Biblical Literacy: The Essential Bible Stories Everyone Needs to Know »

Timothy Beal is Florence Harkness Professor of Religion at Case Western Reserve University. He has published ten books as well as essays on religion and American culture for the New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Washington Post, and The Plain Dealer.

In the tradition of Stephen Prothero's Religious Literacy, Beal offers a one-stop course on all the Bible stories and background information every person-whether believer, atheist, citizen, or pop culture aficionado-- needs to know.

Religion News Service

“Beal, who compiled need-to-know Bible stories in his new book, ‘Biblical Literacy,’ talks about how these Sunday school stories are ingrained in pop culture. They are making appearances at your dinner parties, in your favorite music and in a theater near you.”