A quick overview of the whole Bible
Copyright 2010 by Mark Dever
119 pages, Published by Crossway
In case you are just starting to follow these book reviews,
I’ve been working on reading the 9Marks series. If you are not familiar with
9Marks, please check out their website. The goal of the series is to provide
books explaining what the Bible has to say about the 9 marks of a healthy
church. This next book is by Mark Dever, senior pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist
Church in DC.
This book is the result of three sermons preached by Pastor
Mark Dever. The first is an overview of the whole Bible, the second an overview
of the Old Testament, and the third is an overview of the New Testament. By
using this outline, Dever has done a great job breaking down each of the major
sections of the Bible and explained a little about the books that are in each
section.
I always enjoy reading about
the Bible. I find its unity and cohesion totally miraculous. Naturally, I
enjoyed this little book. It is a great resource for explaining to a new
Christian the basic outline and theme of Scripture. It is also a great tool for
believers to be reminded of the greater narrative that is going on in the
Bible. Sometimes we lose sight of that in the day to day Bible reading that we
do. Don’t lose sight of the main theme. As they used to tell us at Bible
school: Keep the main thing the main thing.
Read this book. It will encourage and refresh you.
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