Asimov's Guide to the Bible

Asimov s Guide to the Bible is a work by Isaac Asimov that was first published in two volumes, covering the Old Testament in 1967 and the New Testament (including the Apocrypha) in 1969. He combined them into a single 1300-page volume in 1981.



Including numerous black-and-white maps, the guide goes through the books of the Bible in KJV order, explaining the historical and geographical setting of each one and the political and historical influences that affected it, as well as biographical information about the main characters. Of particular interest to some are Asimov s conclusions in his "Guide to the New Testament" that the antichrist was actually Emperor Nero of Rome and the days of Armageddon have already happened in the history of Ancient Rome. Asimov treats the secular aspects of the Bible with intellectual instead of theological commentary. His "Guides to the Old and New Testament" include both biblical verse, footnotes, references and subject indexes.