Bible Reading for Amateurs

Into the Book

BIBLE READING FOR AMATEURS
By Michael Green
Hodder and Stoughton. 104 pages. £4.99
ISBN 0 340 74540 1

As the title suggests, this book is for those coming to the Bible for the first time. It introduces it as the world's best-seller and answers basic questions.

As always with Michael Green, the approach, language and illustrations are clear and contemporary. The book itself is a small handy size, with good-sized print. I can imagine it whetting the appetite of most readers to read and know the Bible better. There is a helpful chapter on reading the Bible with a friend and belonging to a Bible study group. The final chapter is 'Can I trust the Bible?'. This helpfully emphasises the clear teaching our Lord Jesus Christ gave about the Bible's inspiration and authority.

I have two regrets. In encouraging one-to-one Bible study with a new Christian, I wish that a gentle word of caution had been given when this is with someone of the opposite sex. It is a pity that only two Bible reading aids are mentioned, and that the author comes down on the side of the one for which his wife writes! I have already earmarked my copy for a new Christian!

Derek Prime

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