The Handy Bible Answer Book
The Handy Bible Answer Book

Author: Jennifer R. Prince

Publisher: Visible Ink Press

Published: 2014-03-24

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 1578594928

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Get More from the Bible The Bible is a beloved text owned by nearly all Americans. It’s probably on your reading list, but it can be a daunting work to master. The Handy Bible Answer Book illuminates the secrets and reveals the wisdom of the Bible. Through easy-to-understand explanations to common questions, this book examines, story-by-story, the origins and history of the meanings of chapters, verses, and parables. Offering enlightening explanations and defining key terms, people, places, and events, this user-friendly guide is for anyone interested in learning more about the Bible. It brings context to readers by answering more than 1,700 commonly asked questions about the Good Book, including: • How has archeology contributed to understanding the Bible? • What are some of the most notable Bible translations through the ages? • What was the Day of Atonement? • How did Gideon obey God’s call? • According to Peter, what was the benefit of faith? • What is the Apocrypha? This comprehensive resource provides concise, straightforward information, drawing from five different translations of the Bible and other sources, it's designed to let even casual readers dig deeply into the Bible. It helps bring the Good Book's parables, stories, history, and power to your life.

Kevin Red Star
Kevin Red Star

Author: Daniel Gibson

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781423636083

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Native American artist Kevin Red Star is a visual historian of his people, the Crow. This book showcases his artwork while also exploring his motivations. Red Star's childhood on the reservation, his time at the Institute of American Indian Arts andSan Francisco Art Institute, and his friends and family are all a part of his ever-evolving path of expression that makes his artwork so iconoclastic.--Publisher's description.

Quilts in America
Quilts in America

Author: Patsy Orlofsky

Publisher: Abbeville Press

Published: 2005-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780789208576

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"This treasury surveys nearly three hundred years of quilt history, techniques, patterns, and styles. Traveling all over the country to conduct research and to collect quilts, the authors have assembled a richly illustrated study of traditional quilts." "From the simple, serviceable quilts of the early colonists to the work of twentieth century quilters, this volume surveys virtually every type of quilt and pattern, detailing the techniques, tools, fabrics, and dyes. The abundant historical and practical information offers guidelines for establishing the age of antique quilts and provides careful instructions for cleaning and care of heirloom quilts."--BOOK JACKET.

Kestner
Kestner

Author: Jan Foulke

Publisher: Hobby House Press

Published: 1998-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780875885384

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This book describes the German bisque dolls manufactured by the German company, Kestner, and produced from the early 1880s until the merging of the Kestner factory with Kammer & Reinhardt in the 1930s. This book features all the Kestner dolls, including the Hilda dolls, the closed-mouth, open-mouth and character babies and all bisque dolls. Extensive research has been undertaken with the mould numbers to further aid identification.