Here’s a lovely, and I might say fun, new resource. I’m a sucker for books with this kind of hardback (Smyth-sewn) and lavish, colorful insides about the Bible. To be honest, this is one of the nicest books of its type that I have seen in a while.

This book gives us materials on every book of the Old Testament. Each book gets an Introduction page that carries an impressive synopsis of typical introductory issues. What follows is a collection of charts chosen to bring that particular book to life. They are well chosen and well illustrate the uniqueness of that book. All of them pop with eye appeal as well.

There’s little you could criticize here. Maybe one book is a little better served than another. Maybe something you wish was covered isn’t, but this type of book must be subjective in its choosing even if it strikes you as arbitrary. Only one chart in the book failed in my opinion. The one called “The Route of the Exodus” should have been labeled “We Have No Earthly Idea”.

Still, on any criteria this book is a winner. You could literally do hours of worthwhile study with it. I hear a companion volume on the New Testament is in the pipeline. Sign me up!

For a gift or a resource for study—you just can’t lose here.

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