Rating: 5 star rating
Stunning Art, Great Bible Scholar insights!
These types of books usually sit on a coffee table, but this one is worth reading. It is a 128-page hardcover book that has beautiful artwork as well . Instead of the usual old European museum paintings you always see, it has bright, colorful art of Jesus from global artists in places like Africa, Asia, and South America. It gives you a totally fresh look at these bible stories.
The best part for me was the writing by N. T. Wright. He is a huge Bible scholar, but he writes in a way that regular people can easily get it. He translates the Bible verses into plain, modern English. The book is broken into five specific areas, such as: True Wisdom, which looks at Jesus' famous parables, and True Happiness, which breaks down the Beatitudes. From there, it goes into practical advice with True Prayer and True Love, showing you how to actually talk to God and treat your neighbors right.
The whole thing leads up to the final section, True God, which focuses on the Easter story, the crucifixion, and the resurrection.
The book finishes by encouraging you to go out and use this advice to change the world around you. If you want a quick morning, read to think about, this would be a great choice.
Thank you, NetGalley, Zondervan Gift, and the author N. T. Wright for the book review consideration. All opinions are my own.
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