I received The One Year Book of Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament as a complimentary gift from Tyndale House Publishers.
The One Year Book of Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament by Nancy Guthrie is a one-year devotional. The copy I'm reviewing is paperback and 386 pages long.
If you've seen the Bibles that take you through one year, this is just like that--but on a devotional level. One page is devoted to a day of the year. Each devotion covers an aspect of Jesus that is discovered in the Old Testament.
In the back of the devotional book is a schedule that shows what scripture you are to read for each day. I wish this was included on the devotional page itself, because the scripture index is not categorized by date, but by scripture. That means that I have to scan down each page to find the date so that I know what scripture I'd be reading for that particular day's devotion. Kind of confusing, but not horrible.
The following versions may be found being used in the devotions: NLT, NIV, NIrV, NKJV, KJV, ESV, NASB.
This would be a nice book for folks who enjoy reading devotionals.
Here's the run-down of what I think of the book:
Ease of reading ..................... 4/5
Supporting Details ................ 4/5
Sufficient Length ................... 5/5
Ability to hold my interest ... 4/5
*Organization of material ..... 4/5
Overall Impression ........ 4/5
*Specific to non-fiction reviews.
Supporting Details ................ 4/5
Sufficient Length ................... 5/5
Ability to hold my interest ... 4/5
*Organization of material ..... 4/5
Overall Impression ........ 4/5
*Specific to non-fiction reviews.
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Jami—Just so you know—the scripture index in the back is not intended to provide a schedule of what you are to read each day, but is simply an index to the daily devotions in the event you are looking to see if a particular verse is used in the book. The date beside the scripture gives you the devotion date where you will find the verse used. You do not need to scan down each page to find the date so that you know what scripture to read. This is not a book for reading through the Bible or the Old Testament in a year. It is a year's worth of devotions from the Old Testament. I hope that clears up your confusion.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the correction, Nancy. :) I was using this the wrong way! lol
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