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From Abraham to Paul: A Biblical Chronology
Steinmann presents a time line of biblical events in a manner accessible for the lay reader yet with the detail and research required by scholars. Includes a wealth of charts and tables in support of the chronology.
368 pages, Hardcover
First published July 3, 1905
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About the author
Andrew E. Steinmann
23 books3 followersAndrew Steinmann is Distinguished Professor of Theology and Hebrew at Concordia University Chicago where he has taught since 2001. Dr. Steinmann holds a PhD from the University of Michigan and is an ordained pastor in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
Dr. Steinmann's publications include over 75 articles and book reviews in national and international peer-reviewed scholarly journals and festschriften. In addition, he is a regular guest on the radio program Issues, Etc.
In September 2011 he was named to the Translation Oversight Committee for the Christian Standard Bible. His publisher is Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis through whom he has published and collaborated on more than 10 books and other material. He is currently working on a new commentary on Esther to the new Christian Standard Commentary series published by Holman.
Dr. Steinmann is married to Rebecca Steinmann, the co-editor of the sixth edition of the widely used Sheehy's Emergency Nursing: Principles and Practice (Mosby Elsivier, 2010) and a contributor to Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course: Provider Manual (Third ed.; Des Plains, IL: Emergency Nurses Association, 2004), AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care (St. Louis: Saunders Elsivier, 2008) and Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum (Seventh ed.; Elsivier, 2018). They and their cat Lightning live in suburban Chicago where they enjoy birding and cultural events, especially the Lyric Opera.
Dr. Steinmann's publications include over 75 articles and book reviews in national and international peer-reviewed scholarly journals and festschriften. In addition, he is a regular guest on the radio program Issues, Etc.
In September 2011 he was named to the Translation Oversight Committee for the Christian Standard Bible. His publisher is Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis through whom he has published and collaborated on more than 10 books and other material. He is currently working on a new commentary on Esther to the new Christian Standard Commentary series published by Holman.
Dr. Steinmann is married to Rebecca Steinmann, the co-editor of the sixth edition of the widely used Sheehy's Emergency Nursing: Principles and Practice (Mosby Elsivier, 2010) and a contributor to Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course: Provider Manual (Third ed.; Des Plains, IL: Emergency Nurses Association, 2004), AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care (St. Louis: Saunders Elsivier, 2008) and Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum (Seventh ed.; Elsivier, 2018). They and their cat Lightning live in suburban Chicago where they enjoy birding and cultural events, especially the Lyric Opera.
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April 8, 2025
This is an excellent reference work that will help readers make sense of the chronology of the Bible. Ever tried to add up the years of the various kings of Israel and Judah? Wondered when the exodus happened? Was Jesus born in AD 1? These questions and more are answered well in this work.
It takes a lot of labor to make the numbers work. The question, is all that labor reasonable? Are facts fudged? Assumptions made? Data ignored? Steinmann has labored long and hard, and everything fits together. I found his work on how reigns were calculated in the OT, the death year of Herod and the rule of Quirinius of Syria, and the events between Palm Sunday and Easter to be especially helpful.
Get this book, read it, and keep it on your shelf if you ever have questions about how the events of the Bible fit together on a unified timeline.
The author has also done a chronology Bible for the ESV/Crossway that is probably worth checking out too.
It takes a lot of labor to make the numbers work. The question, is all that labor reasonable? Are facts fudged? Assumptions made? Data ignored? Steinmann has labored long and hard, and everything fits together. I found his work on how reigns were calculated in the OT, the death year of Herod and the rule of Quirinius of Syria, and the events between Palm Sunday and Easter to be especially helpful.
Get this book, read it, and keep it on your shelf if you ever have questions about how the events of the Bible fit together on a unified timeline.
The author has also done a chronology Bible for the ESV/Crossway that is probably worth checking out too.
October 31, 2020
A helpful and well-researched chronology.
August 9, 2014
A great book. The author does a great job backing up his chronology using Scripture, extra-biblical writings (or in some cases pointing out the errors or contradictions in some historical writings like "Antiquities of the Jews"), and archaeology. I would have liked to have seen more archaeological data included in this volume and pictures to help with visualization, but I would definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in the study of biblical chronology.
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