What is packed with nearly seventy books ranging from history to poetry, is written by numerous authors over centuries, and still offers you good advice for your current life experiences? The Bible is the correct answer, but we are living in the greatest period of biblical illiteracy in American history, and most people's knowledge of scripture is either nonexistent or misinformed. How many times have you seen a Bible verse misattributed to a famous author or heard someone declare a popular saying is surely from the Bible?
To truly know scripture, you must read it-but that can seem daunting and confusing if you're approaching it for the first time. In this upbeat guide, pastor and author Dr. Bob Beltz presents a comprehensive, yet surprisingly simple overview of the Bible. Providing you with an overview of its seven main sections and each of its sixty-six books, The Word also offers tips on how you can maximize your enjoyment of the Bible.
A great resource for pastors, teachers, and parents, The Word is also good for individuals who are interested in improving their personal biblical literacy and deepening their knowledge of God.
About the Author: Dr. Bob Beltz is the Senior Pastor of Highline Community Church in Centennial, Colorado, and president of The Telos Project, a nonprofit seeking to influence contemporary culture with faith- and family-friendly projects.
For the past fifteen years, Beltz has also been special advisor to the Anschutz Corporation, parent company of Walden Media, and has helped in the development, production, and marketing of films such as Joshua, Amazing Grace, and the Narnia films. He also helped produced the Emmy-nominated series The Bible, the NBC series A.D.: The Bible Continuesand the movie, Son of God . Author of fifteen books, including the the novels Lilith Redeemed, Somewhere Fast, and She Loves YouBeltz also blogs on faith and culture at bobbeltz.com and co-hosts the weekly radio program You Get the Blessing.Married for over forty years to a religious liberty and human rights advocate, he has two grown children and three grandchildren.
