The Bible period by period
By: Josiah Blake Tidwell
Publisher: Broadman Press
Published: 1923
Place of publication: Nashville, Tenn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
Subjects: Introductions; Commentaries; History of Biblical events; Commentaires; Histoire des événements bibliques; Bible
Description: This book was written as a freshman course for students at Baylor University in 1916&#x2026; Professor Tidwell breaks the Bible into twenty-one historical periods and gives a general synopsis of the events contained within each period.   He touches on the high points of each period and notes the main characters of record along with their achievements.  -- Nathan Battey (http://www.christianresearcher.com)
Notes: J. B. Tidwell was born in Alabama in 1870 to a modest family of farmers. He was educated at Alabama's Howard College (now Samford University), earned a Master's Degree from Baylor University in 1903, and did post graduate studies through a correspondence program of the University of Chicago. He also received several honorary degrees. Tidwell served as the Chairman of the Bible Department at Baylor University from 1910 until the time of his passing in 1946. Among his writings are The Bible, Book by Book (1914), The Bible, Period by Period (1916), Genesis: A Study of the Plan of Redemption (1924), and John and His Five Books (1937). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1: The early history of the human race; title: From the creation to the fall; title: From the fall to the flood; title: From the flood to Abraham; title: Religion during the entire period; title: Pt. 2: The Hebrew family; title: Abraham and Isaac; title: Jacob who became Israel; title: Joseph, the preserver of his people; title: Religion of the period; title: Pt. 3: The Hebrew tribes; title: The bondage and deliverance; title: The wilderness experiences; title: The struggle for a home; title: Their struggle for national unity; title: Religion during the period; title: Pt. 4: The Hebrew kingdom; title: The united kingdom; title: three kings; title: The two kingdoms to the fall of Israel; title: Judah the southern kingdom; title: Religion during the period; title: Pt. 5: The Hebrew province; title: The captivity of Judah; title: The restoration of Judah; title: The period from Malachi to Christ; title: Pt. 6: The inauguration of Christianity by Jesus; title: Introductory matters; title: Preparations and beginnings; title: The ministry in Galilee; title: Pressing toward the goal (Perean ministry); title: Christ completes his work; title: Pt. 7: The spread of Christianity by the work of the disciples; title: Christianity spreads in Palestine; title: Christianity spreads among the Gentiles; title: Paul the leader; title: Later apostolic history (A.D. 70-100).