Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Bible Resources Galore!

I have discovered some resources that might be helpful to those of you who are using Reading God's Story this year:

Reader's Guide to the Bible

This is a reader's guide that complements Reading God's Story. It follows along with the readings for the day and provides commentary on what you're reading. It's $10 on Amazon. If you are working your way through Reading God's Story and finding yourself asking a lot of questions, I would recommend it. Caveat, I haven't read this myself yet but am about to order it.



Read The Bible for Life

This book, written by George Guthrie, creator of Reading God's Story, outlines the "basic tools and attitudes needed to read the Bible more effectively." While the book above helps you to understand what you're reading each day, this book talks more generally about how to read the Bible.








The Essential Bible Companion

This book provides just 2 pages of information for each book of the Bible, including historical background, photos, maps, and timelines. You will not get bogged down by the content in this book; it is very user friendly. We have several copies of this book in the St. George's bookstore for those who are in Nashville. On a side note, John Walton was a professor at Wheaton while i was there; I took one class that he team taught with several science professors called "Theories of Origins." That was one of the most unique courses I have ever taken.






The Story

I haven't read this yet, but I found it in our church bookstore yesterday. It is similar to Reading God's Story in that it tells the grand, overarching story of the Bible. However, this is the abridged version :) Rather then rearranging the entire text of the Bible, The Story pares the content down to its major highlights and crucial turning points. I haven't read this, so I don't yet have an opinion about the editorial choices that they've made. Are any of you familiar with this? It seems like it could be a good way to get an overall grasp of the Bible. There is also a teen version and a kids' version.
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  1. peepsgeekFebruary 16, 2012 at 7:42 AM

    Here is another resource to read through chronologically. http://www.amazon.com/Cover-Selwyn-Hughes/dp/0805421440

    It is a guide so you have to use your own bible. It breaks up some sections almost verse by verse. For instance it has you read part of Leviticus and Deuteronomy as you are reading Exodus. You use a lot of book markers. It has some really good timelines and maps too.

    Thanks for putting this list together!
    --Lisa

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