Have you ever been motivated or inspired to do something only to realize it’s harder than you thought? Discouragement sets in and you question whether or not you truly have what it takes to follow through.
Sadly, many believers encounter that frustration with Bible reading. The history gets them all confused or they just have no idea how to bridge the gap between Bible times and our times.
Over the years I have discovered several resources that help me learn to process what I read in Scripture. I thought I’d share a few of those with you today, along with a couple of others recommended by a friend. The links below are Home Educating Family review links that give you the pros, cons, and an overview of each book. In the boxes to the right there is a link labeled “website” that will take you to a purchase source for each resource.
As seen in these reviews, these books are presented as useful for homeschooling, but that is far from the extent of their usefulness. The same is true of many of the hundreds of reviews on the site. So, after you check out these reviews, don’t hesitate to browse around. I’ll try to share some other reviews of interest in future posts.
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Most college students would never return to their professors requesting a scaled-down version of their class textbook for use in training the general public. That is exactly what happened after the publication of Grasping God’s Word by Biblical Studies professors J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays. The textbook teaches students how to embark on the academic journey of truly diving into the study of God’s Word. After exposure to the textbook, students and ministry leaders asked for an abbreviated version to use in less academic settings. Duvall and Hays obliged…~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook
Tools and resources abound to aid Christians in an understanding of the Bible. Although expensive commentary sets and software libraries offer wonderful Bible study aid, a good Bible handbook provides a much more cost-effective and easily understood resource for a Christian household. The Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook is a great example.
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The Victor Journey Through the Bible
Have you ever read about a place or event in the Bible and wondered what it actually looked like? The Victor Journey through the Bible is a beautiful resource that has helped our family really understand Bible history and geography. Filled with photographs, maps, and drawings, this book helps the reader visualize important biblical moments…~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We read the Bible. We study world history. Often, though, we have a hard time truly grasping how the two overlap. In his book The Bible in World History, author Stephen Leston offers a brief glimpse into the connection between sacred and secular history, showing how useful it can be to appropriately tie them together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Kregel Pictoral Guide to New Testament Archaeology
As we started homeschooling, and I began using resources to help my children understand the Bible better, I found that I was learning to understand more about it as well. Not having any personal experience with the locations or customs mentioned in the Bible, our family sometimes misses out on important information. The Kregel Pictorial Guide to New Testament Archaeology has helped my family better understand the Bible through delightful pictures and interesting descriptions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Two millennia have passed since the founding of the church at Pentecost in Acts 2. What has happened in the life of the church since then? How can we know our heritage as Christian believers? Is there a summary to turn to for an introduction to that history? There is: Christian History Made Easy. The 12 chapters of Christian History Made Easy break up those millennia into manageable units. Each chapter begins with a one-page summary of the most important…
2 comments:
Now, I think we can live without one of these, but when are we getting The Kregel Pictorial Guide to New Testament Archaeology?
Husband
I was thinking the same thing when I put the post together!
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