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I was able to read this book while staying with some friends during our vacation. It gives a very clear insight in the way we can make churches function again in the way Christ wanted it to be.
I can recommend it for leaders and members from Christian churches.

Nico

Biblical Eldership, by Alexander Strauch, seeks to clarify what it means to be a biblical elder in light of what Strauch believes are widespread distortions and departures from that which is laid out by scripture. Overall, Strauch used well-thought out reasoning with ample scriptural support (complete with the underlying greek words and meanings where necessary) in order to successfully defend a biblical view of eldership that he sees as being plural, male, and with functions and responsibilities that are most clearly seen in the imagery of the shepherd. One of the strongest points of this book is the implicit challenge to men who are or aspire to be elders, to shepherd the flock in way that is true to the full calling that God has given them. By the grace of God and under the ultimate leadership of Christ, elders have an immense responsibility to shepherd and oversee the flock of God. Elders will be held to a higher accountability due to the influential nature of their calling. Elders everywhere need to read this book and ask tough questions about their leadership, their submission to God, their ability to protect and guard the flock, and their willingness to serve the flock. If elders do not take responsibility, if elders treat the qualifications as optional, then the flock will suffer dearly and perhaps even be devoured by wolves.

Strauch has done an excellent job of reviewing bibilcal leadership - a highly detailed, exegetical approach. He is very conservative in his views and conclusions. Strauch gives compelling support for his views, laying his reasoning before the reader.

I must agree with a fellow reviewer who indicated that Strauch, at times, goes to great lengths to justify what appears to be a presupposition rather than a conclusion based on evidence (his defense of male only leadership comes to mind).

I have not seen a better, more detailed review of the subject than Strauch gives, but it is decidedly not for the average reader, who would likely not wade through the material. For a minister looking for good research and something to stimulate his thoughts about a crucial subject, Strauch comes very close to a "must read." You will not agree with every point Struach makes (I don't), but he will challenge you to either agree or defend your position. Causing others to think is what makes for "iron sharpening iron."

This is a thoughtful and thoroughly biblical look an how a church is to be led - by a team of qualified Elders. This book would be helpful for church leaders who are interested in self-evaluation; church planters who are looking to get off on the right foot; and men who desire to become leaders in the context of the local church.

After reading this book, I have decided to use it as the basis for a mentoring program in my church.

What's taught in this book will test most Christians' allegiance. We evangelicals like to think we do not put tradition above scripture, but be prepared to take the Mark 7:13 test as you read this book. We men at our church had come to see an eldership government before reading Mr. Strauch's book, based on an open-minded study of the word. But we kept trying to figure out how to have a pastor too. And if we did, what would his function be if the elders are to feed, teach, rule, and oversee the church (Acts 20:17, 28; 1Tim 3:1-10; 5:17; Titus 1:5-9; 1Pet 5:1-4; Heb 13:7,17,24; 1Thes 5:12)? Mr. Strauch's points helped to confirm our position that the elders are the pastors, and that a plurality of elders for a church is the New Testament norm (Phil 1:1; Heb 13:7,17,24; James 5:14; Acts 14:23; 20:17, 28; 1Tim 5:17; 1Thes 5:12). We had been struggling to be scriptural AND keep tradition. We chose scripture over tradition and for the last 11 years, the eldership model has served us very well. When asked, "Who's your pastor?" We simply say, "We have three" and give their names.

The only small technical issue I have is how Mr. Strauch simply equates the words "bishop" and "elder". "Elder" speaks of maturity (1Pet 1:1-5). "Bishop" is the actual office of leadership to which he is ordained (1Tim 3:1 KJV). Elder speaks of character; Bishop speaks of position. One does not become an elder in a day by ordination. An elder can be ordained to the office of bishop by meeting certain spiritual qualifications that only an elder could possess (Titus 1:5-7; 1Tim 3:6). So, only elders are to function as bishops (Titus 1:5-7). In short, bishops are ordained elders. In everyday practice, this is not a big deal since the words "elders", "bishops", and "pastors" are all valid scriptural names to refer to those spiritually mature men who have been duly appointed to feed, rule, teach, and oversee the church.

When I first read this book I was a little disappointed because it seemed he hadn't really committed to writing it. The examples are all relevant, but he doesn't do as much analysis as I thought he needed and, worse, he didn't pick a lot of the examples that I thought would be even better (though probably less accessible). More importantly, he doesn't draw a lot of conclusions and may come off a bit wishy-washy.

But then I looked back at some of the notes I had taken, and figured out that I read the first few pages at 3 in the morning a few weeks before I read the rest of the book. The point of this book is not really to say much of anything. Instead, the point of this book is to get conversations going. Enns is basically pointing out that many of evangelicals' dearest commitments regarding Scripture are based in a strongly modernist worldview and then begging us to try to rethink Scripture in a non-modernist way. My original criticisms were based on the view that Enns was giving a bunch of answers, but he's just trying to get conversation going.

Well-written, says just enough to make his point, and offers a message that needs to be heard. Too many Christians are erroneously clinging to modernism, and we need to stop. What if the Bible doesn't fit in rationalistic boxes? What if the category of mystery finds its way back into our theological language? What if we're committed to a God and therefore a Bible that is more an abstract principle than a person, that would be at home in Platonic heaven but can't be sullied by the earthiness of real life? Let's start asking these questions.

Peter Enns book Inspiration & Incarnation is as heretical as it is superficial. The view of inspiration espoused by Enns in this book is not much different from the old neo-orthodoxy of Karl Barth. Both of them speak much about Christ's human nature, myth, legend, midrash, contextualization, etc...but at the same time deny the sinless perfection of Christ's human nature, the factual events of redemptive history and also the perfection of Holy Scripture. Jesus said "Scripture cannot be broken." "Thy Word is truth." All Scripture is, like Christ, perfectly holy, spotless, undefiled, without sin and error, and separate from sinners. All Scripture is in Christ, for Christ, and to the glory of Christ. Christ is the Credenda and Agenda of Old Testament Scripture as well as New Testament Scripture. But for this very reason it cannot be broken. It is without error being God breathed. Peter Enn's views of the Bible are Liberal and heretical and destructive to the Christian church. I could think of at least ten instances (just by a casual overview without buying the accursed thing) in which he directly contradicts the explicit teaching of Scripture, as well as Jesus own words in the Gospels. He plainly does not believe in the Westminster Confession of Faith, nor for that matter in any of the Protestant Creeds and Confessions. He should have been fired long ago along with the feminists and Liberals of the Seminary. But then again, what can you expect from modern denominations these days - that are so full of spiritual ignorance, idolatry, sexual immorality and religious hypocrisy. They ought to read John Owen's book on Apostacy. Sadly denominations do not believe in Scripture or in their Confessions anymore. They have almost completely rejected the infallible word of God for the pagan idolatry of modern scholarship.
Pastor Brett Woody

A great book which should be read by all teachable, honest and openminded consevative Christians. Makes the top 25 book list for me. (I am working on a Doctorate and have read many hundreds of books)This book is NOT for the faint of heart, nor for those who have an unwillingness to actually critic our inherited theological approach. IF honesty and a scholary approach are liberal then this book is liberal. BUT, if honesty and a scholary approach are God Honoring then this book is just that 'God Honoring'.Consider the following. God used the customs, the worldview, the culture, and the literature of the day to communicate his Word to a specific people. He used common literary forms or genres, like proverbs, poetry, narratives, hymns,etc to speak through. IF God has taken the many different kinds of literary genre and spoken through them, why could he NOT take the commonly used 'myth' and infuse it with new revelatory meaning. Should he be afraid to use this type of literature? If you read the book "Beyond the Firmament: Understanding Science and the Theology of Creation" first, then you will be better prepared to embrace Enns book.I am a lover of a great God, who offers a great salvation through his son, communicating this through an inspired book. Enns book will help you to sort out just what inspiration REALLY MEANS. God BLESS those with the courage to be teachable.

This book will challenge all conservatives and evangelicals who read it. At the outset, Enns declairs that the conservative evangelical movement should not have agreed with the proposition that the Bible should look different than other books in antiquity if it is truly the Word of God. Why? Because, Enns argues, we have lost that battle. The liberal and critical scholors have indeed shown that the Bible is similar in style and structure to other antient works. They, therefore, dismiss it as uninspired, just another work of pre-scientific, myth believing, ancient man. We, the conservatives, are then left to try to explain away the mountains of evidence facing us.

What is Enns answer? In Christ, the Word made flesh, we hold to an incarnational theology. That is Christ who is 100% God came down to earth as a little baby and is, as a result, 100% man. As such we see both His divinity as well as His humanity, messy though it may be at times. Jesus looked like other Jews of His era. He spoke as they did; ate the same foods they did; was tempted as they were, and probably had a similar sandal size to other Jewish men of the time. Yet He was still God. Why can't we hold that the Bible, the Word of God in written form, is also, similarly incarnated? Being both 100% divine as well as 100% human, and, thus, looking somewhat similar to the other ancient works, yet retaining its divine nature?

I don't know if I can take Enns' analogy as far as he does. And, while the anaology solves certain conservative evangelical theological problems, it will undoubtedly raise many more. Still, this book should be read by all college and seminary students wishing to enter the ministry, as well as current pastors, and those wishing to engage the world around them in apologetic discourse. You may not agree with Enns fully, but you will not think the same way you did as before.

I purchased and read Peter Enns' book in the buildup to the well- publicised controversy at WTS. Peter Enns intends his book to be a corrective for the intellectual bankruptcy in hermeneutics that is weakening evangelicalism like a cancer. There is some good in this book, and it seeks to tackle pressing issues in Old Testament hermeneutics in a rigorous and intellectually honest manner. My problem with this book is that in so doing, Enns crosses a line.

Enns' view of the inerrancy of scripture, based on my reading of this book, is far too amorphous for my comfort. This is illustrated most vividly when he discusses the creation account in Genesis. He compares the Genesis account to Gilgamesh, Atrahasis, and the Enuma Elish, and essentially says that in order to counter these creation myths, God composed a creation myth of his own, that contained counterpoints and correctives to those other myths, but was still itself a myth, and in more than merely its literary genre. Duane Garrett's Rethinking Genesis is a rigorous, challenging look at Genesis that does not cross this line, and D.A. Carson's Exegetical Fallacies addresses many of the same hermeneutical fallacies that are rampant across evangelicalism today, but without undermining the doctrine of inspiration.

This 500+ page textbook on Jesus and the gospels is superb! Deals with the four written gospel accounts of Jesus in the new testament; their literary genre, date of composition, themes, historical context, development and more! Also covers historical Jesus studies; the various "quests" for the historical Jesus, methods for studying Jesus, results, etc. The main themes of Jesus' meaning and teachings are covered as well; his teaching on the law for instance, the miracles of Jesus, the purpose of Jesus in bringing about the Kingdom of God and salvation from sin, the resurrection of Jesus and more. This book is loaded with information, up to date, it is very clearly written, and very useful in it's format. The table of contents are laid out quite well. Comes from a conservative perspective, but not a fundamentalist one by any means, this work interacts with many perspectives and embraces a cautious but open use of historical criticism. Also, this book does a fine job of understanding Jesus in his historical and cultural context!Just a superb new textbook on the subject for educating oneself in Jesus and the gospels studies! Comes with recommendations by some top New Test. scholars; Dr.'s R.T. France, Craig Keener and Frank Thielman. Thanks Dr. Strauss for this useful and fine work!

Having personally taught the Gospels at the Christian college level, I obviously have had to look over a number of appropriate texts before choosing only one to assign my students. Well, starting with the next time I teach the Gospels, I now have a new book to assign. Mark Strauss does an excellent job in Four Portraits, covering the important issues related to the Gospels. His writing style is smooth, lacking an "Ivory Tower" feel that could easily alienate potential learners, yet it is obvious throughout that Dr. Strauss is no academic slouch. Definitions are readily provided to new terms that are bold-faced, as he assumes nothing when it comes to the language of the New Testament. Even lay-learners outside the classroom setting would benefit greatly from this book--of course, an educational institution is not a requirement for reading and learning!

One thing that will be enjoyable for the reader is that this is a user-friendly book; it has plenty of fascinating pictures, charts, and short blurbs that will help keep the interest of even the most disinterested person. His charts (labeled "figures" in the book) are outstanding; he and the publisher worked very well together to produce some visual-learner tools that will be meaningful, even when the text hasn't been fully read or comprehended.

While Strauss obviously comes from an Evangelical position and shares his opinions throughout, there is not a feel that he is being overly dogmatic. He presents all sides of the issues in a very objective way. Several times I would have liked him to have been more opinionated. (For instance, he declines to give his final opinion for the dating of the individual gospels.) But perhaps this aspect should be considered a strength. Too often writers of overview books share too much of their opinions and end up creating straw men fallacies and biased information when they explain the viewpoints contrary to their own.

In addition, it is apparent that Dr. Strauss is a good educator, as he uses educational tools to make sure the reader understands each chapter. There are overviews and objectives at the beginning of each chapter, and he concludes with summary bullet points, key terms (maybe definitions for these terms could be included in future editions?--though I can see value in assigning students to write out the definitions themselves), and discussion and study questions. (The questions would make for an easy-to-assign task, especially if the professor is assigning two chapters a week for a quarter, as there are 20 total chapters--very convenient!) Each chapter also includes a bibliography of layperson's sources as well as more scholarly sources.

Whether a reader is liberal or conservative, there would be great benefit in using this book to overview the gospels. I encourage college and seminary professors to consider using this text for their classrooms, as I believe the students will learn to love this text. And, finally, I conclude by saying that Dr. Strauss should continue his good work and produce a similar book on the rest of the New Testament, because what he has done here will be useful for many years to come!

This is a book that is easy to read and puts forth information in a clear manner. The pictures and charts help to make the process of gaining knowledge easier and more colorful. I especially enjoy the facts that are pointed out about certain passages. If you want to take a closer look at Christ's life I would recommend this book to you. If you are wanting to take a scholarly look at Christ's life this would be a great starting point for you as well.
Salt and Light
Silver

I really like how he looked at four different texts/translations and decided which one he thought fit best in each context while at the same time footnoting whatever the Masoretic text said, whether he chose it or not. I would have liked it better if there had been parallel Hebrew and English texts, but not everybody likes that (or can read it).
It's more than a translation and less than a commentary, as you might have guessed from the title. I kind of like commentaries more, but this is pretty cool.

Illuminating. Robert Alter is more than worth owning for those of us who enjoy clarity in translation.

The translations of Alter and Everett Fox, both excellent with slight variations between them, are the first in English that deserve to sit alongside the magisterial King James Version.
--Dr. Robert Zaslavsky, author of the recently published "The First Latin Course"

It's really a shame that Robert Altar has "only" translated Samuel I and II and the Five Books of Moses because once you read one of his translations with all of their glorious commentary, using another commentary on another book of the Bible feels sort of empty. I am terribly sad about finishing this book. It's amazingly readable; the footnotes are ample and very satisfying. If you want to read the Books of Samuel and gain an understanding of them and an appreciation for them, I can't imagine there is a better book for you to buy.

I would add that this book also approaches the story from what I guess you would call a literary-historical perspective. Hence, it doesn't really matter whether you are religious or not, or what your religion is. Alter will help you see the David story for what it is: one of the richest and best stories ever produced.

Robert Alter covers I Samuel, II Samuel, and the first part of I Kings. With these books, the historical span of the life of King David is covered.

Alter translates in such a way as to give us a better feel for the narrative that the original writers may have intended. Not only does he try to get the original words, but also the original tempo of the words that give it a lively effect. Throughout the text, he explains his choices when sources disagrees. Each choice is explained linguistically and in some instances, poetically. This was a definite plus!

Along with commentary on the translation, Alter explains how actions fit historically and geographically. He has definitely done his homework! Further, he explains some parts in modern analogy (a comparison to the mafia in a few instances), which really help the reader connect with the narrative.

I would highly recommend this book for people wanting a good translation and a better understanding of the story and details of King David.

For any serious student desiring to learn the language, this is an excellent tool. It is more for reference than anything else though, that is unless you are good at memorization.

I give it 4 stars only because I can't find all the NT words I have looked for in it, but then, what the heck. that's probably my fault. I will go back and give it 5 stars.

Warren Trenchard's book is a fantastic resource for building vocabulary as well as for reference and review. This revised edition contains many updates that make it even more 'user-friendly' and comes with a hardcover binding that will make it hold up to the repeated use it will get.

The first section of the book lists words by their cognate group and is obviously the section to use in order to rapidly build a working vocabulary. Trenchard also lists the frequency of occurence of each word in this section, so students can decide which words are most important to memorize at first (however, with the cognate approach, it's easier to memorize many words that occur infrequently as well). Following this section is another section that lists words only by their frequency, from most frequent to least frequent.

The third major section provides the principal parts of all the verbs in the GNT. It is best used for review or for reference on those occasions when your mind just goes blank. If you are not careful, however, you will come to rely on this section as a crutch and will likely never memorize the principal parts of all verbs. Again, when used as intended, this section is valuable, but if you let it become a crutch, then it will actually become an impediment to learning Greek verbs.

Trenchard also provides a list of all proper nouns, which (for reasons I've never yet been able to figure out) tend to be omitted from a great many lexicons. He also has a catch-all section of 'Other Lists' that provides number words, Aramaic words, Hebrew words, and a slew of other useful items.

This is the definitive book for students who are building their NT Greek vocabulary. If you find this volume to be a valuable tool, then check out Trenchard's "A Concise Dictionary of New Testament Greek" as well (see my review of that book for more information).

This book has been a blessing for me as one trying to learn Greek on his own (with the Lord's help of course!!). If you are new to learning Greek, I can't stress the importance and handiness of this book. You will not be disappointed with your purchase. It contains every word in the Greek text, and has them categorized in several different ways so that you can learn vocabulary in whatever way helps you learn the best!! It has one list that sorts them alphabetically (according to the Greek alphabet of course, another by frequency, another by cognates (similar forms, ect), and several other categories. Very valuable tool!!

As a student of NT Greek I have found this volume indispensible. You have frequency, word groups and such like. Plus it has every word used in the Greek NT from Greek to Aramaic to Latin. Buy it!

This is the best of several long overdue improvements on Metzger's old vocabulary guide. This book lists EVERY NT word by frequency and all words with at least one cognate in a separate list. It also has a list of principal parts of EVERY verb, so it is the most complete of any guide. But beyond this, it is worth the price in that the definitions simply list every possible meaning of each word, which makes it much more user-friendly than a dictionary such as BDAG. I use this book far more often than any other Greek resource I own. After a grammar and a Greek text, this is definitley the third book I would purchase.

Of all the books I've come across on how to study the Bible, this one is the most in-depth. A great resource for improving personal Bible interpretation skills or for teaching others.

Zuck's work in this book is excellent! He is in-line with Ramm's "Protestant Biblical Interpretation," but more up to date.

This has been a good introductory book. The language is somewhat simplistic but other than that it is a fine book. His chapter on definitions in some ways adds to the confusion that is the current state of hermeneutics.

For the serious student this book should be supplemented by Robert Thomas' book on Hermeneutics "Evangelical Hermeneutics"

After teaching Bible interpretation at Dallas Theological Seminary for about 40 years, I'm sure Dr. Zuck has plenty of wonderful things to contribute to anyone who desires to sharpen their hermaneutical skills.

The Life Application Study Bible is a very good study Bible. It has numerous meaningful notes, illustrations, maps, & book introductions. The large print is easier to read, but is not really large, only in comparison with the usual sized print of regular Bibles.

I would give this Bible by Tydale 5 Stars if the the cover and binding were better. "Leather Bound", to me, implied that it was. It is not, just bonded leather which does not tend to wear well with use. I tried to check out what the cover was from the picture, but was not able to enlarge it enough to read that on the bottom of the box it says "Bonded". The binding does not appear very strong, and question if it is able to support a Bible of this size and weight for frequent use.

There seem to be few choices available at this time of nice editions of the bible, with both genuine leather covers and in large print. Indexing would be nice too.

The Life Application Study Bible is fantastic! Easy to read and understand. The passage explanations at the bottom of each page explain the passages in detail and will help you to understand what was just read. I recommend this Bible to anyone who wants to learn and understand the Words of God. Excellent choice!

I purchased this Bible as a gift for a relative. As a result of this Bible she has told me that things are much clearer and she cannot put it down. The Bonus CD is an extra blessing and she said the graphic are undescribable. This is an excellent gift for a new believer and since I see how happy this Bible has made my relative, I have decided to purchase one for myself as an additional study resource.

I actually purchased 3 of these Bibles, one for my husband, one for my mother, and one for myself. I love the Bible, it's so easy to read and understand. My mother loves her's also, especially the large print. She says it's easier for her to read and understand.

I liken this Bible translation to that old, reliable in-line Slant6 motor with the power of a modern Hemi V8. Footnotes and commentary is spot on for those that take the time to read such things. If one wants to raise their degree of reading past the junior high school level, then this Bible is for you. The eloquent manner and prose used in this timeless standard is unparalleled. I got this after I learned that the reading level of this work is equivalent to the 12th grade/ freshman college level. I wanted to raise my understanding of the English language and this helped a lot. However, the main factor in my getting this was I found out that many verses were removed in other "New Age" translations, most notably the NIV. The clincher was seeing Jesus' word removed in that 'book'. To me that was UNACCEPTABLE. He said those words for a reason i.e. "For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost."- Matthew 18:11. THE WHOLE REASON WHY HE CAME! Keep in mind that we don't live forever and there is a God because this planet and it's perfection to support life is not an accident. Research at the odds of that fact...

This Bible will be a very good reference and eventual replacement for those newer bibles, if one has those: It replaced my NIV. Research what was said above concerning missing passages and ask for guidance to get this wonderful book because you need it. GOD Bless!

This is a great tool for any student of the Bible. It's helpful for personal study, preparing presentations or teaching lectures. Having the CD along with the hard copy is most helpful for adapting the content to fit one's needs. Another great thing are the overlays with present day boundaries. This helps one put the Bible stories into our context.

The contents of the book and the CD has been published in detail by another reviewer so no need to repeat it here. But the one thing I wondered about is the selection of maps. While there are 40 or so maps, there are some maps that I wish there were at least twice as many. I was expecting more thorough coverage, perhaps not as detailed as in Aharoni's Carta Bible Atlas, but more of the basic stuff. For example I would like to see more on David's travels, Elijah and Elisha, Jeremiah, siege of Jerusalem, minor prophets, etc.

However, it is a good tool and I would recommend it. The fact that it includes multiple media is worth the money.

This is good to see the than and now of the middle east area of the bible.

This book has been an excellent help in my Bible study, as it helps me locate the area I am reading about in the Bible and shows on the map overlay what that country is called now.
Highly recommended.

The historical facts presented, with overlays of present-day situations are extremely useful for Bible study and teaching. The JPGs of the maps save so much of time in preparing notes and presentations.

This is definitely a great source for finding Biblical locations and referencing them to present day geography however it is so much more than that. Biblical history is summarized in charts and diagrams. The Time Lines of the Old Testament and New Testament reference the books of the Bible to Biblical history, World history, and politcal rulers (Old Testament) of the time. Activities of Jesus' life are indexed by date on the NT Time Line. Much attention is given to Paul's travels in text as well as with maps. The fold-out maps(seperate item) are a great help to quickly locate areas however this source provides even more details to the maps and offers much more than can be summarized on the fold-outs.

The pictures in this book are GORGEOUS! I bought the book for a friends' son who had some questions. He's nine, still needs help with some words, but all in all BEAUTIFUL and worth it!!!

I found this book in a library when I was 10, and I immediately became enthralled by the stories and illustrations. What's especially amazing is that I was raised in a secular household. I think it seemed a little weird to my family that I loved this book so much. I found this book again in my step-mom's collection and it's still just as enchanting as it was then. The illustrations are colorful and lively, and the text gives me something to learn from even today. Even as a kid, I was interested in learning about the history of the early Church and Judaism. Today I am Christian and I hope that other children find Jesus through this book.

This Bible was just what we were looking for. Our son likes to listen to the stories (undiluted), while looking at the wonderful illustrations.

This beautifully illustrated children's Bible is perfect!! Highly recommended for parents, children, teachers and everyone!

First, this Bible is nicely illustrated with age-appropriate stories throughout. It follows the chronology of the Scriptures and like someone else pointed out, doesn't "dumb down" the stories. In appearance, this is a very good book, which is why I bought it in the first place.

That said, once you begin reading it, the "emperors clothes" begin to show. The author uses phrases like "In Jesus time, people believed..." as if this is something no longer believed. In every story, almost without exception, subtle phrases cast a shadow of doubt on the Bible as the Word of God. The hints and suggestions would lead you to believe that the Bible is just a collection of old stories and tales from the past and has no relevance for us today.

For this, I give this book a minimal rating. If you're trying to teach your kids to love the Bible, you're better off giving them a real Bible and taking time to lead them through a study of Scripture. Avoid this bit of subtly undermining literature and spend your money elsewhere.

The insight into the life of Jesus in this book is amazing. You can tell that Mr. Swindoll was writing with the blessing of God. I highly reccommend it and can't wait to read others in the series.