GOSPEL STORIES:
How the Greatest Story is Richer, Deeper,
and More Wonderful Than We Think
By Andrew Wilson
10Publishing. 276 pages. £9.99
ISBN 978 1 837 280 308
The back cover puts it like this: “In fifty-seven short narratives, Gospel Stories explores the beautiful, triumphant, often heartbreaking and always glorious stories that make up the gospel of God.” This is a fair summary.
The word “story” is a little misleading, in that several of the chapters are more propositional explanations rather than narratives/stories (albeit superbly illustrated). The concept is cleverly conceived and ably executed. The 57 are arranged under the structure of five acts in a drama – Act One: Creation and Fall. Act Two: Israel and History. Act Three: Poets and Prophets. Act Four: Jesus and Rescue. Act Five: Restoration and Hope.
