Overwhelmed by God’s Word? Then read Understand Your Bible, and see how the historical, geographic, literary, and other contexts of scripture can clarify what you study. This brand-new guide from Barbour—following in the footsteps of the popular How to Study Your Bible and Know Your Bible—is designed to remove obstacles to understanding, giving you a greater desire for and success in daily Bible reading. Author John A. Beck, a 2010 ECPA Christian Book Award finalist, will show you solutions to the roadblocks that keep many people from regularly reading and understanding scripture.
The author has a way of putting you in place and time of the events.
It met and exceeded my expectations!!!
A great book for learning in detail the bible. A great companion for the big book. The way to approach the hard to understand books of the Bible are discussed in such a way it makes want to go back to the Bible for more.
Whether you are a long-time Christian or a new believer, you will find this small but powerful book a big help. It is chock full of thoughts that encourage deep pondering. John Beck has a gift for simplifying what might seem complex and taking you back to the time and place of Bible days, in a very real way. As he notes, the important themes of the Bible are necessary for correct interpretation of Scripture. This book is an easy read and is very well done.