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Chapter 1:

St Peter’s Parish Church, Gaulby, Leicestershire, 1741

Hugh Latimer preaching at Westminster to a crowd including King Edward VI of England

 

Chapter 2:

William Tyndale: translator of the Bible into English from the Hebrew and Greek texts, and first to take

    advantage of the printing press

Samaria, Mountains of Ephraim and the Mediterranean Sea

The Children of Israel crossed the River Jordan to take possession of the Promised Land

Thessalonica: capital city in Macedonia

John Wycliffe (c.1330-1384): pre-Reformation theologian and first translator of the Bible into English

 

Chapter 3:

The wilderness in southern Israel with Mount Seir in the distance

Kneeler commemorating the Golden Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Galilee: Jesus spent much of his early ministry in the region

The Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed on the night before his crucifixion

 

Chapter 4:

John’s Gospel from William Tyndale's 1526 translation of the New Testament

Early wooden printing press depicted in 1568

Cave 4 at Qumran where several hundred Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered between 1947 and 1956

Papyrus P52: the oldest surviving fragment of the New Testament containing part of John’s Gospel dating

    from around 125-150 AD

Map: Notable places mentioned in the text regarding the location of manuscripts

Fresco at Santorini depicting Athanasius of Alexandria (c.297-373 AD)

Table: Comparison table of English language Bible translations

Table: Reading level of English language Bible translations

Justin Martyr (100-165 AD): early Christian theologian

 

Chapter 5:

Table: English language Bible translations and date of first publication

The Wilderness of Engedi and the Dead Sea

The golden lampstand from the temple (Exodus 25:31-40): detail from Titus’ Arch in Rome

Nazareth: where Jesus grew up, lived and worked prior to embarking on his public ministry

Bronze prutah bearing the inscription ‘Tiberius Emperor’ minted by Pontius Pilate around 29/30 AD

Table: Alternative translations of some Bible words

 

Chapter 6:

Papyrus P46: the earliest almost complete manuscript of Paul’s epistles dating from around 125-175 AD

There are countless blessings to be gained from memorizing Scripture

Detail from The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins by Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow (1789–1862)

Scenes of the incarnation of the Lord Jesus: modern stained glass window at Illston-on-the-Hill,

    Leicestershire

 Map: The Land of Canaan engraved by Alexander Findlay, published in 1835

Philippi: Roman colony in the province of Macedonia

Shield of the Trinity: diagram devised to explain the mystery of the Holy Trinity

John Calvin (1509-1564): Protestant Reformer and theologian

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758): possibly America's most important and enlightened theologian

 

Chapter 7:

The ‘Acts’ acrostic

The Philistine city of Gaza

The Healing of the Ten Lepers by James Tissot (1836-1902

Nain: at the gate of the town Jesus raised the widow’s son to life

The tomb of Ezra on the bank of the Euphrates

 

Chapter 8:

The disciples witness Jesus’ ascension: detail from stained glass window at St Peter’s Church, Gaulby,

    Leicestershire

Rome: many thousands of early Christians were martyred in the city for their faith

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556): Archbishop of Canterbury

The tabernacle as described in Exodus 26:1-37

The Lord’s Prayer, Ten Commandments and Apostles’ Creed: tablet at St Michael and All Angels,

    Illston-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire

Colossae: the church there was probably started by Epaphras

 

Chapter 9:

Painting of Saint Paul by El Greco (1541-1614)

Papyrus reed used in the manufacture of paper in early times

Saul of Tarsus encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus

Model of the Second Temple located in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

The Mount of Olives seen from Jerusalem: the site of Jesus’ ascension

 

Chapter 10:

Athens: the apostle Paul preached the gospel in the Areopagus

St John the Baptist Church, Kings Norton, Leicestershire, 1760, one of the most majestic churches of the

    Gothic Revival

Fountain at Nazareth

The Theatre at Ephesus

Painting of Abraham and the Three Angels by James Tissot (1836-1902)

‘The just shall live by faith’: Martin Luther, Protestant Reformer (1483-1546)

Table: Works of the Flesh versus Fruit of the Spirit

 

Chapter 11:

The Church of the Beatitudes in Galilee: the reputed site where Jesus taught his disciples to pray

The Sea of Galilee where Jesus slept peacefully during the storm

 

Appendices:

Prayer bookmark

Table: Bible-in-one-year reading plan

The author

St Peter’s Church, Gaulby, Leicestershire, UK