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People of the Bible

Ruth, Esther, Daniel, Mary, Peter and Paul — six lives studied in their historical setting, with their courage and their failures both on the page.

6 lessons about 55 minutes totalbeginner

1. 1

   Ruth

   Loyalty, loss and quiet redemption in the time of the judges.

   9 min · Ruth

2. 2

   Esther

   A Jewish queen in a Persian court, a genocide averted, and a book that never names God.

   9 min · Esther

3. 3

   Daniel

   Faithfulness in a foreign empire, from a diet decision to a den of lions.

   10 min · Daniel

4. 4

   Mary, Mother of Jesus

   A young woman from an unimportant town who said yes to something enormous.

   8 min · Mary

5. 5

   Peter

   Impulsive, confident, catastrophically wrong once — and restored.

   9 min · Peter

6. 6

   Paul of Tarsus

   A persecutor turned apostle whose letters shaped Christian thought more than any other writer's.

   10 min · Paul