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Paul Kent's Know Your Bible: All 66 Books Explained and Applied wins points by doing exactly what the title says--in just 95 pages. This great little book can be read in a single sitting, though paradoxically, it functions as a sort of "reference" and may also receive use from single-page synopses.

Kent filters each of the 66 books of the Bible through the same 7-part template: "Author"; "Date"; "In Ten Words or Less"; "Details, Please"; "Quotable"; "Unique and Unusual"; and "So What?". Like show more the title, the "In Ten Words or Less" section also does precisely what it promises to do. For example, this section for the book of Esther reads "Beautiful Jewish girl becomes queen, saves fellow Jews from slaughter" (32). Ten words exactly. The entry for 1 Samuel provides one of the shortest (seven words): "Israel's twelve tribes unite under a king" (20).

A review on such a brief book should be similarly succinct. There are neither footnotes not debates nor a bibliography, but Know Your Bible is an invaluable addition to any Christian's library. show less

A small gift book that would be appropriate for someone new to Christianity and the Bible. Each book of the Bible has a short overview and framework. It's not insulting, but simple enough for newcomers to benefit from.

All 66 books are explained and applied in a synopsis of one or two pages each.

We've been going through this book with our boys so they can know the overall view of the Bible.

Do you know in ten words or less what the book of Amos is about? This book gives you a handle on all the books of the Bible so you know who wrote it, when, what it's about, a detailed summary, quotable verses that are common from the book, what's unique and interesting from the book and what's the take away from show more book--why does it matter.

Practical, helpful, good. show less

Bought this just as a quick ready reference when doing my YouVersion Bible studies on the iPad.