Extraordinary Characters

By Robert E. McNeill

Have you ever wanted to know more about the stories and people of the Bible that make it such a lively book? Have you wondered why the Old Testament s talented and beautiful Abigail ever married such a fool of a husband as Nabal? Why are there more cases of blindness being healed in the Bible than anything else? What about the man in Scripture who couldn t take a bath? Why is Mary Magdalene the most misunderstood and maligned character in the Bible? Will knowing more of these figures help us understand why Jesus came and died for us? Most Christians do not know what was accomplished by Christ s death. They have been taught to say Jesus died to save sinners to make it possible for them to go to heaven. Is there any more to it than that? Extraordinary characters in Scripture whose lives displayed a deep love for Jesus Christ did so because they knew something of what the Lord accomplished by His death. Malchus, the servant of the high priest, who suffered the loss of his ear at the Garden of Gethsemane. Lazarus, who experienced the greatest of all resurrections recorded in the Bible save that of Jesus. Zacchaeus, the dwarf who became a giant of the faith. Legion, the naked demoniac and figure of horror transformed after meeting the Messiah. Among others are a penitent felon, a terrifyingly insane madman, and one of the greatest men who ever lived, yet he lived too long. And Nicodemus, the Sanhedrin leader who visited Jesus for one of the greatest discussions of all time. Dr. Robert McNeill explains twelve extraordinary characters of the Bible, all examples of what the Master meant in John 10:14: I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. Extraordinary Characters will draw you nearer in love and devotion to the most extraordinary character of all. Dr. Robert E. McNeill, D. D., is from Welsh Baptist heritage. Although educated in a Presbyterian College and a Presbyterian seminary, he was ordained a Baptist minister at Grove City, Pennsylvania in 1945 and has pastured independent Baptist churches for over fifty years. He does the necessary hard digging to provide his readers with new, captivating, and usable information. He lives in Mooresville, NC, and is the author of three other books, God Indeed! , Unusual Topics , and Searching Questions .

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579219691
• ISBN13: 9781579219697
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Winepress Publishing
• Length: 140 Pages