From Genesis to the Promised Land

by P.K. McCary

Book Overview

...vivid and forceful, it is also charming...people of every racial and ethnic background might benefit from reading this lively retelling of the stories DSAndrew Greeley, People Magazine This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156977000X
• ISBN13: 9781569770009
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: African American Family Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Read

Wonderful! The Bible written in comtemporary lanquage with a cultural spin on it. I love it!

God has more than one way to reach people...

I was delighted to find this Bible. I was raised as a Christian, but, truth be told, did not want to read the Bible. When I saw this version, I *wanted* to read it.Don't let someone else dictate to you what you should read--least of all someone who tries to put a "proper" spin on things.God is not about "proper"; rather, He simply wants you to receive His message. Legalistic "Christians" will never understand this, and that is their sad loss.

The way the bible should be!!!!

Ive been reading this bible and it makes it so real to me. Not like any other bible that makes you bored while reading. This bible sets down everything straight and easy. I really love the language cause it adds a little bit of a zing to it and makes me want to read more. It uses words such as "'ol lady, 'ol man, brother, hommie, dude, baddest, etc" Its THE BEST BIBLE I HAVE EVER READ! You Gotta Read also RAPPING WITH JESUS by the black bible chronicles its AWESOME!!!!

A beautiful, poetic retelling of the book of Genesis.

The King James Bible is still popular today. It spoke in a beautiful, poetic language to the people of its time, and therefore is still respected today. This book uses the black "street language" of today to retell the Genesis story. It has a natural easy swing to it, and paints a picture that is true to our age. I loved it. By the way, I am a white woman who loves the language of Shakespear and Chaucer, and deplores much of the popular writing of today.