Chronicles is the final Old Testament volume in Immerse: The Reading Bible. It consists of six books written after the Babylonian exile: 1–2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, and Daniel. What struck me with particular force in these books is their … Continue reading Chronicles, Volume 6 of Immerse: The Reading Bible | Book Review
The Hebrew Bible divides itself into three sections: Torah, Nevi’im (“Prophets”), and Ketuvim (“Writings”). Immerse: The Reading Bible largely follows this order. Beginnings is identical to Torah, the first five books of the canonical Bible. It divides Nevi’im into Kingdoms … Continue reading Poets, Volume 5 of Immerse: The Reading Bible | Book Review
This fall, I am reading the entire Bible using Immerse: The Reading Bible, a six-volume paperback series using the New Living Translation. My review of Immerse is below. In this review, however, I will make a few brief comment on … Continue reading Prophets: Volume 4 of Immerse: The Reading Bible | Book Review
One of my goals this year is to read the Bible cover to cover twice. I read The NIV Sola Scriptura Bible (review) in the first half of the year, and the second half I’m reading Immerse: The Reading Bible (review). … Continue reading Kingdoms, Volume 3 of Immerse: The Reading Bible | Book Review
The Bible is the word of God, but can’t speak to you through it unless you pick it up and read it. Unfortunately, picking up and reading the Bible isn’t easy. For one thing, most Bibles run more than a … Continue reading Beginnings, Volume 2 of Immerse: The Reading Bible | Book Review
Most Americans own a Bible, but few read it. According to American Bible Society’s State of the Bible 2017 (SOTB), 87 percent of U.S. households own at least one copy of the Scriptures. Unfortunately, only 50 percent of U.S. adults read the Bible, listen to it, or pray with it at least three or four times a year. How can we help people move toward greater Bible engagement? There are many ways to answer this question, but I want to focus on a new Bible product I believe merits attention. It’s called Immerse: The Reading Bible, which Tyndale House Publishers … Continue reading Immerse: The Reading Bible | Book Review
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