Book Review - The Book of Books: The Bible Retold by Trevor Dennis
I’ve been reading TheBook of Books: The Bible Retold by Trevor Dennis for about a month now.
The good:
·
Dennis is a good
storyteller, and he retells scripture with a combination of storytelling and
Bible quotes.
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The stories are simple
and easy to read.
·
Dennis introduces
chapters with well-written summaries that explain the context of the stories.
·
He includes a good
balance of Old and New Testament stories.
The bad:
·
It does have a few
simple illustrations, but it’s very texty.
The design is not something that will excite preteens.
·
Some of the stories seem
to be altered a little bit from scripture.
The first few times I noticed a difference, I just shrugged it off,
thinking perhaps I didn’t read the original Bible story very carefully. Then when
I reached the story of Ruth and Boaz, I compared the text to scripture side by
side. Not only was the story different,
but it was told in a manner I would not want my children to read. According to the story, Naomi tells Ruth to
“Go to where [Boaz] was lying, take your clothes off and lie down at his
feet.” The Bible does say “take your
cloak off”, but that’s a very different picture to paint. I was quite disappointed with that story’s
retelling. That alone will keep me from
giving this book to my kids to read.
I received a
complimentary copy of this book from Kregel Publications, in exchange for my
honest review of the book.
posted by Ann @TheAssetEdge @ June 24, 2012
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