- Paperback: 546 pages
- Publisher: Lion Hudson Plc; illustrated edition edition (24 Jan 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0745936253
- ISBN-13: 978-0745936253
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.4 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 622,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A deceptively simple and brilliantly imaginative retelling of the stories that make up the Bible.' - Revd Prof Loveday Alexander (University of Sheffield)
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The great stories of the Old and New Testaments are best understood in the contexts in which they were shaped: contexts which help sift storytelling and history, poetry and prose, chronicle and commentary. Trevor Dennis is an academic theologian with a gift for storytelling. He wanted to write this, his first book for junior readers, to bring them fresh insights into the familiar stories of the Bible. From the Garden of Eden to the Heavenly City, here is the story of God's people retold with verve, humour, insight and originality.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Book of Books is an inspirational read. I use it regularly in school assemblies and services. It is full of amusing, tension-building, understandable Bible Stories.
Written by a biblical scholar, it is easily understandable by those less learned (eg me). It's good for bedtime stories too.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book as a result of recommendations I heard on radio but I found it did not measure up. They said it was beautifully written and I don't agree. It attempts to give a shortened version of the Bible stories and that might be helpful for some but if you already know the stories it doesn't help and may be slightly inaccurate.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Dennis has a remarkable gift for re-telling familiar stories in a different way, often providing fresh insight more than understanding as he meanders along, leaving the bystanders to pick up what they can, and the fact that he is a much respected biblical scholar makes his insight all the more powerful. Unlike many storytellers who like to think that elaboration helps understanding Dennis has a gift for telling the story without any clutter and so enables the reader to see what matters. When Joseph discovered that Mary was pregnant, for example, he says `Joseph was heartbroken', not because she was pregnant but because `it wasn't Joseph's child, he knew that. She knew that too'. That night `Joseph went to bed and cried himself to sleep'. It is neither a translation nor a paraphrase but no more is it a book of Bible stories and though intended for younger readers adults should not dismiss it on this account. Used occasionally it could proclaim the word in a way more familiar translations often do not. Used for private devotion it could enable the user not so much to build bridges between then and now as to make the need for bridges superfluous. Imaginative and creative readers may well find their own story there.
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