The Bible For Dummies Quotes

“The heroine is Susanna, a beautiful and happily married Jewish woman living in Babylonian exile. Two Jewish elders are infatuated with her, and they concoct a scheme to force her to submit to their perverted wills. While she is bathing, they threaten to bring false charges of adultery against her unless she lies with them both. Preferring civil shame and even the death penalty over sinning before God, Susanna refuses their request even though the two men’s false testimonies convict her to death at her trial. Susanna is not allowed to speak at the trial and simply puts her fate in God’s hands. Right before she is executed, God sends Daniel to save the day. In a cross examination that would put Perry Mason to shame, Daniel separates the two self-appointed witnesses and asks them under which tree Susanna embraced her fellow adulterer. They give conflicting testimonies, and the two elders are executed while Susanna is cleared of all charges. Talk”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies (For Dummies

“Some lines comically indicate that dental health has dramatically improved, as the woman is described as being so beautiful, that her missing teeth are rarer than usual, as each tooth has a twin (Song of Songs 4:2, 6:6).”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies (For Dummies

“1631, King Charles I of Britain ordered 1,000 Bibles from a reputable English printer. All was well, except for one mistake: The printer left out the word “not” in the seventh commandment (to read “You shall commit adultery” in error). The king was not amused, and he ordered all the texts recalled and destroyed. This edition became known as the “Wicked Bible,” and only a few copies remain around today, each worth a fortune.”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies (For Dummies

“The word Bible comes from a Greek word, ton biblion, which means “the scroll” or “the book.” This word derives from the ancient city of Byblos, located in what is today modern Lebanon. Byblos was the official supplier of paper products to the ancient world, and as a result, the city became so intimately associated with the production of paper goods that its name became synonymous with the word “book” or “scroll.” This is”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies (For Dummies

“Like David, their new king will rule over a reconstituted Israel and usher in a period of economic prosperity and international influence. Yet, unlike David, this new king will establish a kingdom of justice and peace that will be for all people and will never end. Until then, the Jews are to pursue wisdom and righteousness and continue in their worship of God.”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition

“Shortly after Solomon’s death (around 925 B.C.E.), the ten northern tribes of Israel secede from the union, forming their own kingdom called Israel. The southern kingdom remains under the sovereignty of David’s descendants and takes the name Judah, from the name of David’s tribe.”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition

“Solomon’s crowning achievement is the construction of Jerusalem’s Temple.”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition

“David’s rule, like Saul’s, begins well, and David finds himself on top of the world. Unfortunately, from this vantage point David sees more than he ought to. One day, while walking on his palace roof, he spies a beautiful but married woman, named Bathsheba, with whom David commits adultery. To make matters worse, David has her husband killed so he can marry her. Although God had promised David and his descendants an “eternal kingship” (known as the Davidic Covenant), David’s reign, and the reigns of many of his descendants, will experience difficulty and disaster.”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition

“Tired of the vagaries of life under the judges, the people ask the last judge, Samuel, for a king “to rule over us and protect us from our enemies.” Although Samuel feels that this is a rejection of God’s “Kingship,” God tells him to do as the people ask, and Israel gets its first king: a man named Saul. At”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition

“Jacob, whose 12 sons become the progenitors of the 12 tribes of Israel.”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition

“further confirmation of this intention, God makes a covenant with Abraham (called the Abrahamic Covenant), promising him that his descendants will become a great nation. God’s”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition

“preferential treatment will raise your moral hackles at times, especially when God blesses complete scoundrels simply because He made a covenant with them or their ancestors.”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition

“That’s right. The Bible, at its heart, is an account of the “life and times” of God. In fact, if we were to write a one-sentence summary of the biblical drama, it would read something like this: The Bible tells the story of God and His relationship with His creation — most particularly, humankind — which He initiates through a series of covenants.”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition

“understand if you have an idea of the layout of the stage. Although the Bible’s stage extends across three continents (Asia, Africa, and Europe), here’s”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition

“The best way to avoid buying a biased Bible is to see who sponsored the translation and notes. The sponsor is usually spelled out in the introduction. (If it’s not, don’t use it.) Study notes by interdenominational (representing many different denominations within a particular faith) or ecumenical (representing many different faiths) committees are usually safe. But study notes sponsored by, say, The Church of Elvis Sightings”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition

“you’ve tried some of the literal translations and found them difficult to understand, we recommend choosing a translation that tries to put the Bible into everyday language. The best known in this category is the Good News Bible,”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition

“The easiest-to-read Bibles are called paraphrases. These can be very helpful, especially for young or first-time readers of the Bible. The best known of this type is The Living Bible.”
― Jeffrey Geoghegan, The Bible For Dummies®, Mini Edition