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The Narrated BibleOne of my goals this year was to read the entire Bible during the month of January. Corina bought me The Narrated Bible in Chronological Order (NIV)
for Christmas, and I found it to be a helpful guide to reading the Bible as a narrative.

Every pastor should own this Bible. It is extremely helpful in the way it lays out the historical narrative. Two sections deserve particular mention. First, the Law of Moses is arranged topically. Laws from Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy are harmonized and combined into one section which is broken down in outline form. This helps the reader gain a good overview of the substance of the Mosaic Law. Secondly, the minor prophets can be rather intimidating for today’s readers. This Bible takes you through the narrative of 1&2 Chronicles by interspersing the prophetic writings. That way, you know exactly what time period each prophet is from.

I have a few quibbles with this Bible. I question some of the editor’s chronology. For example, he places Jesus’ crucifixion on Thursday instead of Friday. The Gospels are harmonized, and unfortunately the editor does not leave footnotes that explain (or even bring to attention) apparent contradictions. Also, the author’s narration is sometimes too detailed, and other times not detailed enough.

Still, The Narrated Bible in Chronological Order is a very helpful guide to pastors and laypeople alike. I highly recommend it.

written by Trevin Wax. © 2007 Kingdom People Blog

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