Many people coming to faith through initiatives like Fresh Expressions have had little or no contact with Christianity and are complete beginners when it comes to Christian basics. 'Getting Started With the Bible' is a beginner's guide which provides an easy way in to understanding individual books of the Bible and the entire panoramic of the biblical drama and message.In a relaxed and humorous style, it helps readers get to grips with the Bible - 1500 pages of dense, small type is a daunting prospect for anyone. Working his way through the whole Bible, John Holdsworth focuses on the passages most likely to be heard in churches and uses these to explore: what is actually being said in each passage, the overall message of each book, original contexts and how to approach these texts today, differences of interpretation, and questions raised for living in today's world.
