Customer Reviews
Essential Starting Point for Serious Biblical Students
Halley's Bible Handbook is the essential starting point for any Christian desiring to understand Scripture in its cultural context. Halley has done a superb study of maps and archeological findings to complement the deep analysis of theology.
This is essential reading for any Christian apologist and is a perfect introduction to further studies into apologetics.
Clear, Concise, Very Understandable
I have spent alot of time reading Halley's Bible Handbook. It has helped me get an overview of any book of the Bible I am reading. If you want to know the following about any book of the Bible ie... who wrote it, why was it written, to whom was it written, when it was written, the times and circumstances surrounding the writing and a general summary of the book then Halley's Bible Handbook is the one for you.
A Good Place to Begin
This was one of the first books I obtained when I became a Christian as a teen-ager many years ago. It was the only real "hand-book" that was available. It is a great place to start.
It has its short-comings like every work, but it also has a wealth of information. The positive aspects of the work far outweigh the negative (unless you have your own ax to grind).
