Reading the Bible need not be a haphazard journey through strange and bewildering territory. Like an experienced tour guide,
How to Read the Bible Book by Book takes you by the hand and walks you through the Scriptures. For each book of the Bible, the authors start with a quick snapshot, then expand the view to help you better understand its key elements and how it fits into the grand narrative of the Bible. Written by two top evangelical scholars, this survey is designed to get you actually reading the Bible knowledgeably and understanding it accurately.
In an engaging, conversational style, Dr. Gordon Fee and Dr. Douglas Stuart take you through a given book of the Bible using their unique, progressive approach. Features include:
- Orienting Data: concise info bytes that form a thumbnail of the book
- Overview: a brief panorama that introduces key concepts, themes, and important landmarks in the book
- Specific Advice for Reading: pointers for accurately understanding the details and message of the book in context with the circumstances surrounding its writing
- A Walk Through: the actual section-by-section tour that helps you see both the larger landscape of the book and how its various parts work together to form the whole
How to Read the Bible Book by Book can be used as a companion to
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth or on its own.
Helps people read the Bible as a whole; and even when the whole is narrowed to whole books, helps readers to see how each book fits into the grand Story of the Bible.
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Reviewed by Doris Perez (Orlando, FL), November 16, 2009
I enjoyed the book, but i am still looking for something with more insight into the bible.
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Reviewed by Shani (Columbus, OH), April 19, 2008
As a new reader of the Bible, this book is a great reference help! I got it from the library but couldn't stand it. I had to buy my own copy!
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