本书是在内容依托教学理念指导下,依托**哲学社会科学项目“英语专业基础阶段内容依托式教学改革研究”推出的系列英语内容依托教材之一。
本教材针对的学生群体是具有中学英语基础的大学生,既适用于英语专业一、二年级学生,也适用于具有中学英语基础的非英语专业学生和英语爱好者学习。本教材具备以下主要特色:
打破了传统的教学理念
它依托学生密切关注的《圣经》与文化内容组织学生进行语言交际活动。既训练语言技能,也丰富相关知识。
涉及了系统的相关内容
包含了衣物、食品、家庭、婚姻、人物、社会、城市、节日、教育、价值观、《圣经》对美英社会文化的影响等人们感兴趣的话题。
引进了真实的教学材料
真实、地道的语言材料,穿插了大量的插图、照片等真实的视觉材料,表现手段活泼,效果生动直观。
突出了学生的主体地位
多样的板块设计促使学生积极思考、提问、探索、发现、批判,培养自主获得知识,发现问题和解决问题的能力。
提供了多样的训练活动
打破了传统教材单调的训练程式,帮助教师设置真实的语言运用情境,培养学生语言综合运用能力。
**了经典的学习材料
在每个章节的*后部分向学生**经典的书目、影视

unit 1 clothing and the bible
text a clothing
text b cloak and tunic
text c sackcloth
unit 2 food and the bible
text a food, diet and health
text b food
text c diet
unit 3 family life and the bible
text a family life
text b parents and children
text c how to strengthen your family ties
unit 4 marriage and the bible
text a types of marriages
text b jewish wedding
text c jewish wedding customs and their origins
unit 5 women and the bible
text a old testament post-creation views
text b daughters of eve
text c stories of the women
unit 6 shepherds and the bible
text a shepherds
text b shepherd leader
text c shepherds' implements
unit 7 prophets and the bible
text a the prophet isaiah
text b the prophet jeremiah 99
text c ezekiel the prophet
unit 8 slaves and the bible
text a the general picture of slavery
text b treatment of slaves
text c slavery and the bible
unit 9 weapons and warfare and the bible
text a weapons
text b alternative weapons
text c war
unit 10 city and the bible
text a cities
text b a biblical theology of the city
text c bible archaeology: sodom and gomorrah
unit 11 holidays and the bible
text a jewish holidays
text b purim in bible times
text c holiday customs
unit 12 education and the bible
text a christianity's influence on education
text b education in old testament times
text c education in new testament times
unit 13 the power of dreams and the bible
text a four main dreams in the bible
text b what does the bible say about dreams?
text c dream interpretation
unit 14 jewish values
text a jewish impact on the civilization of america
text b the jewish influence on the great seal
text c number thirteen
unit 15 bible's impact on english & american culture
text a english culture and the bible
text b american literature and the bible
text c the bible' s influence on american culture
appendix i: list of biblical names
appendix ii: 参考答案
appendix iii: famous bible stories
abraham
adam and eve
bartimaeus
conversion of paul
crossing the red sea
daniel and the lions
david and goliath
feeding of the 5000
food and water in the desert and the first covenant
gabriel visits mary
jesus and nicodemus
jesus and peter
jesus and the children
jesus calms a storm
joseph and his brothers--part i
joseph and his brothers--part ii
noah' s ark
pharaoh' s dreams
parable of the sower
peter denies he knows jesus
the ascension
the baptism of jesus
the biblical account of creation
the birth of jesus
moses and the burning bush
the coming of the holy spirit
the death and resurrection of jesus
the first passover
the good samaritan
the good shepherd
the last supper
the lost sheep and the lost coin
the parable of the talents
the plagues
the prodigal son
the temptation of jesus
the ten commandments given to moses
the word becomes flesh
zacchaeus
appendix iv:参考的主要文献和网站