66 Books, One Story: A Guide to Every Book of the Bible, written by Paul Reynolds, is a study-guide for
the Bible. The title refers to the idea that although there are a total of 66
books in the Bible, they all tell “one story”, that of God’s love and power. Also,
the author shows many examples of the cohesion of the books where the Old
Testament prophets predict events that happen in the New Testament.
There are 67 chapters in this book. Genesis and Psalms are
each discussed in two consecutive chapters, and John II & III are combined
into one. Each chapter consists of a title, a short subtitle that relates to
the content of Biblical book; an Introduction that gives a brief synopsis of
the book; an Overview that lists anywhere from four to 17 points of interest in
that book; a section called “Learning from ________ [the blank is filled in
with the book’s title] with three ideas from the book; a section called
“Salvation Thread” telling why the book is important; and ends with a Key
Verse.
What I
Like: I like the way the author has summed up each chapter. You can easily find
a quick review of any of the books of the Bible.
What I
Dislike: The author makes liberal improper use of commas, periods and
apostrophes throughout the text. Also, the writing itself could use a bit of
editing. The book called the Song of Solomon is referred to as the Song of
Songs. And, rather than discuss the book of Psalms as a whole, the author cites
only two individual Psalms from that book, that of Psalms 69 and 103, each
requiring its own chapter.
Overall
Rating: Good.
Age
Appeal: Tweens and Teens.
Publisher Info: Christian Focus Publications, 2013; ISBN:
9781845508197; Paperback, 235 Pages, $18.99.
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