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I really enjoyed how Liz Curtis Higgs wrote this book in two separate parts; the first being a fictional story and the second being the study. It helped to develop the relationship between Jesus and Mary M. The Study was super informative as well, however I did feel that she was distracted by tangents that we not completely relevent to Mary's story. Overall it was very informative and enjoyable.

If the Bible labels Mary Magdelene a prostitute, need we speculate about her race? The same goes for Rohab, Jezebel, etc. It's the sick side of the Old and New Testaments.
Donald Redford calls them the most maligned race in history.

I bought this book because I love Liz's sense of humor and thought that was what I was buying. I took it on vacation with me and read the novel portion of the book and was pleasantly surprised that it was a well written novel with a very serious side (it made me cry on the airplane). I enjoyed it so much that I am going to suggest it as a book/bible study at church. Liz is a multi-talented sister and I wouldn't hesitate to purchase anything that she wrote.

Karen Lancto

This is a very unique way to study the Bible and its interesting characters. Higgs is extremely witty and creative!

Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for ReviewYourBook.com, 3/08
Unveiling Mary Magdalene was previously published as Mad Mary. I am glad Ms. Higgs changed the name. This wonderful Biblical character deserved a superior title. Liz Curtis Higgs is the expert (in my opinion) when it comes to insight into women of the Bible. Unveiling Mary Magdalene begins with a fictional account of Mary Delaney. Mary is mentally ill; she was drawn to a church where she finds grace, forgiveness, love, and acceptance. Her church family assists her in cleaning up her home and finding homes for her numerous cats. Farris C. (a great play on words) was the epitome of a modern day Pharisee. The second section of this book begins at chapter nine. This is the non-fiction section. I find it gratifying that someone is willing to tell the true story of Mary Magdalene. There are many myths circulating about this wonderful woman; she was not a prostitute, nor was she the lover or wife of Jesus Christ. Mary was most likely a middle-aged woman, possibly a widow with an income. She was a woman that had demons cast out of her. She was respected, and she is mentioned by name in the Bible as one of the followers of Christ.
Liz Curtis Higgs has a gift for writing with wit and drama. Her style is over the top; however, that does not detract from her research and knowledge. Each chapter has discussion questions, and there is an in-depth study guide that can be purchased separately. Currently I am leading a co-ed study of this book. The members of this group are enjoying it. They have found the study both informative and entertaining. Even more importantly, they have found it spiritually moving. Kudos to Ms. Higgs. She has done it again. Unveiling Mary Magdalene is a must read!

We're using this along with a Bible Study program and a chronological study of history. It links the two beautifully, explaining the questions my child is asking. The pictures are wonderful.

We are using this for our homeschool(5th grade) and we are loving it! Very useful and FULL of information. You can walk right through the Bible with this, hitting all the major points of scripture. Nice colorful pages make it easy to keep our 10 year old's interest! (mine too!)

Journey through the Bible is a book our family has used for education, art, and leisure reading. The book has been a great resource for factual Bible information as well providing back-drop for biblical stories and settings. Main Biblical stories are lifted out and highlighted in such a way that much clarity is shed on Biblical truth. For instance The plagues are condensed and reference to which Egyptian God is being attacked by each plague. The book stands alone as a great reference but also works well with other educational literature. The pictures provide aid in understanding background culture and setting i.e showing what a zigguret could have looked like with several differnt examples. The information is fresh, clear and concise. Heartily recommended!

This book is amazing. It has so many pictures and other information pertaining to the Bible. My children love it.

Next to Bill Mounce's BBG, this has to be the best learning aid I have found to date when it comes to it's topic. It is fairly easy for the GED class individual. In other words, those of us with degrees from the school of hard knocks and who can't necessarily afford or don't have the time for formal schooling concerning such.

Dr Black just announced on his blog that he sent in his revision of Learn to Read New Testament Greek to his publisher - he asked for suggested revisions from his blog readers and took them to heart - I trust the new edition will be a great improvement and benefit for those wanting to learn NT Greek! Be on the look out for the new edition in the coming year! Enjoy!

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This book is Excellent as an aid in learning NT Greek. Coupled with an excellent prophessor, one will be reading and writing NT Greek in no time!!

It is a good source with which to learn Greek, but the author makes up his own sentences to give examples of the material being learned...it might be better to find a source that uses examples straight from the Biblical text instead

I was in search of something to help me to understand how to read and understand the bible. This book breaks it down , in easy to understand language. Helps me to organize the information and remember what I had read. This is exactly what I was looking for.

Not only does this book give guidance and suggestions for 'how' to study the Bible, but it gives scriptures passages to support, and also writing space for your own notes and what you've learned. (workbook style)

I recommend this book to anyone who is trying to improve their Bible knowledge by getting into The Word.

How to Study the Bible for Yourself I thouroughly enjoyed this book. It was the answer I'd been looking for.

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Tim LaHaye has crafted an easy-to-read guide to learning the scriptures. The content is interesting and reader-friendly. He makes some pretty profound, yet true statements about the importance of learning the scriptures--especially for young people, or new believers. Unlike many books that provide cute stories and activities that are hard to duplicate, this guide provides a doable outline and clear direction for studying the Bible. I plan to use it to guide our family devotions and Bible study for years to come. He has developed a variety of outlines and strategies to make this one of the most useful Bible studies I've seen not only for youth, but adults as well. I highly recommend it to youth pastors, parents with pre-teens and teenagers, and for new Christians.

"How to Study the Bible for Yourself," by Tim LaHaye is an excellent resource for new believers as well as for Christians at any stage in their Christian life. I use it often, and I recommend it highly.

This is a great reference book that will help a person learn the true meaning of God's word. With this book, a King James original bible, and a Strongs concordance, you can learn and research the truth.

The Septuagint with Apocrypha: Greek and English
I found this writing to be somewhat informative but very incomplete both in the Apocrypha and especially in the Prophets. it was very disappointing.

I had the pleasure of reading Baruch, and the Epistle of Jeremy in this translation in preparation for a recent parish Bible Study. While certainly this translation is dated, and better ones have come into being (remembering that there is no such thing as a perfect translation of anything), it is still valuable to serious students of O.T. who would like to become more familiar with the LXX, by studying a rather important, if older translation. With the very recent publication of the Orthodox Study Bible (the LXX being the O.T. of the Greek Churches), and the complete Greek Canon being available in both RSV and NRSV translations for some time now, it is likely that the Brenton will be eclipsed, but it needn't be completely forgotten. We have a copy at home, and we have donated one to our parish library too.

This book was in the condition described and arrived right on time. Thanks so much!!

This book contains the entire Greek text of the Septuagint, including the Apocrypha, along with an English translation. For those who don't know, the Septuagint is a Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament from the third century B.C. It is abbreviated as "LXX." The name and abbreviation are based on the tradition that 70 or 72 Jewish scholars worked on the translation, six from each of the twelve tribes of Israel.

The format of this book is in two columns, with the Greek text taking about 3/5s of the page and the English translation the other 2/5s. The print size of the Greek text is decent sized, but the English translation is in smaller print (about Times 8). It's small, but readable. It should also be noted that this translation was done in 1851, so there is some archaic language (e.g., thee, thou, thy, art, walkedst, gavest, wast, etc.).

The English translation would best be classified as a formal equivalence translation, about the literalness of the NASB. At some places where it deviates from a literal translation there are footnotes indicating a more literal translation. Words added for clarity are sometimes italicized, but not always. This is especially the case with the definitive article ("the"). It is often added without being indicated as such. Forms of the verb "to be" are also sometimes added without being italicized. I would have preferred more consistency in this regard, as I discuss in my book Differences Between Bible Versions.

I referred to this volume when working on my Analytical-Literal Translation of the New Testament: Third Edition (ALT3). I used it for studying whether the New Testament writer was quoting from the Hebrew text of the OT or from the Septuagint. I then used notations to indicate which in my NT. It is apparent that the NT writers were familiar with both the Hebrew text and with the LXX, and they freely quoted from either of these.

This use of the LXX by the New Testament writers shows that the LXX was held in high regard by the early Church. In fact, the Preface to this volume states that the LXX "... became the `Bible' of Greek-speaking Jews and then later of the early Christians."

The reason for was simply that by the time of Christ, many Jews, especially those living outside of Judea, did not know Hebrew, and once the Christian Church moved outside of Judea, most converts did not know Hebrew as well. Moreover, the New Testament authors were intimately familiar with the LXX, and its language is reflected in their writings. So a study of the LXX will enable one to better understand the NT.

The order of the OT books as found in Christian Bibles today reflects the order of books in the LXX rather than the Hebrew order of books. Moreover, the inclusion of the apocryphal books in the LXX is the main reason the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches accepts them as Scripture.

Personally, I do not agree with this assessment. However, I do think these books are worth reading. They were written during the time period between the Old and New Testaments. So they help to fill in this historical gap, and they provide background to the NT. The NT writers never quote directly from any of the apocryphal books (which is one reason I do not accept them as Scripture), but there are many allusions to these books in the NT. So the thought of the NT writers was influenced by these books. As such, it is good the apocryphal books are included in this volume, but it is also good that they are included together at the end of the book and numbered separately from the rest of the text rather than interspersed among the canonical OT books as is done in Catholic Bibles

All of this is not to say that the LXX translation is an infallible, God-breathed document. That level of inspiration only applies to the Hebrew text. However, the LXX was considered to be authoritative in the early Church. So it is worthy of our study today.

For these reasons, I recently started reading the OT using this volume, going back and forth between the Greek and English texts. And this volume is very useful for such a study of the Greek of the LXX and even for just reading the English translation of the LXX.

But it should be noted that the parallel column format is not as easy to use as an interlinear. This is especially so with this volume as the verse numbers for the English text are superscripted at the beginning of each verse as is commonly done, but the verse numbers are just in the margins for the Greek text. So if you don't know Greek very well, it could be difficult to find your place when going back and forth between the Greek and English texts.

As best as I can determine, this is the only paperback edition of the King James Version with all 80 books included on the market. As such, as you're after one this will have to be it and I've bought more than one myself.
Unfortunately, the notes in the back are not Christian (they contain a lot of so-called 'higher criticism') and perhaps this explains why the word 'Holy' is not included on the cover also. The type in the part before Genesis is a little small in parts but most people don't buy this kind of edition for the sake of those words anyway.

I was glad to find a 1611 KJV with apocrypha. The text is easy to read and is same English used in he revised authorized KJV we currently have today. What else can I say about the content, other than it is - God's Holy Word!

I have owned my copy for 4 years, and I use it regularly. The first problem I had was the size of the book. It is so thick, it is almost cube-like in appearance. The thickness makes the book cumbersome to handle. Second, the paperback binding is weak. The entire Gospel of Luke has liberated from the binding. I have glued it back several times. Each time a few more pages come loose.

This reviewer got this surprisingly low priced edition of the King James Bible (KJV) because of historical interest and to win a friendly wager. A young lady who is Protestant and this reviewer discussed the KJV, and we agreed that based on the Epistle Dedacatory,dedicated to King James I of England (1603-1625), that the KJV was an anti-Catholic Bible. However, she disagreed that the original KJV had the Aprocrypha Books which are in all Catholic bibles but not in most Protestant bibles. So, the friendly wager was made, and this reviewer won this friendly wager.

The editors' Introduction is of historical interest. There are good comments on the different arrangement of the Hebrew Bible (for Christians the Old Testament) and the Christian Old Testament. In the earliest editions of the Christian Bible,the Apocrypha Books (Judith, Tobit or Tobias, Baruch, Ecclesiasticus,not to be confused with Ecclesiastes, Wisdom, and I Maccabees and II Maccabees)were part of the Christian Bible for over a thousand years. Readers should note that for political and religious reasons, this rearrangement was made by 400 AD.

Another point the editors made in the introduction was that the KJV and other editions of the Bible were based on what might be called layers of translations. Much of the Hebrew Bible was originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic. The editors speculate that Hebrew, the oldest known biblical language, may have been introduced to the Ancient Hebrews from other Mesopotamian peoples. The first known translation of the Hebrew Bible or most of it was made between c. 287-247 BC whereby the Hebrew was translated into Greek. This translation was known as the Septuagint and exposed the Hebrew Bible to larger readership. Many of the Ancient scholars in Western Civilization knew Greek but not Hebrew.

As mentioned above, St. Jerome (346-420 AD) translated the Latin Vulgate Bible which, again, was the Christian Bible in Western Europe. The editors noted that as early as St. Jerome, the Christian Bible had already undergone layers of translations. The Catholic Church authorities, contrary to popular opinion, did not discourage translations of the Bible into vernacular languages as long as they were based on the Vulgate Bible. For example St. Bede (680-735)was working on an Anglo-Saxon translation when he died. In other words the Bible had undergone layers of translations in the early history of Christianity.

By the time of the Reformation (c. 1517-1650), there were several Protestant translations most of which had anti-Cathoic overtones. Some of these omitted the Aprocrypha, but the earliest KJV did not. The translators worked under severe restrictions impose by James I which can be found on pages xxvi-xxvii of the introduction. For example, James I stated that he wanted to word ecclesia to be translated as church(Church of England) and not congregation as the Puritans, whom James I did not like, would have it.

The introduction also shows the serious divisions among the Protestants themselves. Many of the "reformers" hated each other and their followers as much if not more than the Catholics. For example, the German Protesants who met with their Catholic counterparts at Diet of Speyer in 1529 had to be silenced due to their loud internal disputes. When the Catholic authorities called the Council(s) of Trent (1545-1663), their Protestant guests had to again be silenced. This was not so much due to Protestant disputes with Catholicism but due more so to their rancorous internal disputes. Such divisions can be seen in the Epistle Dedicatory and James I's comments on other Protestant bibles. For example the editors cite James I's remarks that the Geneva Bible, a Protestant Bible, was the worst Bible he had ever seen.

The original translators' notes are worth reading. These men had to be as accurate as they could with translating the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek while adhering to James I's guidelines which were very restrictive. The notes not only present the difficulties faced by the translators, but they are are of historical interest.

Readers should also note that some of the early KJVs had embarrassing errors. One edition of the KJV was known as the Murderers' Bible because typesetters omitted the word "not" in the Sixth Commandment about not killing (the Seventh Commandment for Catholics). Another edition was known as the Wicked Bible because typesetters forgot the word "not" in the Seventh Commandment (Eighth Commandment in the Catholic Bible) about not committing adultry. One early edition of the KJV was know as the Vinegar Bible because Christ's parable about going into the vineyard was set in type as vinegar. Yet, the KJV survived these careless errors as well as other which can be found on pages 141-143 in Father Graham's book titled WHERE WE GOT THE BIBLE.

Readers may ask why this reviewer gave this Bible a high rating. The KJV is an expression of great English Literature. The translators knew that the English language was undergoing rapid changes in the 17th. century, and they used what some call Archic English to give the KJV a permanent place in biblical literature. The verses are cadenced, and the use of the Archaic English is a pleasure to read. Younger readers may think this reviewer is old fashioned, and they may be right. However, this reviewer likes the reading of the KJV.

This reviewer also wants to correct a historical error re English translations of the Bible. Some men have argued that the Catholic Douay-Rheims Bible, an English Catholic translation, was written in response and as a reaction to the KJV. Such an assumption does not stand historical scrutiny. The Catholic Douay Rheims Bible was finished in 1609, and the KJV was finished two years later.

This reviewer highly recommends the Oxford Classics edition of the KJV. This book has interesting historical notes and a solid bibliography to attract interested readers. As a couple of reviewers stated the Oxford Classics edition of the KJV is very reasonably priced, and even though this edition is paperback, it is well bound and made to last. Readers would do well to get this book.

This is a copy of the KJV complete with the Apocrypha texts that are often lacking in copies of the KJV today. For that reason, along with the nice type setting and layout, this is a nice copy of the King James and I am certainly pleased to own it, and I've recommended this edition, with caution, to others. The editorial notes, while of some efficacy express a perspective that is too concerned with "historical" aspects of the Bible. The Bible is not a science text, nor an historical document. Scholarship running in the vein of history (or science for that matter) is only going to be of limited value. The use of "BCE", and "CE" is simply an academic barbarism that people who actually believe they live in the year of our Lord will rightly find distasteful. Such a dating system has little place in commentaries accompanying the text of the venerable translation of the very work that gives rise to the use of "BC" and "AD". However, one should read the KJV for other reasons than the affected commentary inserted around the text, and this edition otherwise presents the KJV very nicely.

This is the version used by Catholics and is missing Psalm 151, 3 and 4 Maccabees. It does not contain the entire Apocrypha!

Like many Christians, I've struggled with the place of various commands--particularly of the Pentatuch--and I've assumed most were given to govern the wilderness wandering and conquest of Canaan...which may be partially true, but Webb has opened up another possibility, that God was working in the existing culture towards an ideal; that He didn't give the ideal immediately but gradually was helping us to attain it. But not in every instance. The quiz at the beginning helps set the stage for considering the place of various commands in today's world, and forces us to come to some kind of conculsion as to what to make of it all. I found particularly convincing Webb's explanation of primogeniture, something Scripture seems to teach yet no one in today's world (to my knowledge) practices anymore. One can see how slavery was debated among Christians in England and America in days past. So how do we pick & choose among the commands? Which ones still apply today, and which ones were temporary? Jesus clearly made this progressive movement with His "you have heard" statements, and Paul hints at changes as well. I better understand the dangers of "static" interpretation. SW&H made me think and gave me a better understanding of how revelation is both progressive and redemptive. Any serious student of Scripture should benefit greatly from it.

I thought this was a very helpful book. William Webb advocates a redemptive hermeneutic, where you interpret the Bible on not only what it says, but where the general movement of the topic is heading. For example, the Old Testament and the New Testament assume the existence and practice of slavery. But Paul talks to the slave about securing his freedom if he can do so (1 Corinthians 7), and he goes on to say in Galatians 3:28 that in Christ, there is no slave or free. Therefore, the movement in the NT is toward the eventual liberation of slaves. Moreover, the pronouncement on the slave trader in 1 Timothy 1 also provides evidence of a move in this direction.

We see the same thing with regard to the role of women.

But unfortunately, we do not see the same movement for homosexuals. Webb goes on to report that with the exception of Sabbath observance, all sins that lead to the death penalty in the Old Testament are still sins in the New Testament.

Webb also mentions "breakout passages" as a sign of movement toward a higher moral oer ethical standard. For example, even though women appear to have had limited roles in the cultures of the Bible, the Binle itself mentions passages where fearless women leaders are highlighted (Huldah, Deborah, Priscilla, Phoebe, Mary, Junias, and others). These breakout passages lend credence to the idea that the role restrictions for women in both scripture and society reflect time bound values rather than timeless values. That is, they reflect the culture rather than the Christ.

The book begins with a checklist of biblical commands where the student can decide which commands are timebound and which are timeless. The book ends with what scholars of the past have said about some of these things. What is in between will enlighten casual students and challenge those who tenaciously hold to either patriarchal or egalitarian views. Highly recommended.

The most logical, systematic, and thorough analysis of some very difficult to understand issues and passages in the Bible. I was so impressed with the book that I purchased 6 extra copies to give to friends. It challenges you to think through issues and not take any position for granted. Since he is never confrontational like many authors of controversial issues, it makes him even more convincing.

I haven't finished this book, but I already really respect what the author has said about the title subjects. That is not the biggest reason I recomend this book though. The mentioned subjects are more of a means to explain a broader more useful topic: a redemptive hermeneutic. He gives the reader a framework to understand, dig into, and really get at the heart of many situations besides those mentioned in the book.

Webb takes a unique approach to this the issue of women in church leadership. Looking at the Scripture as a whole, he takes the approach of a "redemptive hermeneutic," looking at the development of an issue (ie, slavery) throughout biblical teaching. Everyone accepts some form of progressive revelation, for instance recognizing the New Testament as interpreting the Old. The value of this that I appreciated, was that Webb does not deny the meaning of Pauline texts that limit women's roles. He places them in a larger biblical context and shows the seeds in Scripture to move beyond limited roles in light of other texts. While striving to remain faithful to the Scriptures absolute authority, he shows how implications of the radical way the Old Testament and New treated women and draws out the direction for our further opening roles for them today. If you are tired of approaches that take the passages on women out of context to support greater egalitarianism, you may find Webbs analysis more convincing and true to Scripture. I know I did.

This Bible is great for young girls! I gave it as a birthday gift to one of our church members, and she was delighted with it.

If you're looking for a spiritual gift for a young girl, look no further. This bible is neatly transcribed in the NIV translation with great helps and interesting explanations. Quality binding made to last with intricate and feminine detail make for a bible to stand the test of time. My daughter loves this book. It's just the right size to carry in her school bag, and she's found herself pulling it out when we're running errands or in waiting rooms. It's been a great replacement for the all too common electronic entertainment of today.

Wonderful Bible for girls from the age of six on up. This book as a nice "leather like" lavender cover that all girls love. Inspiring daily tips insterted into the Bible. Tips to prepare them to read the Bible and points to ponder on this fabulous book. The backpack is wonderfull additon to this book. Making transportion reading and care of it even easier.

I'm part of the over 40 crowd and I picked up this bible for myself. I like the fact that it fits into my purse. I especially liked that it wasn't a plain old humdrum colored bible - this one suits my young at heart personality and appeals to that part of me that loves: flowers and the color purple.

The inserts for young girls are just as important for older women such as the little quiz that asks "Can I feel free to be who I really am around my friends?" The three choices lead to three bible verses.

I had it for a year now and it's holding up very well and I get quite alot of compliments on it in church!

Although we liked the content of the faithgirlz bible and the sections written just for tween girls, the actual bible was cheap and flimzy. The flower closure was not going to stand up to the test of a child and the pages inside were incredibly thin. We returned this product for a hard bound faithgirlz bible instead.

This is indeed an astounding achievement: the author writes coherently about a subject he knows nearly nothing about. The result is a book that will be highly enjoyed by everyone who does not know much about biology but dislikes the theory of evolution.

The book brings nothing new to the discussion, as all "arguments" are well known creationist canards. Biological and biochemical systems are deemed unevolvable because the author decides they are. He knows, after all, that his readers will never bother to check or ask a scientist if an explanation might exist (at best, as we see with the high-rating reviewers here, they will imagine a "Darwinist" and imagine their response - so much easier to do then to actually ask someone a question).

Then there is the oldie but goodie about no transitional fossils - meaning, the author does not know certain transitional fossils exist, so therefore they don't exist. He knows his readers will never try to check this claim either.

This applies even to the genuine gaps in the fossil record - the author, for instance, gives great weight to the fact that there are no transitional bat fossils (which is true). By ignoring all other transitions, however, he ignores the obvious retort. We have transitional fossils for evolution of tetrapods from lobe-finned fish, mammals from early synapsid proto-reptiles, etc. The lack of bat fossils, therefore, can mean two things: either the bats evolved just like everything else and we just haven't found the fossils of their earliest forms, or pretty much everything else on this planet evolved except for bats (who were created or intelligently designed by something or some One)

Then there is a bunch of other things (coevolution, for example, is a complete mystery to the author). It is a book that can be completely ignored on scientific grounds.

However, we should take it as an indication of what we should do as scientists to combat the spread of creationism in the public. It is obvious that just putting information out there doesn't work - many people will automatically disbelieve anything a biologist says (including everything I wrote here), while automatically and unquestioningly believe anything written by a creationist author. Instead of trying to teach people about evolution, we should concentrate on teaching them skepticism and scientific method: evolution can stand up to scrutiny of evidence, while books like this one will fail very rapidly under an onslaught of fact-checking. Average Joe Creationist will not be convinced he was wrong until we somehow convince him to check the evidence directly...

Once upon a time, I taught a mini-course in faulty thinking. It was the early 70's and there was a lot of faulty thinking around and a lot of romantic energy behind it. Even though my field was anthropology, I felt a duty to talk about the quality of thought apart from its cultural relevance. I thought then, and still do, that there is a rigor to thinking that's independent of our wishes.

This book was presented to me by a young friend. He was troubled by the 'missing' aspect, but his intuition told him that something was wrong here. Could I help?
He was especially upset about the chapter(s) on bats. If evolution proceeds in steps, how come there are no intermediate bat fossils? How on earth did bats learn to fly around in the dark and echo-locate dinner. The best answer I could give him was that I don't know and neither does anybody else.
Now, the fact that nobody has a good answer to this question might be a reflection on either:
*Darwinism, which has, with some modern elaboration explained everything else about the evolution and development of life.
*Intelligent Design, which-as far as I can tell-not only has explained nothing, but doesn't even claim to be able to.

So we are left with two possibilities. Either developmental evolution will, when the fossil record is sufficiently explored, be able to fill in the record and tell us how bats got to squeak in the night or the story of bats will be one that is explained by something else-maybe the notion of Intelligent Design which has, so far, explained nothing.

Personally, I told my young friend, I'm going to bet on the horse that's won all the races it's been in, not on the horse that won't even go out on the track.


Lynn Hoffman, author of the track-proven novel, bang BANG

I'd put this book at about the middle of the pack of the ID books I have read. It's certainly not groundbreaking like "Black Box" or "Icons" or some of the others, but at the same time it is well written and entertaining. If you have a gram of objectivity, and most of you don't as will be evidenced by how many negative votes this review will get from people who never even read it, you have to observe that there are a lot of bright people writing books on ID these days, both for and against. Just labeling it creationism and moving on is an easy way to avoid dealing with it, but the author makes an honest effort to marshal his facts and present his case in about as non-threatening and non-condescending way as possible.
What it lacks is a key issue, like irreducible complexity or the design filter or one of those things that are hard to argue. The main observation reminds me more of the William Pawley view that things this complex and wonderful have to have been designed. While I would agree, I don't think the case is overwhelming, and I don't think his points are likely to move anyone off of their stance, assuming anyone reads it who doesn't already agree with the premise. He has about as many amazing science facts as you're likely to come across in one place, and that can make it interesting no matter where you are coming from. "Darwin's Ghosts" was like that for me from the other side- I found his evolutionary arguments very unconvincing but enjoyed the forays into animal behavior.
All that to say, it's a good read and well worth the effort, but in my opionion it misses as a top-tier ID book.

It is amazing to think that a person could write a book about a subject he has no understanding of. I got curious who would propagate such awful scholarship. Alas...the infamous "Discovery Institute" (The organization responsible for re-branding creationism as "intelligent design." If you are in the mood for a laugh, check out the simmons pz meyers debate on youtube.

Refreshing for taking a rational look at the gap problems in the theory of evolution. Very thought provoking.

In this unique volume, the author - who leads annual tours of the Holy Land - uses geography to provide important insights for understanding the meaning of Scripture, particularly the messages of Christ.

Complete with outstanding photography, Where Jesus Walked is an ideal devotional guide for travelers and non-travelers. It is also a valuable tool for use in group study or as a reference source for teachers.

- Baptists Today, September 2001

Wonderful companion to an actual visit to the Holy Land. Good format which starts with the historical and geographical information, followed by the appropriate scripture passage telling the biblical significance, and followed by a short story type meditation. I used this book throughout my visit to the sites named in the book.

its those kinds of books when you read them, you just cant get enough of it.
it's written so well with such an intense emotional wisdom into it.
every one who's slighetly interested in christianity or in religion as a broad subject should own a copy. at least one, if not more...

great great book. enjoyed every second of reading it.
lihi.