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Bible Reading for AmateursInto the BookBIBLE READING FOR AMATEURS 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© Evangelicals Now - September 2000 |