A Layman's Guide to Who Wrote the Books of the Bible? When? Why?: Genesis to Revelation

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Summary: A good summary to current Biblical scholarship
Review: C. Jack Trickler did an excellent job of making a very complex subject readable. For anyone who has been overwhelmed, frustrated, and confused when attempting Bible study, this book is an excellent resource. The author puts the Biblical books in context and in history which gives a person more insight and understanding of the biblical text. This book also contains a helpful historical timeline of the historical highlights, a glossary and a summary of the biblical books history. I would recommend it for any person who takes a non-fundemental approach to Bible study.

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Summary: An Excellent Bible Study Resource
Review: C. Jack Trickler did an excellent job of making a very complex subject readable. For anyone who has been overwhelmed, frustrated, and confused when attempting Bible study, this book is an excellent resource. The author puts the Biblical books in context and in history which gives a person more insight and understanding of the biblical text. This book also contains a helpful historical timeline of the historical highlights, a glossary and a summary of the biblical books history. I would recommend it for any person who takes a non-fundemental approach to Bible study.

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Summary: A good summary to current Biblical scholarship
Review: For those that are curious about the source and orgins of the Christain Bible but are not dedicated Biblical scholars, here is a good laymen's summary of the current state of Biblical scholarship. There is much we do not know for certain and more than one speculative theory is often presented. C. Jack Trickler has done all the work and research for you, so with very little effort on your part, this book gets to the meat of the origins of the Bible. This is not a book for those that believe every word in the Bible was written by the hand of God (in English!). However, if you seek both God and knowledge too, this book will augment your study without telling you what to believe.

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Summary: A Bible History for Regular Folks
Review: This is an easy to read history of the writing of the Bible, as well as of the time periods when the writing took place. It's a great book for those of us who would like to know more about the Bible but are intimidated by the the overly scholarly or religious tomes covering the Bible. While it's not a suspense novel like Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, it has as many belief shaking suprises, that Trickler delivers in an objective and readable manner. While Trickler debunks many long held beliefs about who wrote the Bible, he does so without discrediting the importance of the Book, or those who may cling to the traditional views. This book gave me a better understanding of the who, the why, and the when, and I came away with a stronger curiosity in learning more about the Bible and the history of God.

Rating:
Summary: A Bible History for Regular Folks
Review: This is an easy to read history of the writing of the Bible, as well as of the time periods when the writing took place. It's a great book for those of us who would like to know more about the Bible but are intimidated by the the overly scholarly or religious tomes covering the Bible. While it's not a suspense novel like Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, it has as many belief shaking suprises, that Trickler delivers in an objective and readable manner. While Trickler debunks many long held beliefs about who wrote the Bible, he does so without discrediting the importance of the Book, or those who may cling to the traditional views. This book gave me a better understanding of the who, the why, and the when, and I came away with a stronger curiosity in learning more about the Bible and the history of God.