Timothy Beal

Biblical Literacy

The Essential Bible Stories Everyone Needs to Know

Talking Points

Timothy Beal has written essays for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The Cleveland Plain Dealer and has appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered and The Bob Edwards Show. He can speak to a surprising problem - that most Americans do not know the basics of the Bible even though the Bible plays a key role in our cultural debate - and offers a concrete solution.

Description

Every person needs to know the core Bible stories—those stories from the Old and New Testaments that have cultural, historical, or literary significance—that lie at the foundation of Western civilization. Whether watching political candidates quote from Jesus or tracking court cases on how the stories of Adam and Eve should be taught in the schools, we are surrounded by the legacy of the Bible in our contemporary world.