I
was partially through the first story before I was recommending this book to my
friends. From the beginning it sounded
like it was going to be an interesting, fun, informative book and it did not
disappoint. The premise of going back in
time to unravel Bible mysteries had me instantly hooked. Doing that in a Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson
concept made it that much more fun. Some of the mysteries include what did
Christ write on the ground during the encounter with the Pharisees and the
adulterous woman?, why did David choose five stones to fight Goliath instead of
just one?, what did Luke mean by “more opportune time” when speaking of the
devil leaving Jesus in Luke 4:13?
These
stories take you into the Bible and make you think about things that you may have
never considered before. I found myself
pulling out the Bible to check on ideas being introduced or events being
discussed. There are studies in the back
of the book that take you through the passages yourself and bring you deeper
into the thought process.
This
was a wonderfully entertaining book that looked at the Bible from a “big
picture” perspective to answer some riddles and I would definitely recommend
it. I would love to see another book
with different stories analyzed the same way.
*I received a free copy of
this book from Booksneeze.com in exchange for writing a fair review.*
