True to its title, "Chronological Guide to the Bible" goes through Biblical events in chronological order, providing historical insight and background. Unfortunately, rearranging things to fit a historical order makes for a confusing format. The book's cover claims it "works with any translation," but with its confusing format and lack of organization, readers will find it difficult to look up the many suggested passages or navigate their way through the book when looking for specific events.Divided into nine epochs, the book includes book summaries and outlines, time lines, maps, reading guides, and random side bars (if you can even call them that). Colored pictures and informational facts make the read a bit easier, but the overall layout is too random and has too much white space.
That said, "Chronological Guide to the Bible" still makes an interesting reference book if the reader is willing to wade into the book and find its hidden gems. If the reader has time, he may also read the book straight through, which allows the book to flow more easily.
I received a free copy of this book from BookSneeze.com in return for my honest review.
1 comment:
I can't wait to use this book! I have a Reese's Chronological Bible, but it's more of a parallel harmony of the books, so isn't that user-friendly. I'd like a book that assembles the big puzzle for the reader so one doesn't have to flip back and forth between the Bible and two or three reference books (chronology, dictionary, and maps).
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