God's Story in 66 Verses
Understand the Entire Bible by Focusing on Just One Verse in Each Book
- Bible Studies & Devotionals
- Publisher: Nelson Books (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2015
FritzSearch.com earns a commission on purchases made through Bookshop.org links.
Publisher's Description
Grasp God’s Word in sixty-six easy verses The Bible can seem like a big, intimidating book—mysterious, archaic, and often hard to understand. Written over a span of fifteen hundred years, and completed nearly two millennia ago, God’s Word sometimes feels like a mishmash of stories and literary styles. How can twenty-first-century readers—like you —make sense of it all? Author Stan Guthrie’s answer: begin by zooming in on one key verse for each of the Bible’s sixty-six books. Seeking to bring clarity and simplicity to the study of God’s Word, Guthrie has written a concise, easy-to-digest collection of wisdom anchored by one verse for each book, from Genesis to Revelation—a verse that summarizes or lays the foundation for that book, placing it in context with the rest of the Scriptures. Read this book, and you’ll feel as if you’ve read the entire Bible—but you’ll also yearn to continue exploring its depths and mining its riches on your own.
Endorsements (12)
“Praise for God’s Story in 66 Verses “The old, old story of the gospel is rooted in God’s story of his kingdom, which is the theme of the whole Bible. With his arresting single-verse skill, and moving fast, Stan Guthrie shows how every biblical book contributes to both stories. Excellent!”
“Thomas Cranmer once said that the Bible was meant to be read, marked, learned, and inwardly digested. This book is a spiritual digestive for an up-close and personal encounter with God’s Word—key verses from each of the canonical books. A great resource for devotion and prayer.”
“Stan Guthrie provides a much-needed tonic to our sleepy, biblically illiterate culture. This book will help many people move beyond the shallow, simple-minded myths of what the Bible is about, to actually grasp its grand narrative. And it does it one verse at a time. Buy it, give it away—and don’t forget to read it yourself.”
“So often we read little bits of the Bible with little sense of how they fit into the larger book and therefore we miss the real point. In God’s Story in 66 Verses, Stan Guthrie presents little bits of the Bible that actually lead us to the real point of each book of the Bible. This will be a great help to those who are new to the Bible as well as to those of us who’ve been reading the Bible a long time and tend to ignore the parts we just don’t get.”
“The Bible is a book so deep no mortal will ever get to the bottom of it. Nevertheless, because God has revealed His wisdom to us, all benefit by seeking to understand the Scriptures as best they can. Though we never get the last word about the Bible, it is possible to have a sure word. Stan Guthrie has produced a book that gets to the ‘sure word,’ and makes it accessible to all. His approach is relatively simple: find the central verse of each book of the Bible that clarifies the theme of that book. For those who want to go deeper, begin with God’s Story in 66 Verses.”
“This helpful book can overcome our tendency to, as Francis Schaeffer put it, ‘see the world in bits and pieces.’ In the Bible, we find the truest story there is of all things and all of us. And Stan Guthrie lays it out carefully and creatively.”
“With his characteristic clarity and depth, Stan Guthrie highlights God’s story from all of Scripture, serving a delectable feast of biblical truth. If you are hungry for God’s Word, look no further.”
“Stan Guthrie combines a clever approach to remembering the biblical books collectively with a concise approach to the books individually. His clarity and brevity are refreshing and readable.”
“I never miss a Stan Guthrie book. I consider him one of the most refreshing and cogent Evangelical thinkers writing today.”
“We face an epidemic of biblical illiteracy in our culture. Most Americans—especially those in the younger generation—have scant engagement with Scripture. And getting them to read the Bible is no easy task. It’s a big book! For a generation that doesn’t know Paul from Potiphar, it can be daunting just to crack the cover. That’s why I’m excited about God’s Story in 66 Verses. Guthrie has created a brilliant way to introduce readers to the broad themes of Scripture. With crisp prose and a disarming tone, Guthrie distills the biblical witness while showing how all of Scripture points to Christ. I pray many people will read this important book and come to know the Scriptures and the God whom they reveal.”
“What a great idea for a book, and how skillfully executed! God’s Story in 66 Verses will help make the Bible accessible and compelling for a distracted generation perpetually on the move.”
“The most common mistake in reading the Bible—whether by laypeople or theologians—is to emphasize certain texts in a way that conflicts with the whole arc of Scripture. Stan Guthrie’s new book provides a superb corrective to that tendency, to which all of us are vulnerable at times.”
See something wrong on this page? Report a problem