For many years this overview of the Bible, originally written by Sulpician Father Melvin Farrell, has provided countless readers with a solid overview of the basics of the Old and New Testaments. This completely new edition, revised by well-known biblical commentator Joseph McHugh, offers all the information of the original as well as numerous new insights of its own in a style and language accessible to all readers. Getting to Know the Bible leads readers through all the major books of the Bible, from Genesis through Revelation, explaining the importance and meaning of each book of the Scriptures. The authors carefully explain the relationship of each part to the whole, while maintaining the historical context of the different books and offering readers insights into some of the motivations behind the writers of the Bible. Relying on historical perspective and literary forms rather than a more fundamentalist approach, Getting to Know the Bible gives the Catholic perspective on Sacred Scripture. This celebrated summary of the Bible is ideal for individual or group study. Book jacket.