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Aaron, brother of Moses

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 23 | 7:7 | Leviticus 8-10)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 23 | 7:7 | Leviticus 8-10)

Abba "God the Father"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Romans 8:15 | Galatians 4:6)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Romans 8:15 | Galatians 4:6)

Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

Abdullah Taha Bakhsh

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

Abednego, of the fiery furnace

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Daniel 3)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Daniel 3)

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Genesis 4)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Genesis 4)

Abraham, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Genesis 12-25)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Genesis 12-25)

Abu Bakr

• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings

Abu Jahl

• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings

Abu Lahab

• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings

Abu Zubaydah

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

Adam, father of Cain, Abel

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 2:7-8 | 15-25 | 3:1-24 | 4:1-2 | 25 | 5:1-5)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 2:7-8 | 15-25 | 3:1-24 | 4:1-2 | 25 | 5:1-5)

Admed bin Salman

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

Ahab, King of Israel

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (1 Kings 16:29-22:40)

Ahab, King of Israel, 874-853

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (1 Kings 16:29-22:40)

Aisha, wife of Muhammad

• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings

Ali ibn Abi Talib

• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings

Amadou Diallo

• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Amos)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Amos)

Ancient of Days, God

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 13 | 22)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 13 | 22)

Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 10:2 | Mark 1:16-18 | 3:16-19 | 13:3-4 | John 1:40-42 | 6:8-9)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 10:2 | Mark 1:16-18 | 3:16-19 | 13:3-4 | John 1:40-42 | 6:8-9)

Angel of the Lord, God

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 22 | Judges 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 Kings 19:5-8 | 2 Kings 1:3 | 19:35 | Psalm 34:7 | Matthew 2:13-14 | 28:2-7 | Luke 2)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 22 | Judges 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 Kings 19:5-8 | 2 Kings 1:3 | 19:35 | Psalm 34:7 | Matthew 2:13-14 | 28:2-7 | Luke 2)

Ann Dunham

• Dreams From My Father: A Story Of Race And Inheritance by Barack Obama

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (John 18:12-24)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (John 18:12-24)

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 1 John 2:18-27 | 4:3 | 2 John 7)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 1 John 2:18-27 | 4:3 | 2 John 7)

Apollos, of Alexandria

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Acts 18:24-28)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Acts 18:24-28)

Aquila, husband of Pricilla

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Romans 16:3-4 | 1 Corinthians 16:19)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Romans 16:3-4 | 1 Corinthians 16:19)

Arabs

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 21:16 | 22:1 | 26:7 | Nehemiah 4:7 | Acts 2:11)

Aristotle, 384-322

• The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View by Richard Tarnas

Asaph, psalmist

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 15:19 | 16:4-6 | 37 | 2 Chronicles 5:12 | 29:30 | Psalm 50 | 73-83)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 15:19 | 16:4-6 | 37 | 2 Chronicles 5:12 | 29:30 | Psalm 50 | 73-83)

Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Luke 2:1)

Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor, 27 BC-14 AD

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Luke 2:1)

Auma Obama

• Dreams From My Father: A Story Of Race And Inheritance by Barack Obama

Averroes

• Islam: A Short History (Universal History) by Karen Armstrong

Baal, god of Asia Minor

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 1 Kings 16:31-32 | 18:16-40 | 2 Kings 10:18-28 | 11:18)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 1 Kings 16:31-32 | 18:16-40 | 2 Kings 10:18-28 | 11:18)

Baasha, King of Israel

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (1 Kings 15:33-16:6)

Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (1 Kings 15:33-16:6)

Balaam's Donkey

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Numbers 22:21-34)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Numbers 22:21-34)

Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Luke 23:18-25 | John 18:39-40)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Luke 23:18-25 | John 18:39-40)

Barack Obama

• Dreams From My Father: A Story Of Race And Inheritance by Barack Obama

Barack Obama Sr.

• Dreams From My Father: A Story Of Race And Inheritance by Barack Obama

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 14:1-15:39)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 14:1-15:39)

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Mark 3:16-18 | Luke 6:13-15)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Mark 3:16-18 | Luke 6:13-15)

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (2 Samuel 11)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (2 Samuel 11)

Beaumarchais

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Beelzebub, prince of demons

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Mark 3:20-26 | Luke 11:14-20)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Mark 3:20-26 | Luke 11:14-20)

Benjamin, son of Jacob, brother of Joseph

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Genesis 35:16-18)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Genesis 35:16-18)

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Acts 17:10-15)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Acts 17:10-15)

Bill Clinton

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

Blaise Pascal

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Boaz, husband of Ruth

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Ruth 2-4)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Ruth 2-4)

Bodhi-Daruma

• Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D.T. Suzuki by Daisetz T. Suzuki

Bronze Snake

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Numbers 21:4-9)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Numbers 21:4-9)

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Caesar Augustus"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Mark 12:16-17 | Luke 2:1-4 | 20:24-25 | John 19:12 | Acts 17:7)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Mark 12:16-17 | Luke 2:1-4 | 20:24-25 | John 19:12 | Acts 17:7)

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 57-68 | Mark 14:1-2 | 53-65 | Luke 22:1-2 | 67-71 | John 11:47-53 | 18:24)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 57-68 | Mark 14:1-2 | 53-65 | Luke 22:1-2 | 67-71 | John 11:47-53 | 18:24)

Cain, son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Genesis 4)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Genesis 4)

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 14:6-38 | Deuteronomy 1:36 | Joshua 14:6-15 | 15:16-19 | Judges 1:11-20)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 14:6-38 | Deuteronomy 1:36 | Joshua 14:6-15 | 15:16-19 | Judges 1:11-20)

Canaan, grandson of Noah

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 10:6 | 15-20)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 10:6 | 15-20)

Carmen bin Ladin

• Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia by Carmen Bin Ladin

Cephas "Simon Peter"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 1 Corinthians 1:12 | 3:21-23 | 9:5)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 1 Corinthians 1:12 | 3:21-23 | 9:5)

Charles Darwin [Charles Robert: 1809-1882]

• Revelation, Rationality Knowledge and Truth by Mirza Tahir Ahmad

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Cherubim, angels

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Exodus 25:17-22 | 37:7-9 | Numbers 7:89 | 1 Kings 6:23-35 | 8:6-7 | Ezekiel 41:17-20 | Hebrews 9:5)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Exodus 25:17-22 | 37:7-9 | Numbers 7:89 | 1 Kings 6:23-35 | 8:6-7 | Ezekiel 41:17-20 | Hebrews 9:5)

Cleopatra VII

• Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare (Philopator)

Condoleezza Rice

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

Confucius

• Analects of Confucius by Confucius.,
• Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D.T. Suzuki by Daisetz T. Suzuki

Creator "God" "Lord"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Deuteronomy 32:6 | Ecclesiastes 12:1 | Isaiah 40:28-31 | 43:15 | Matthew 19:4 | 1 Peter 4:19)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Deuteronomy 32:6 | Ecclesiastes 12:1 | Isaiah 40:28-31 | 43:15 | Matthew 19:4 | 1 Peter 4:19)

Cyrus II, King of Persia

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Ezra 1:1-8 | 3:7 | 4:3-5 | 5:13-17 | 6:14 | Isaiah 44:28-45:13)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Ezra 1:1-8 | 3:7 | 4:3-5 | 5:13-17 | 6:14 | Isaiah 44:28-45:13)

Dan, son of Jacob

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 46:23 | 49:16-17)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 46:23 | 49:16-17)

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Daniel 6)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Daniel 6)

David, King of Israel

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (1 Samuel 16-2 Samuel)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (1 Samuel 16-2 Samuel)

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Judges 4:4-5:31)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Judges 4:4-5:31)

Delilah, Samson's demise

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Judges 16)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Judges 16)

Denis Diderot

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Dick Cheney

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

Dolabella

• Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

Domitius Enobarbus

• Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

Donald Rumsfeld

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Acts 9:36–42)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Acts 9:36–42)

Ehud, one of judges in the Bible, delivered Israel from Moabites

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Judges 3:15-30)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Judges 3:15-30)

Elamites

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Acts 2:9)

Eli, the priest

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (1 Samuel 1-4)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (1 Samuel 1-4)

Elijah, the Prophet, did not die, was taken up in a whirlwind

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (2 Kings 1:3-2:18)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (2 Kings 1:3-2:18)

Elisha, the Prophet

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 2 Kings 2 | 3:11-20 | 4-6 | 8:1-15 | 9:1-13 | 13:14-20)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 2 Kings 2 | 3:11-20 | 4-6 | 8:1-15 | 9:1-13 | 13:14-20)

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 24-25 | 36 | 39-45 | 56-60)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 24-25 | 36 | 39-45 | 56-60)

Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die - taken by God

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Hebrews 11:5-6 | Jude 14-15)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Hebrews 11:5-6 | Jude 14-15)

Erasmus

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Esau, son of Isaac

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 26:34-35 | 27:1-45 | 28:6-9 | 32:3-21 | 33:1-17 | 35:28-29 | 36:1-43)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 26:34-35 | 27:1-45 | 28:6-9 | 32:3-21 | 33:1-17 | 35:28-29 | 36:1-43)

Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 4-5 | 7-9)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 4-5 | 7-9)

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Acts 8:26-40)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Acts 8:26-40)

Eve, wife of Adam, mother of Cain, Abel

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 3:1-24 | 4:1-2 | 25)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 3:1-24 | 4:1-2 | 25)

Ezekiel, the Prophet

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Ezekiel)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Ezekiel)

Ezra, the scribe, priest

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 9 | 10:1-17)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 9 | 10:1-17)

Fahd of Saudi Arabia

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger (Fahd bin Abdul Aziz)

Father "God the Father"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Isaiah | Jeremiah 3 | Malachi 2 | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Acts 1-2 | Romans | 1&2 Corinthians | Galatians | Ephesians | Philippians | Colossians | 1&2 Thessalonians | 1 Timothy 1 | 2 Timothy 1 | Titus 1 | Philemon 3 | Hebrews | James | 1 Peter 1 | 2 Peter 1 | 1 John | 2 John | Jude 1 | Revelation)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Isaiah | Jeremiah 3 | Malachi 2 | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Acts 1-2 | Romans | 1&2 Corinthians | Galatians | Ephesians | Philippians | Colossians | 1&2 Thessalonians | 1 Timothy 1 | 2 Timothy 1 | Titus 1 | Philemon 3 | Hebrews | James | 1 Peter 1 | 2 Peter 1 | 1 John | 2 John | Jude 1 | Revelation)

Fatima, daughter of Muhammad

• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings

Fenelon

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Florence Nightingale

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Francis Bacon

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Frank Carlucci

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

François I, King of France

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Gabriel

• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings

Gabriel, the Archangel

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 9:21–27 | Luke 1:11-20 | 26-38)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 9:21–27 | Luke 1:11-20 | 26-38)

George H. W. Bush

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

George W. Bush

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

Gianfranco Becchina

• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

Gideon, son of Joash, one of 6 major judges in the Bible

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Judges 6-8)

Gideon, son of Joash, one of judges in the Bible

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Judges 6-8)

God

• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings

God "Elohim" "Yahweh"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom

Goliath, the giant Philistine

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (1 Samuel 17)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (1 Samuel 17)

Good Shepherd

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (John 10:7-18)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (John 10:7-18)

Grover Norquist

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

Habakkuk, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Habakkuk)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Habakkuk)

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Genesis 16)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Genesis 16)

Haggai, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Haggai)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Haggai)

Haifa bint Faisal

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

Ham, son of Noah

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 9:1 | 18-27)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 9:1 | 18-27)

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (1 Samuel 1-2)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (1 Samuel 1-2)

Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Acts 12:1-24)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Acts 12:1-24)

Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Acts 25:13-26:32)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Acts 25:13-26:32)

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Mark 6:14-29)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Mark 6:14-29)

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Matthew 2:1-20)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Matthew 2:1-20)

Hezekiah, King of Judah

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (2 Kings 18-20)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (2 Kings 18-20)

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Isaiah 63 | Matthew 1 | 3 | 12 | 28 | Mark 1 | Luke 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | John 1 | 14 | Acts 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 1 Corinthians 6 | Ephesians 1 | 4 | Hebrews 2 | Peter 1 | Jude 17-21)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Isaiah 63 | Matthew 1 | 3 | 12 | 28 | Mark 1 | Luke 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | John 1 | 14 | Acts 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 1 Corinthians 6 | Ephesians 1 | 4 | Hebrews 2 | Peter 1 | Jude 17-21)

Hosea, son of Beeri, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Hosea)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Hosea)

Hussein Onyango Obama

• Dreams From My Father: A Story Of Race And Inheritance by Barack Obama

I Am, God's response when Moses asked His name

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Isaiah 44:6 | John 8:58 | Revelation 1:8 | 17-18 | 21:6 | 22:12-13)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Isaiah 44:6 | John 8:58 | Revelation 1:8 | 17-18 | 21:6 | 22:12-13)

Ignatius of Loyola

• Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D.T. Suzuki by Daisetz T. Suzuki

Immanuel, the Virgin's Son, seed of David, Prince of Peace

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 8:8 | Matthew 1:23)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 8:8 | Matthew 1:23)

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 22:1-18 | 24:62-67 | 25:5-6 | 11 | Hebrews 11:17-20 | James 2:20-24)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 22:1-18 | 24:62-67 | 25:5-6 | 11 | Hebrews 11:17-20 | James 2:20-24)

Isaiah, the Prophet

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Genesis 16)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Genesis 16)

Israel "God's chosen people"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 5:1 | 19:3-5 | 40:38 | 2 Samuel 7:23-24 | Romans 9:4-5 | 1 Peter 2:4-12)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 5:1 | 19:3-5 | 40:38 | 2 Samuel 7:23-24 | Romans 9:4-5 | 1 Peter 2:4-12)

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 35:9-15 | 46:2-4)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 35:9-15 | 46:2-4)

Jacob, husband of Rachel, son of Isaac "Israel"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 27-35 | 46-49)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 27-35 | 46-49)

Jairus, daughter raised by Jesus

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 35-43)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 35-43)

James A. Baker III

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

James Bath

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

James, the Apostle, son of Zebedee

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 10:2-4 | Mark 3:13-19 | Luke 5:1-10)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 10:2-4 | Mark 3:13-19 | Luke 5:1-10)

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (1 Kings 22:41-50)

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, 872-869

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (1 Kings 22:41-50)

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Exodus 6:3 KJV only)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Exodus 6:3 KJV only)

Jeremiah, the prophet

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Jeremiah)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Jeremiah)

Jeroboam II, King of Israel

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (2 Kings 14:23-29)

Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-782

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (2 Kings 14:23-29)

Jesse, grandson of Ruth, father of King David

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (1 Samuel 16)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (1 Samuel 16)

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

• Catechism of the Catholic Church (Catechism) by Geoffrey Chapman
• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 6-8 | 15-18 | 31:5 | 34:20 | 41:9 | 69:21 | 72:10 | 118:25-26 | Isaiah 7:14 | 9:6-7 | 11:1-5 | 42:1-4 | Jeremiah 7:11 | Micah 5:2-4 | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 6-8 | 15-18 | 31:5 | 34:20 | 41:9 | 69:21 | 72:10 | 118:25-26 | Isaiah 7:14 | 9:6-7 | 11:1-5 | 42:1-4 | Jeremiah 7:11 | Micah 5:2-4 | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John)

Jezebel, wicked queen, wife of Ahab

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 18:13 | 21: | 2 Kings 9:30-37)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 18:13 | 21: | 2 Kings 9:30-37)

Jimmy Carter

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger
• Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Weigel

Job, challenged by satan

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Job)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Job)

Joel, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Acts 2:16-21)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Acts 2:16-21)

Johann Sebastian Bach

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

John Gottman

• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

John Mark, son of Mary

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Acts 12:25 | 15:37-39)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Acts 12:25 | 15:37-39)

John, the Apostle

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 10 | Mark 3 | 9 | 10 | Luke 9 | Acts 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 John | Revelation)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 10 | Mark 3 | 9 | 10 | Luke 9 | Acts 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 John | Revelation)

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Luke 1)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Luke 1)

Jonah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible, swallowed by a large fish

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Luke 11:30-32)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Luke 11:30-32)

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 18:3-4 | 19:4-7 | 20:1-42)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 18:3-4 | 19:4-7 | 20:1-42)

Joseph, Jesus' father

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 18-25 | Luke 1:26-27 | 2:4-7 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 41-46)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 18-25 | Luke 1:26-27 | 2:4-7 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 41-46)

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( John 19:38-42)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( John 19:38-42)

Joseph, son of Jacob, brother of Benjamin

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 39-45 | 46:1-7 | 26-34 | 47-48 | 50)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 39- | 45 | 46:1-7 | 26-34 | 47-48 | 50)

Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Joshua 1-24)

Joshua, the battle of Jericho

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Joshua 1-24)

Judah, son of Jacob

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 38:1-26 | 43:1-10)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 38:1-26 | 43:1-10)

Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 47-49 | 27:1-10 | Mark 14:10-11 | Luke 22:1-6 | John 13:21-27)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 47-49 | 27:1-10 | Mark 14:10-11 | Luke 22:1-6 | John 13:21-27)

Jude, brother of James

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Jude)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Jude)

Keith Richards

• Losing my virginity : the autobiography by Richard Branson

Khadija, wife of Muhammad

• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings

Khadijah bint Khuwaylid

• The Meaning Of The Glorious Qur'an (Text And Explanatory Translation) by Marmaduke Pickthall

Khalid Bin Mahfouz

• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger

King of kings

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Revelation 17:14)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Revelation 17:14)

Lamb of God

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 1 Corinthians 5:7)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 1 Corinthians 5:7)

Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (John 11:1-44)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (John 11:1-44)

Lazarus, poor man in Jesus' parable

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Luke 16:19-31)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Luke 16:19-31)

Leah, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Genesis 29:4-30:24)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Genesis 29:4-30:24)

Leonid Brezhnev

• Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Weigel

Levi, son of Jacob

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 34:25-31 | 46:11)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 34:25-31 | 46:11)

Lord "Yahweh"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 7 | 18 | Exodus 3-40 | Leviticus 1-27 | Numbers 1-6 | 8-21 | 25 | 26-29 | 31-35 | Deuteronomy 1:34-42 | 2-9 | 10-17 | 18-27 | 28-31 | 32:48-52 | 33-34 | Joshua 1:1-9 | 3:7-8 | 4:1-3 | 14-15 | 5:2 | 9 | 6:2-5 | 27 | 7:6-15 | 8:1-2 | 18-19 | 10:7-14 | 11:6 | 13:1-7 | 20:1-6 | 21:43-45 | 24:2-15 | Judges 1:1-2 | 2:10-23 | 3:7-15 | 4:1-3 | 6-7 | 10:6-16 | 13:1 | 16:28-30 | 20:18-36)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 7 | 18 | Exodus 3-40 | Leviticus 1-27 | Numbers 1-6 | 8-21 | 25 | 26-29 | 31-35 | Deuteronomy 1:34-42 | 2-9 | 10-17 | 18-27 | 28-31 | 32:48-52 | 33-34 | Joshua 1:1-9 | 3:7-8 | 4:1-3 | 14-15 | 5:2 | 9 | 6:2-5 | 27 | 7:6-15 | 8:1-2 | 18-19 | 10:7-14 | 11:6 | 13:1-7 | 20:1-6 | 21:43-45 | 24:2-15 | Judges 1:1-2 | 2:10-23 | 3:7-15 | 4:1-3 | 6-7 | 10:6-16 | 13:1 | 16:28-30 | 20:18-36)

Lord Byron

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Lord God Almighty

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Job 5:17 | Revelation 4:8 | 11:17 | 15:3 | 16:7 | 21:22)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Job 5:17 | Revelation 4:8 | 11:17 | 15:3 | 16:7 | 21:22)

Lord God of Israel

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Joshua 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 24 | Judges 4-6 | 11 | 21 | 1 Samuel 10 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 2 Samuel 12 | 1 Kings 1 | 8 | 14-17 | 2 Kings 9 | 18-22 | 2 Chronicles 6 | Ezra 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Psalm 41 | Jeremiah 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 23-25 | 30 | 42 | 45-46 | Malachi 2 | Luke 1)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Joshua 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 24 | Judges 4-6 | 11 | 21 | 1 Samuel 10 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 2 Samuel 12 | 1 Kings 1 | 8 | 14-17 | 2 Kings 9 | 18-22 | 2 Chronicles 6 | Ezra 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Psalm 41 | Jeremiah 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 23-25 | 30 | 42 | 45-46 | Malachi 2 | Luke 1)

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Genesis 19:24-26)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Genesis 19:24-26)

Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 14:11-16 | 19)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 14:11-16 | 19)

Luke, the Evangelist, physician

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Acts 1-28)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Acts 1-28)

Madelyn Dunham

• Dreams From My Father: A Story Of Race And Inheritance by Barack Obama

Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Matthew 2:1-12)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Matthew 2:1-12)

Malachi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Malachi)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Malachi)

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus

• Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

Marcus Antonius

• Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

• Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

Mark, the Evangelist, associate of Peter "John Mark"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Mark)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Mark)

Marsilio Ficino

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( John 11:1-43)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( John 11:1-43)

Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Luke 8:2 | John 20:1-2 | 11-18)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Luke 8:2 | John 20:1-2 | 11-18)

Mary, mother of Jesus

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Luke 2)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Luke 2)

Matthew, the Apostle, brother of James "Levi"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Mark 3:13-19 | Luke 6:12-16 | Acts 1:12-14)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Mark 3:13-19 | Luke 6:12-16 | Acts 1:12-14)

Matthias, the Apostle

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Acts 1:20-26)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Acts 1:20-26)

Medes

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 18:11 | Ezra 6:2 | Esther 1:19 | Isaiah 13:17 | Jeremiah 25:25 | 51:11 | 28 | Daniel 5:28 | 6:8 | 12 | 15 | 9:1 | Acts 2:9)

Melchizedek, king of Salem

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Psalm 110:4 | Hebrews 5:6 | 7:1-17)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Psalm 110:4 | Hebrews 5:6 | 7:1-17)

Messiah "Savior"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 4:25-26)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 4:25-26)

Methuselah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Genesis 5:21-27)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Genesis 5:21-27)

Micah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Micah)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Micah)

Michael, the Archangel

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 21 | 12:1 | 1 Thessalonians 4:16 | Jude 9 | Revelation 12:7-8)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 21 | 12:1 | 1 Thessalonians 4:16 | Jude 9 | Revelation 12:7-8)

Michel de Montaigne

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Mikhail Gorbachev

• Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Weigel

Mohamed Atta

• Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers, Who They Were, Why They Did It by Terry McDermott

Moses, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 20:1-17 | 19 | 24:2 | 31:18 | 32:30 | 33:11 | 34:28 | Numbers 7:89 | 11:12 | 24-29 | 12:5-8 | 20:7-12 | 27:12-14 | Deuteronomy 5:6-22 | 9:10 | 18 | 19 | 18:15 | 31:30-32:4 | 34: | Joshua 1:1-3 | Matthew 17:1-4 | 22:24 | Acts 3:22-26 | 7:22-39 | Hebrews 3:5-6 | 11:23-28)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 20:1-17 | 19 | 24:2 | 31:18 | 32:30 | 33:11 | 34:28 | Numbers 7:89 | 11:12 | 24-29 | 12:5-8 | 20:7-12 | 27:12-14 | Deuteronomy 5:6-22 | 9:10 | 18 | 19 | 18:15 | 31:30-32:4 | 34: | Joshua 1:1-3 | Matthew 17:1-4 | 22:24 | Acts 3:22-26 | 7:22-39 | Hebrews 3:5-6 | 11:23-28)

Muhammad

• Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World (Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks) by Carl W. Ernst
• The life of Muhammad : a translation of Isḥaq's Sirat Rasul Allah
• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings
• The Seal of the Prophets and his message : lessons on Islamic doctrine (Book Two) by Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari
• Islam: A Short History (Universal History) by Karen Armstrong (sws)

Muhammad, son of Abdullah, of the tribe of Qureysh

• The Meaning Of The Glorious Qur'an (Text And Explanatory Translation) by Marmaduke Pickthall

Mustapha Kemal

• What Went Wrong?: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response by Bernard Lewis

Naaman, healed of leprosy

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Luke 4:27)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Luke 4:27)

Nahum, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Nahum)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Nahum)

Napoleon Bonaparte

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun
• What Went Wrong?: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response by Bernard Lewis

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 12:1-14 | 1 Kings 1:22-27)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 12:1-14 | 1 Kings 1:22-27)

Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (John 1:43-51)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (John 1:43-51)

Nebuchadnezzar II, 605-562 BC, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 10-12 | 25:1-7 | 2 Chronicles 36:5-7 | Ezekiel 26:7-12 | Daniel 1-4)

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 10-12 | 25:1-7 | 2 Chronicles 36:5-7 | Ezekiel 26:7-12 | Daniel 1-4)

Nehemiah, the prophet

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Nehemiah)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Nehemiah)

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 7:50-51 | 19:38-40)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 7:50-51 | 19:38-40)

Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, walked with God

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Hebrews 11:7 | 1 Peter 3:20-21)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Hebrews 11:7 | 1 Peter 3:20-21)

Obadiah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Obadiah)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Obadiah)

Octavia Minor

• Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

Octavius Caesar

• Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare (Octavian)

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Orpah, wife of Chilion

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Ruth 1:3-14)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Ruth 1:3-14)

Osama bin Laden

• The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (Authorized Edition) by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
• House of Bush, house of Saud : the secret relationship between the world's two most powerful dynasties by Craig Unger
• Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers, Who They Were, Why They Did It by Terry McDermott

Oscar Wilde

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Parthians

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Acts 2:9)

Paul Ekman

• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

Paul Van Riper

• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

Paul, the Apostle "Saul"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 11 | 13-28 | Galatians 1 | Philippians 1-4 | 2 Timothy 1-4)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 11 | 13-28 | Galatians 1 | Philippians 1-4 | 2 Timothy 1-4)

Peter, the Apostle, denied Jesus 3 times "Simon Peter" "Cephas"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 14:28-32 | 16:13-23 | 17:1-4 | 24-27 | 18:21-22 | 26:31-35 | 58 | 69-75 | Mark 1:16-18 | 8:27-29 | 9:2-6 | 14:27-31 | 54 | 66-72 | Luke 5:4-11 | 9:18-20 | 28-34 | 22:54-62 | 24:12 | John 1:40-42 | 6:67-68 | 13:5-10 | 31-38 | 18:10-11 | 15-18 | 25-27 | 20:2-7 | 21 | Acts 1:15-22 | 2:14-41 | 3 | 4:1-31 | 5:1-11 | 29-32 | 8:14-25 | 9:32-43 | 10 | 11:1-18 | 12:1-19 | 1&2 Peter)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 14:28-32 | 16:13-23 | 17:1-4 | 24-27 | 18:21-22 | 26:31-35 | 58 | 69-75 | Mark 1:16-18 | 8:27-29 | 9:2-6 | 14:27-31 | 54 | 66-72 | Luke 5:4-11 | 9:18-20 | 28-34 | 22:54-62 | 24:12 | John 1:40-42 | 6:67-68 | 13:5-10 | 31-38 | 18:10-11 | 15-18 | 25-27 | 20:2-7 | 21 | Acts 1:15-22 | 2:14-41 | 3 | 4:1-31 | 5:1-11 | 29-32 | 8:14-25 | 9:32-43 | 10 | 11:1-18 | 12:1-19 | 1&2 Peter)

Petrarch

• From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( Acts 7:20-21)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Acts 7:20-21)

Pharaoh, several at different times

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte ( 41 | Exodus 1-12 | 13:17-14:31 | 1 Kings 3:1 | 14:25-26 | 2 Kings 23:29-35 | 2 Chronicles 12:1-9 | Ezekiel 30:21-26)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 41 | Exodus 1-12 | 13:17-14:31 | 1 Kings 3:1 | 14:25-26 | 2 Kings 23:29-35 | 2 Chronicles 12:1-9 | Ezekiel 30:21-26)

Philemon, master of Onesimus

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Philemon)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Philemon)

Philip, the Apostle

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Mark 3:16-19 | Luke 6:13-16 | John 1:43-46 | 6:5-7 | 12:20-22 | 14:8-10 | Acts 8:5-13 | 26-40 | 21:8-9)
• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Matthew 10:1-4, Mark 3:16-19, Luke 6:13-16, John 1:43-46,6:5-7,12:20-22,14:8-10, Acts 8:5-13,26-40,21:8-9)

Plato, ca. 428-347 BC

• The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View by Richard Tarnas

Pontius Pilate, judge at the trial of Jesus

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 11-26 | 62-65 | Mark 15:1-15 | Luke 23:1-25 | John 18:28-19:16 | 21-22)
• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Matthew 27:2,11-26,62-65, Mark 15:1-15, Luke 23:1-25, John 18:28-19:16,21-22)

Pope John Paul II

• Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Weigel

Pope John XXIII

• Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Weigel

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Genesis 39)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Genesis 39)

Priscilla, wife of Aquila

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( Romans 16:3-4 | 1 Corinthians 16:19)
• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Acts 18:26, Romans 16:3-4, 1 Corinthians 16:19)

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Luke 15:11-32)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Luke 15:11-32)

Quirinius, governor of Syria when Jesus was born "Cyrenius"

• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Luke 2:1-2)
• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Luke 2:1-2)

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 31:19 | 30-35 | 35:16-20)
• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Genesis 29:4-30:24,31:19,30-35,35:16-20)

Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"

• The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded by Carol A. Newsom ( 25:19-34 | 26:6-11 | 27:5-46)
• Global Bible Commentary by Daniel Patte (Genesis 24:14-66,25:19-34,26:6-11,27:5-46)