A Beginner's Guide to the Books of the Bible (Augsburg Beginner's Guides) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Diane Jacobson is director of the Book of Faith Initiative for the ELCA. She is professor emeritus of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she taught 1982-2010. She co-authored Opening the Book of Faith:

Lutheran Insights for Bible Study (2008) and served on the consulting board and as a contributor to Lutheran Study Bible (2009). She is, first and foremost, a lover of

Scripture. "I'm in love with this Book,"; she says. "My calling is to teach Scripture for the sake of God"s world, and to invite others into the wonders and rewards of exploring the Bible together.";

Robert Kysarwas Bandy Professor of Preaching and New Testament Emeritus at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, and an ordained ELCA pastor. He was a renowned Johannine scholar and the author of: John: The Maverick Gospel (rev. ed., 1993), A Beginner's Guide to the Books of the Bible (Augsburg, 1991), Called to Care: Biblical Images for Social Ministry (Fortress Press, 1991), I, II, III John (ACNT; Augsburg, 1986), John (ACNT; Augsburg, 1986), and The Fourth Evangelist and His Gospel (Augsburg, 1975). He also contributed three times to the Proclamation series.