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Peter Calvocoressi's WHO'S WHO IN THE BIBLE has established itself as an invaluable guide to the people in the Bible. Now available in a lavishly illustrated format, this is a highly attractive edition for anyone with an interest in the Bible as well as being an indispensable reference tool for both student and cleric. "The perfect monastic companion ... A comprehensive dictionary of biblical characters and their contribution to literature and art" OBSERVER "A fascinating book for believer and non-believer alike ... Its pages are brim full of human interest and unforgettable characters" CHURCH OF ENGLAND NEWSPAPER

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In tribute to the Bible's everlasting characters, author Peter Calvocoressi assembled a concise listing of biographies from both the Old and the New Testament. Unlike an encyclopaedia, a "Who's Who" is a select directory, "to which entry has to be gained by fame or favour", according to Calvocoressi. As a result, each character can be linked to a pivotal story in the Bible. The 450 listings range from short paragraphs (such as Bartholomew's brief mention as one of the 12 apostles) to two-page essays, such as the one devoted to Mark. Speaking of this "evangelist and saint", the author writes, "Mark alone records the presence at Jesus' arrest of a young man in a white cloth who followed Jesus when all others fled but was attacked and forced to flee naked". Was this Mark, Calvocoressi wonders? "If so, he has inserted himself modestly in his own work like the artists ... in Italian Renaissance pictures or Alfred Hitchcock who does likewise in his films". It is this kind of observation that makes Calvocoressi's directory so inviting as well as informative. --Gail Hudson
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Peter Calvocoressi was born in 1912. He was called to the bar in 1935 and worked on Ultra Intelligence at Bletchley Park during WW2. Since then, he has divided his time between publishing and international relations, serving on numerous international committees. He lives in Bath.

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  • Publication date1999
  • ISBN 10 0140514260
  • ISBN 13 9780140514261
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