For For general readers and students who want a one-volume guide to the whole Bible; not a scholarly reference work.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
4 of 5strongly recommended
For the researcher
2 of 5useful
Difficulty
1 of 5light
A one-volume illustrated guide to the whole Bible, edited by Fee and Robert L. Hubbard Jr., with book-by-book commentary and articles.
How it proceeds
Philosophic0 of 5
Scriptural5 of 5
Experiential0 of 5
Sociological2 of 5
Historical3 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
A one-volume guide to the whole Bible, edited by Gordon D. Fee and Robert L. Hubbard Jr. as general editors and published by Eerdmans in 2011, about 850 pages. It combines introductions and commentary on the individual biblical books, the latter by Connie Gundry Tappy, with articles on the people, places and main ideas of the Bible, and over two hundred maps, charts and photographs. It is written for general readers and students rather than specialists.