A Walk Through the Bible

by Lesslie Newbigin

Book Overview

The Bible, Newbigin says, is not a book of religion. It is a unique history of creation and the human race, with God as the central character. It is not a book which encourages us to turn away from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573833576
• ISBN13: 9781573833578
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Regent College Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.9" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Take "A Walk" and Walk with Others!

This is the kind of helpful summary that I have long been searching for and look forward to sharing with others, especially ones who are new to faith. Newbigin does a masterful job of demonstrating how the Bible is THE story of the history of humankind. As he learned during his many years in India, the Bible is not a book of religion but rather it is "a unique interpretation of universal history, the history of the whole creation and the history of the human race." Such a perspective demands that we not turn away from the business of ordinary life or from "our responsibilities as actors in history."In relation to God's choice of a particular people, Newbigin notes, "God makes himself know to us in the context of our shared life as human beings because that is what our human life is. We therefore come to know God through one another - and specifically through the people whom he chose to be the bearers of his purpose." (6) Anyone looking for the means to "get a handle on the Bible" will be disappointed in this book because Newbigin helps us to see the many ways that the Bible gets a hold of us. This readable volume is a wonderful companion for all who seek to understand what the Bible is all about. If this book sells even half as well as the Left Behind series then, perhaps, the church just might get back to the business of living, telling, and sharing the good news in the world around us. "A Walk Through the Bible" is helpful to that end!