" the people a the Creekside Baptist Church, though that name is a pseudonym.I wouldn't recommend this book for coffee-table reading, as there are lots of technical details; it is better suited for a reader in the academic field.

American biblicism studied with empirical precision
For anyone interested in understanding the mechanics of American biblicism, this is perhaps the best anthropological study that could be done on the subject.With a fundamentalist/evangelical history in his own life, Malley gets to the core issues with great precision; yet he approaches this study very objectively.This book is not a polemic.It is a fantastic and enlightening empirical study on biblicism.So much information is packed into relatively few pages that you'll likely want to read it multiple times, letting the insights soak in further with each read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bible    2. Bible - CriticismInterpretation - General    3. Bible - Reference - General    4. Evangelicalism    5. Evidences, authority, etc    6. Psychology    7. Religion    8. Religion - Commentaries / Reference    9. United States    10. Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis    11. Religion / Bible / Criticism, Interpretation / General   

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Subjects:  1. Bible - Study - General    2. Bible - Topical Studies    3. Religion    4. Religion - Biblical Studies   

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Subjects:  1. Bible - Stories - Old Testament    2. Bible - Study - General    3. Bible - Study - Old Testament    4. Bibles    5. Religion    6. Religion - Biblical Studies   

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Subjects:  1. Bible - Study - General    2. Bible - Study - Old Testament    3. Religion    4. Religion - Biblical Studies    5. Spirituality - General    6. Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis    7. Religion & Beliefs    8. Religion / Bible / Study / General   

Subjects:  1. Bible - Study - General    2. Bible - Study - New Testament    3. Bible - Topical Studies    4. Religion    5. Religion - Biblical Studies   

Subjects:  1. Bible    2. Bible - Topical Studies    3. Christianity - Christian Life - General    4. Religion    5. Religion - Biblical Studies    6. Study and teaching    7. Worship in the Bible    8. Religion / Christian Life   

Subjects:  1. Bible - Study - General    2. Devotional    3. Religion    4. Religion - Inspirational/Spirituality   

Subjects:  1. Bible - Commentaries - New Testament    2. Bible - Study - General    3. Christianity - Orthodox Churches    4. New Testament Commentary    5. Religion    6. Religion - Biblical Studies    7. Worship    8. Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis   

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Reviews (5)

I cannot recommend it enough!
If you want help to understand the Bible better, then this book is phenomenal!It is written in such a clear manner that everyone can understand.It covered the first part of the Bible through David's time. Nourishing read
I finished reading the online version of this book recently, downloaded from Ellen White's estate website. Chapters are about 11 pages long, so it was easy to read a chapter every morning as a devotional. It covers the chronology of the Bible from Creation to King David, and expounds on what the Bible says. Its very readable and inspiring to live a better life with God. Occasionally chapters lecturing on a good life, etc were interspersed with the events told in the Bible. .

READ THIS BOOK!
In "Patriarchs and Prophets" Ellen G. White gives us important insights into the origins of evil and suffering, tells us the TRUE story of the origins and early history of the earth and of mankind(Yes, Virginia, God really did create the earth and everything on it in six literal days, and there really was a great flood!), and covers the history of God's people from Adam to David. All this she does with Tolkienesque skill, always pointing the reader to the Bible as God's word and to Jesus Christ as the only hope for mankind, singly and collectively. In a nutshell, the underlying message of this book is: GOD LOVES YOU! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bible - Study - General    2. General    3. Religion    4. Religion - Biblical Studies   

Subjects:  1. Bible - Study - General    2. Bible - Study - New Testament    3. Religion    4. Religion - Biblical Studies    5. Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis    6. Religion & Beliefs    7. Religion / Bible / Study / New Testament   

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Excellent Resource
The gospel of John is not a simple book, therefore interpreters of the text have their work cut out for them.The authors of this text have done a fine job of fleshing out the meaning of the scriptures.For example, many times within John, Jesus is described as the Son of God, the Lamb of God, the Light of God, the Mesiah, etc., and Christ's own words include difficult to understand quotes such as "I am".The man/spirit duality is discussed at length and with different perspectives to illuminate and clarify this difficult situation. This book helped me understand the Book of John
This book was very well written and organized.I loved being able to glance down at the bottom of each page and have a cross reference and explaination for each individual verse.The commentary was clear, concise, and easy to understand, and the book got off to a great start with it's introduction.I look forward to studying other books in this series ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bible - Study - General    2. Bible - Study - New Testament    3. Religion    4. Religion - Biblical Studies    5. Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis