What is the Bible?

How An Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything

By: Rob Bell

Narrated by: Rob Bell

Rob Bell, the beloved author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God, goes deep into the Bible to show how it is more revelatory, revolutionary, and relevant than we ever imagined—and offers a cogent argument for why we need to look at it in a fresh, new way.

In Love Wins, Rob Bell confronted the troubling questions that many people of faith were afraid to ask about heaven, hell, fate, and faith. Using the same inspired, inquisitive approach, he now turns to our most sacred book, the Bible. What Is the Bible? provides insights and answers that make clear why the Bible is so revered and what makes it truly inspiring and essential to our lives.

Rob takes us deep into actual passages to reveal the humanity behind the Scriptures. You cannot get to the holy without going through the human, Rob tells us. When considering a passage, we shouldn’t ask ""Why did God say . . .?"" To get to the heart of the Bible’s meaning, we should be asking: ""What’s the story that’s unfolding here and why did people find it important to tell it? What was it that moved them to record these words? What was happening in the world at that time? What does this passage/story/poem/verse/book tell us about how people understood who they were and who God was at that time?"" In asking these questions, Rob goes beyond the one-dimensional question of ""is it true?"" to reveal the Bible’s authentic transformative power.

Rob addresses the concerns of all those who see the Bible as God’s Word but are troubled by the ethical dilemmas, errors, and inconsistencies in Scripture. With What Is the Bible?, he recaptures the Good Book’s magic and reaffirms its power and inspiration to shape and inspire our lives today.

Wonderful

Rob's books are all great! I don't agree with everything he says in all of them, but I don't have to. They are truly great and insightful. I learn new things in each one.

A great companion for the journey

I feel compelled to write a review regarding this book. I think it book will serve so many different people with different questions and on different roads. For me, this was a blessing and nothing short of it. It is not a how-to or steps to reading the Bible in the best way. It's examining the lens we view everything through and how we (and generations before us) experience and live faith and life. I'm sure to some this won't be what they want because his book isn't about answers. It's even better, it's about questions. Beautiful stuff.

Enlightening

Rob Bell does what he does best, he shares the background and history of each passage and story.

great book. thanks Rob bell

I love his insights on the most wonderful book in the world. thanks for the read.

What a book

I love the book because it doesn’t explain everything but does explain the main points of the Bible.