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Very GOOD

One of the best books on the history of the scriptures. Everybody needs to have knowledge of the canon of the Bible.

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  • Stephen
  • SUGAR LAND, TX, United States
  • 07-05-11

Too Verbose Not Enough "Big Picture" Bible History

If you're looking for a concise history of how the bible as we know it came together, you'll be disappointed. In my opinion, the author is an intellectual who uses entirely too many words. After 2 hours, I finally gave up listening. Maybe I'm inpatient, but if an author can't grab my attention from the first or second chapter, I'm not sure I want to read his book. It's definitely not what I would classify as a "good book." I was really hoping to find a decent audio version about bible history, but I guess I'll have to resort to reading, perhaps the book, "The Story of the Bible" by Larry Stone.

3 of 21 people found this review helpful