Experience the Bible and its people as they come to life in The Everything Bible: The Ultimate Collection of Bible Facts, Timelines, Maps & Charts. This vital resource immerses readers in biblical teachings, history, and culture and reveals countless seldom-known details of the most influential book of all time. With unique features such as a foldout timeline of biblical events, a complete index, and a Bible dictionary with over 200 entries, The Everything Bible is the perfect complement to your study of God's Word. Find answers to how the Bible was arranged, how the Bible came to us, what it was like to live in biblical times, and why the Reformation happened. Discover major themes of the Bible, essential doctrines, names of the Holy Spirit, key passages, messages, and stories. Learn about the apocrypha, the Crusades, important Church Fathers, and remarkable discoveries in biblical archaeology. Encounter the first generations, Jesus' family, friends, and enemies, rulers of ancient empires, and heroes of the faith. Explore maps of the Holy Land and Jesus' ministry, pictures and photographs of historical artifacts and locations, illustrations of Bible stories and people, and a plan for reading the Bible in one year. Features: The durable spiral binding allows each beautifully presented, full-color page to lay flat for easy viewing and page duplication in classrooms, small groups, and personal study.