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Asimov's Guide to the Bible is a work by Isaac Asimov that was first published in two volumes in 1968 and 1969, covering the Old Testament and the New Testament (including the Catholic Old Testament, or deuterocanonical, books (see Catholic Bible) and the Eastern Orthodox Old Testament books, or anagignoskomena, along with the Fourth Book of Ezra), respectively. He combined them into a single 1296-page volume in 1981. They included maps by the artist Rafael Palacios. The book was written for the layperson, without expectation that the reader would have much knowledge about ancient history.

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  • Guía Asimov para la Biblia es un libro de Isaac Asimov inicialmente publicado en dos volúmenes: el primero comprende el Antiguo Testamento (1967) y el segundo, el Nuevo Testamento (1969). En 1981, estos dos libros se combinaron en un único volumen de 1300 páginas en inglés. En español existen diversas ediciones. (es)
  • Asimov's Guide to the Bible is a work by Isaac Asimov that was first published in two volumes in 1968 and 1969, covering the Old Testament and the New Testament (including the Catholic Old Testament, or deuterocanonical, books (see Catholic Bible) and the Eastern Orthodox Old Testament books, or anagignoskomena, along with the Fourth Book of Ezra), respectively. He combined them into a single 1296-page volume in 1981. They included maps by the artist Rafael Palacios. The book was written for the layperson, without expectation that the reader would have much knowledge about ancient history. (en)
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  • Asimov's Guide to the Bible is a work by Isaac Asimov that was first published in two volumes in 1968 and 1969, covering the Old Testament and the New Testament (including the Catholic Old Testament, or deuterocanonical, books (see Catholic Bible) and the Eastern Orthodox Old Testament books, or anagignoskomena, along with the Fourth Book of Ezra), respectively. He combined them into a single 1296-page volume in 1981. They included maps by the artist Rafael Palacios. Including numerous black-and-white maps, the guide goes through the books of the Bible in the order of the King James Version to the extent possible, explaining the historical and geographical setting of each one, and the political and historical influences that affected it, as well as biographical information about the main characters. His appendix "Guides to the Old and New Testament" includes biblical verses, footnotes, references and subject indices. The book was written for the layperson, without expectation that the reader would have much knowledge about ancient history. While the Guide has been generally well-received by readers, with a 4.1 out of 5 score on Goodreads as of January 2022, the work has been the subject of some scholarly criticism. Professor Robert C. Dentan reminded readers that Asimov's book was not an academic work and he overlooked advances in contemporary biblical archeology. He also noted it as having "lengthy discussions of insoluble geographical problems...The result often seems to emphasize the trivial at the expense of the substantive." (en)
  • Guía Asimov para la Biblia es un libro de Isaac Asimov inicialmente publicado en dos volúmenes: el primero comprende el Antiguo Testamento (1967) y el segundo, el Nuevo Testamento (1969). En 1981, estos dos libros se combinaron en un único volumen de 1300 páginas en inglés. En español existen diversas ediciones. (es)
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