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August 1st 1999
by Zondervan Publishing Company
(first published 1999)
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Hardcover, 240 pages
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0310228344
(isbn13: 9780310228349)
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Philip Yancey, editor at large and columnist for Christianity Today, follows up his back-to-back bestselling books, What's So Amazing About Grace and …more
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Read in January, 2003
My favorite Philip Yancey book. He really brings the Old Testament to life for me. I enjoy having his insight, it'sn not a Bible study on the Old Testament. My favorite chapter is the one on Job's life, helping me to grasp what to do with suffering in the world.
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This is my first Philip Yancey book but I certainly don't plan for it to be my last. He makes the Old Testament--The bible Jesus read--come alive! And I think I can actually enjoy and apply books like Deuteronomy, Job and Ecclesiastes.
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Read in March, 2008
The Bible Jesus Read by Philip Yancey clarifies some things that I didn't even know needed clarifying for me.:) God's teaching me a lot about the Old Testament and Himself through it.
A MUST READ.
A MUST READ.
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Helpful look at a first century perspective on Old Testament scriptures.
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Read in May, 2007
Wikipedia defies a Christian as "a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament".
I admit my self as a follower of Jesus Christ, but refused to be called as a Christian since people mostly placed Christianity just a religion and sometimes put Christ Himself out of the concept and context.
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I admit my self as a follower of Jesus Christ, but refused to be called as a Christian since people mostly placed Christianity just a religion and sometimes put Christ Himself out of the concept and context.
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Read in September, 2008
I am a Phillip Yancey fan. This book covers Job, Pslams, Dueteronomy, Ecclesiastes and the prophets. I enjoyed his coverage of Eccleiastes and Job the most. He has covered the situation about when bad things happen to good people before in Disappointment With God and Where Is God When It Hurts? He handles this area very well in covering the book of Job. Eccleiastes was an unfamiliar book of the Old Testament for me and it was an interesting section. Basically it comes down to the fact that ...more
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An excellent introduction to Bibliology. It gives a beginning reader in the subject a great glimpse at the complexity and beauty of how the Scriptures come together as a whole book.
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When I first strted reading this I guess I was in different state of mind - I will continue at a later time.
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Read in October, 2008
This author has a easy reading way of writing.
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Read in February, 2009
This book is about the author's gaining of appreciation for the Old Testament. It was little too personal for me considering I was thinking it would be about how the Bible was understood in Jesus' time but enjoyable none the less. The highlights for me were the portrait he crafted of Moses which really brought him to life and the connection he made between Ecclesiastes and existentialism which gave me a beginners understanding of the later via my decent understanding of the prior.
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Read in January, 2008
The forward and the 1st chapter are worth the read in this book that is no longer being published. Yancey offers a highly readable apologetic for why all those who believe in God should read Hebrew scripture - and not just the 'highlights'. He includes great 'stories' in the remainder of the chapters that remind us who we are and whose we are. I particularly liked the chapter on the book of Psalms.
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Read in October, 2008
Philip Yancey, in his usual clear style, looks at some of the books of the Old Testament. He explains why he thinks it's important for Christians to read them; he also gives an overview of what they're about. Different chapters cover Job, Deuteronomy, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and the prophets in general.
Interesting and well worth reading, though not particularly deep or inspiring. Recommended.
Interesting and well worth reading, though not particularly deep or inspiring. Recommended.
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Read in May, 2007
This is not Yancey's best (Yancey's best, by far, is "Where is God When it Hurts?" although I really enjoyed a couple others as well). I read it because I was interested in the history of Jerusalem around the time of Christ. Since the Hebrew bible was such an important aspect of Jewish life at the time, this seemed like an interesting topic. But unfortunately, it's deadly boring.
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Read in August, 2007
A wonderful book that gives a picture of the holy book that Jesus would have had growing up and an idea of what it meant for the people at the time. Obviously, that world was very different from ours now, but in many respects the struggles that took place then we tend to find ourselves in as well. Yancey does a wonderful job of touching on this in a way that only he can.
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Read in January, 2010
Very good historical view and background of the Bible. We used it in a SS class, with terrific discussion.
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Read in August, 2008
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michelle, aimee, joy, karen, debbie
Phillip Yancey is one of my favorite authors, his insight into scripture is always helpful in understanding of the greatest book ever written. I appreciate his thoughts and his unique take on the OT...a must read for everyone who has had difficulty in reading the OT. It is as he reminds us, the Bible Jesus read duh!
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Read in February, 2010
Philip Yancey never fails to challenge what I think I know. This book takes a look at various chapters of the Old Testament, and makes them applicable to the modern man. I appreciated the fresh perspective of many parts of the Bible I find challenging (in particular), The Prophets, Ecclesiastes, and Deuteronomy.
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Read in July, 2008
I loved this book. As a relatively new reader of the Old Testament, I found Yancey's candor about the confusing aspects of scripture both refreshing and disarming. He is candid without being irreverent. I feel less intimidated by the OT and even summoned into it after reading Yancey's book.
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Read in May, 2007
Philip Yancey approaches 5 books in the Old Testament and discusses their relevance to us in a very engaging way. We used this for our small group college study. The girls and I learned a lot more about how God cares for us and His faithfulness.
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An incredible samplling of the Old Testament and why its still relevent to christians today. It really digs deep and gives you a new thirst for reading those books that no one really preaches out of, and are much less read.
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