You Can Understand The Bible: A Practical And Illuminating Guide To Each Book In The Bible

My highest recommendation. Get this along with two other books. The Bible Compass, by Edward Sri, and Bible Basics, by John Bergsma. Read Compass and Basics before starting scripture, and this one as a companion as you go along. Scripture will open up to you in amazing ways! God Bless!

What I like about this book is the information provided on each book in the Bible. Easy to read and understand. I suggest reading the information provided by the author and then the related Bible book. I tried this and felt I got more out of the Bible book than I had before reading what the author wrote.

I had bought his handbook of Christian Apologetics, 15 years ago and found it excellent. I recently came across Kreeft again in Audible books and was so impressed I went looking for more to have on Kindle (iPad). He is an American Roman Catholic and therefore unlike in other countries Kreefts emphasis remains on Jesus Christ, God the Father and the Holy Spirit, exclusively as the Godhead. This book is a companion to reading the Bible with all books being covered with insightful and enjoyable introductions. There are 'digs' at both Catholic and Protestant groups, and how the wrong emphasis dilutes and distracts from the Truth and Love revealed by Jesus Christ. He gives Revelation a special detailed coverage as it is the book to be so easily misinterpreted, because it is indeed both majestic and complex.

Amazing! Informative yet not overwhelming. Love the spiritual citations for reference. Peter's tongue-in-cheek humor keeps the tone casual and entertaining. Makes reading the bible a richer experience and is really helpful in painting the bigger picture of things.

It’s intimidating, sometimes, thinking of how to read AND understand the great book... here’s a key to help you unlock meaning that guides you closer to the Divine Author!

This book gives great overviews of each book of the Bible. It tells, in a few pages, what the book is about, how it is relevant/significant to Salvation history, and basically why it is "in" the Bible. A Bible study which I just began selected this book to be used for opening weeks of the Bible study, and everyone has learned a lot about the Bible already (even, or maybe I should say, particularly, the leaders!). Each person reads the chapters in advance, then we discuss those lines which were significant to various members and/or those lines which someone may not have understood. Usually someone else is able to shed light on them. Of course, we try to answer each other's questions, too. I would recommend this book for personal study or Bible study groups.

Great book for beginners looking for solid, orthodox, and Catholic biblical interpretation. I would recommend this book for any one looking to learn more about the Bible.

As a Christian and even more so as a minister, I use the Bible every day. I know that its sheer size and sometimes its seeming unintelligibility can frustrate and even frighten many from trying to read all of it. There are certain passages that I, too, feel uncomfortable tackling until I've done research. And that is precisely where this book comes in. Kreeft identifies some of the historical, philosophical, and theological themes of each book in the Bible. The guide has a chapter devoted to each book of the Bible, so the guide's organization is very straightforward and thus user-friendly. Kreeft has the rare gift of translating the insights of deep and hard working scholarship into "layman's terms." He also offers excellent interpretations of some of the spiritual insights of the Wisdom literature (Job, Ecclesiastes, etc.). He wrote a great book on Job, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon also worth checking out. Furthermore, if you are a minister looking for sermon material that is expository, Kreeft is generally a very quoteworthy author. I have quoted him in sermons to my congregation much to their delight. In time, this book may prove to be one of Kreeft's most practical contributions to Christendom apart from his excellent works of apologetics. The book is well-written and useful.

An excellent help with understanding the "gist" of each book in the Bible.My only complaint is that it is infected with the "modern Catholic" issue of "we don't really know who wrote..." YES WE DO. Knock it off. 2,000 years of knowing who wrote the books and all of a sudden modern scholars magically don't know? Anyway.But aside from that: excellent!

good book.

It is an excellent book, which reads well and is very informative but concise. Our world that we know now is based on the Bible but good vademecums are rare. This book feels the gap perfectly. This book beautifully expands the understanding and helps to appreciate the treasure that the Bible is. I bought a paper copy of this book sometime ago. My friend borrowed it and I never got it back.It did not surprise me, so I got myself an electronic copy.

Found this a great resource for getting to grips with main themes of books in the Bible. Clear and concise in language and content. Short chapters. Not bogged down with too much detail. ideal reference source for beginners and students wanting to discover the historical background and core message of the authors. Would recommend it.

thank you great