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10 Minutes to Knowing the Men and Women of the Bible
Refresh your memory and your spirit with this lively summary as best-selling author Jim George surveys the lives of fifty of the Bible's most remarkable men and women. Each short biographical sketch is easily read in ten minutes or less, and includes the subject's: * Most notable quality * Most notable accomplishment * Approximate dates * Texts in which he or she appears * Historical context and family background * Impact and significance of his or her life story * Life lessons to apply to our own lives More than a simple reference tool, The Bare Bones Bible Bios provides an inspiring, encouraging, and enriching experience.
269 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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About the author
Jim George
76 books52 followers Jim George is a bestselling author and national speaker dedicated to helping people live a life after God’s own heart. For over 30 years, the teachings and steadfast example of Jim has helped countless men and women:
- Simplify life by focusing on God’s priorities.
- Appreciate God’s Word and apply it to everyday situations.
- Respond to circumstances with confidence by seeing yourself through God’s loving eyes.
- Increase closeness in marriage by serving and honoring each other.
- Powerfully shape the hearts of children and teenagers.
- Enjoy greater intimacy with God.
Jim is the bestselling author of A Man After God’s Own Heart and two-time finalist for the Gold Medallion Book Award. Besides writing, he has served as a pastor, seminary professor, and as a pharmacist with the Medical Service Corps of the Army Reserve.
Jim’s leadership influence has helped thousands of men honor God by modeling integrity in the workplace, learn to be better communicators, and build a strong legacy for their family. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma, and a Master of Divinity and Master of Theology from Talbot School of Theology.
In the midst of their busy writing schedule, Elizabeth and Jim love spending time with their two married daughters and eight grandchildren, taking daily walks along golden sands, and enjoying the beautiful Hawaiian sunsets. They divide time residing in Honolulu, Hawaii and the Washington State coast.
- Simplify life by focusing on God’s priorities.
- Appreciate God’s Word and apply it to everyday situations.
- Respond to circumstances with confidence by seeing yourself through God’s loving eyes.
- Increase closeness in marriage by serving and honoring each other.
- Powerfully shape the hearts of children and teenagers.
- Enjoy greater intimacy with God.
Jim is the bestselling author of A Man After God’s Own Heart and two-time finalist for the Gold Medallion Book Award. Besides writing, he has served as a pastor, seminary professor, and as a pharmacist with the Medical Service Corps of the Army Reserve.
Jim’s leadership influence has helped thousands of men honor God by modeling integrity in the workplace, learn to be better communicators, and build a strong legacy for their family. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma, and a Master of Divinity and Master of Theology from Talbot School of Theology.
In the midst of their busy writing schedule, Elizabeth and Jim love spending time with their two married daughters and eight grandchildren, taking daily walks along golden sands, and enjoying the beautiful Hawaiian sunsets. They divide time residing in Honolulu, Hawaii and the Washington State coast.
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September 10, 2009
Great Read, gives you insight on the men and women of the bible, like David, Solomon, Peter, Ruth, etc.
March 2, 2025
Great way to learn about people of the Bible. My beliefs did not aline with some of the things written and this is why I gave it three stars.
February 1, 2016
Good character synopsis if you missed sunday school
November 7, 2016
Good reference book -- I'm reading the Old Testament and it's made it a LITTLE easier. Still a tough read.
March 29, 2017
I love the way the book arranged summaries of characters. It helped condense long stories of the Bible and bring out some qualities of characters that may have been overlooked. My warning though. I found that often the book took liberties. The author made some judgements and assumptions that I didn't believe it was safe to make just from the Biblical references he gave. The good thing is, he gave Biblical references so I think it's very important that any time you cross something that you feel "I don't remember it that way" you should look it up yourself and see if that really is your interpretation. I'll give a few examples.
~The book's talk of the Garden of Eden says, "Yet in that same garden, God gave hope that one would come to defeat the power of sin", but reading Genesis three myself I never saw such a promise.
~The author implied that Cain was evil from childhood saying, "Can you imagine attempting to raise an evil son and the heartache such a child would induce?" But it seems to imply that he was evil before he murdered, he'd need more contextual support.
~Author says, "Noah demonstrates faithfulness and obedience as he patiently preaches a warning to friends and neighbors while building a giant boat--an ark--for 120 years (6:3)". This seems like a horrible misinterpretation gen 5 said noah was 500 by the time he had his three sons. gen 8 said he was 600 when the floods came that leaves less than 100 years. Gods 120 must have addressed something else."
~"God will most definitely fulfill His promise, and Abraham will have a child by Sarah--but not for another 16 years (21:5)." My correction is it was 14 years; he was 86 with ishmael & 100 with Isaac.
~The number of people following Moses out of Israel is sketchy. It says two million people, but the Bible only numbers the men--in the hundreds of thousands. You can make some assumptions with math & come up with 2 million, but I don't like seeing it stated as fact without support.
~The book called Delilah a prostitute, but the Bible never did. We know Samson spent time with a previous prostitute and possibly others, and we know Delilah took money to trick Samson, but we have no indication that she was a prostitute in other ways from the text of the Bible.
The book has misquotes too: The writer of Hebrews noted of Cain that "he being dead still speaks" (Hebrews 11:4). Look it up and you find that actually its talking about Abel.
It was frustrating finding fault with the facts considering the book claimed to summarize the important facts--you'd think they'd care about each piece that was included in their summary--if the info's not important enough to say correctly (according to your opinion) it shouldn't be included. Perhaps the author had drawn information from sources outside the Bible for some of these facts so maybe more have credible support than seem to. Most of the info is correct I guess, and it helps you through the heroes of the old testament, allowing you the time to consider things that weren't highlighted when hidden in within the story. I think there's great benefit to reading this book as long as you do some studying and use your inquisitive mind.
One last complaint, the book skipped over some figures I thought to be major and treated some of the more minor figures (especially from the New Testament) as if there's lots of text in the Bible about them. Their selections sometimes seemed a little silly, but all were good to read about & I learned a lot.
~The book's talk of the Garden of Eden says, "Yet in that same garden, God gave hope that one would come to defeat the power of sin", but reading Genesis three myself I never saw such a promise.
~The author implied that Cain was evil from childhood saying, "Can you imagine attempting to raise an evil son and the heartache such a child would induce?" But it seems to imply that he was evil before he murdered, he'd need more contextual support.
~Author says, "Noah demonstrates faithfulness and obedience as he patiently preaches a warning to friends and neighbors while building a giant boat--an ark--for 120 years (6:3)". This seems like a horrible misinterpretation gen 5 said noah was 500 by the time he had his three sons. gen 8 said he was 600 when the floods came that leaves less than 100 years. Gods 120 must have addressed something else."
~"God will most definitely fulfill His promise, and Abraham will have a child by Sarah--but not for another 16 years (21:5)." My correction is it was 14 years; he was 86 with ishmael & 100 with Isaac.
~The number of people following Moses out of Israel is sketchy. It says two million people, but the Bible only numbers the men--in the hundreds of thousands. You can make some assumptions with math & come up with 2 million, but I don't like seeing it stated as fact without support.
~The book called Delilah a prostitute, but the Bible never did. We know Samson spent time with a previous prostitute and possibly others, and we know Delilah took money to trick Samson, but we have no indication that she was a prostitute in other ways from the text of the Bible.
The book has misquotes too: The writer of Hebrews noted of Cain that "he being dead still speaks" (Hebrews 11:4). Look it up and you find that actually its talking about Abel.
It was frustrating finding fault with the facts considering the book claimed to summarize the important facts--you'd think they'd care about each piece that was included in their summary--if the info's not important enough to say correctly (according to your opinion) it shouldn't be included. Perhaps the author had drawn information from sources outside the Bible for some of these facts so maybe more have credible support than seem to. Most of the info is correct I guess, and it helps you through the heroes of the old testament, allowing you the time to consider things that weren't highlighted when hidden in within the story. I think there's great benefit to reading this book as long as you do some studying and use your inquisitive mind.
One last complaint, the book skipped over some figures I thought to be major and treated some of the more minor figures (especially from the New Testament) as if there's lots of text in the Bible about them. Their selections sometimes seemed a little silly, but all were good to read about & I learned a lot.
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