A Visual Theology Guide to the Bible

What I love about this book so far is how it doesn't try to answer the questions that every religion answers differently. It just shows you how to ask them. A great resource if you are wondering how to see the Bible as more than just a coffee table book. I haven't finished it yet, but so far this book really shows me how interconnected the entire Bible is.

This is a great introductory book to the bible. Ideal for studying. The graphics help greatly. A+

Wow. I've had this book since its release, and it's taken me this long to think about what to say about it. In the meantime I've shown it to two of the pastors at my church; it's much easier to show the print copy than to describe it!My bottom line: I think this book is great for new Christians and for discipleship. But it's also a good review for even long-time believers, as well as a valuable source of information for defending our faith. The graphics are a huge help for visual learners. But I'm not especially a visual learner and I still found that the graphics helped to cement the concepts in my mind.Other resources, such as slides and a leader's guide, are available. I don't know whether Amazon carries them.I've given you my bottom line thoughts, but here are the specifics:The images in the product description will give you a taste of the infographics in this book. I wish it had a "Look Inside" option or an image of the Table of Contents. I don't think it's a copyright infringement to share this (somewhat blurry) image of the Contents page.As you'll see, the three major sections are Trusting the Bible, Studying the Bible, and Seeing the Bible.Section 1, Trusting the Bible, includes some statistics (how many books, how many authors), but also how the books of the Bible were compiled, how the included books were chosen and others rejected, and how we know that the Bible is true. This last part, especially, is helpful in apologetics.Section 2, Studying the Bible, tells why we should and how we can study the Bible. Certainly other study methods exist, but this one is straightforward and is a good starting point.Section 3, Seeing the Bible, is an overview of the Bible with a strong thread of Jesus woven throughout. We see how Jesus fulfills not only prophecy but also the longings of Israel from the time of Jacob. One of my favorite graphics is called "The New Covenant in Jeremiah 31:31-34, ESV." This is the text of that passage, marked up to show at least nine references to the New Covenant and what it means.I just love how the authors show how Jesus is woven through the entire Bible. In fact, near the beginning AND the end of the book you'll find a two-page image of "Jesus Cover to Cover," from the need for Jesus in Genesis to consummation of Jesus in Revelation.

I see some folks commenting that this guide is too busy and some of the graphics are pointless; I'd like to throw my two cents in and say the opposite. Being a VISUAL theology the graphics are kind of one of the main points. I found the majority of them to be very helpful, especially as an aid in teaching kids. The text is solid and conservative, and the graphics help to further drive home the points of the text. Overall a handy tool to have around.

Simply laid out so easy to understand