The Book of God, Walter Wangerin Jr.
The Book of God, Walter Wangerin Jr.
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The Book of God
The Bible as a Novel

Author: Walter Wangerin Jr.

Narrator: Walter C. Kaiser Jr., Walter Wangerin Jr.

Unabridged: 27 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 11/19/2003

Synopsis

Experience the Bible as a singular, powerful story and prepare to be swept away by Scripture as never before! Wangerin's "Bible storybook for adults" features brilliant settings, dramatized scenes, and added dialogue—all gleaned from extensive research.The Book of God reads like a novel, dramatizing the sweep of biblical events, bringing to life the men and women of this ancient book in vivid detail and dialogue. From Abraham wandering in the desert to Jesus teaching the multitudes on a Judean hillside, this award-winning bestseller follows the biblical story from start to finish.Priests and kings, apostles and prophets, common folk and charismatic leaders—individual stories offer glimpses into an unfolding revelation that reaches across the centuries to touch us today. The Book of God:Follows the biblical story in chronological orderFilled with carefully researched cultural and historical background Includes biblical events viewed through the eyes of minor charactersMaster storyteller Walter Wangerin Jr. shares the story of the Bible from beginning to end as you've never read it before, retold with exciting detail and passionate energy. Experience the Bible in a beautiful new way!

About Walter Wangerin Jr.

Walter Wangerin Jr. is widely recognized as one of the most gifted writers writing today on the issues of faith and spirituality. Known for his bestselling The Book of the Dun Cow, Wangerin’s writing voice is immediately recognizable, and his fans number in the millions. The author of over forty books including The Book of God, Wangerin has won the National Book Award and the New York Times Best Children’s Book of the Year Award. He lives in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he is Senior Research Professor at Valparaiso University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alyssia on March 14, 2017

And we are not quite at the end of the epic Bible saga, but we are very nearly there...why do I think that there was probably a collective sigh of relief when you read that! And this version is in its own way very different from any of the other bibles I have been reviewing. And the reason for that......more

Goodreads review by Eric on July 23, 2007

One of the greatest attempts to accurately put the story of the Bible in a medium that is both understandable and enjoyable for the contemporary western reader. There were several stories of which he wrote that I had not remembered in my own reading of the Bible. He gives the characters life and pers......more

Goodreads review by Bel on July 28, 2009

Alright, so I was really freaked out when I read the title of this book. Thoroughly freaked out. "The Bible as a ...novel?!?! Isn't that wrong?" O.k. Maybe some over-reaction on my part. Especially when I began to actually read it... It completely redeemed itself. They really are just Bible stories......more

Goodreads review by Margo on September 21, 2011

I'm so glad I picked this up at the church book swap. You could find fault with it, I suppose, and I'm sure some people do, but I liked taking on God's Big Story as a Big Story. It stirred the imagination, similar to the Anne Rice books on the life of Jesus. Reading the (selected) OT stories made yo......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on May 02, 2021

Translating the Bible into contemporary language is hard. Many of my Christian friends may be familiar with The Message, which was Eugene Peterson's attempt at just that. While I knew lots of people who loved that paraphrase, others didn't feel that he put the emphasis where he should have. Other tr......more

Quotes

'[Wangerin's] aim was to produce a clean, continuous story free of repetitions and genealogies, and to add in bits of cultural and historical background based on his own travels and scholarship. Sometimes he switches the narrational perspective so as to veiw biblical events through the eyes of minor characters. In all this he succeeds....' Financial Times

'An immensely readable and well-organized text and may be an acceptable and more enticing alternative for some people, especially those who -- like me -- always meant to get around to reading all of the original.' Belfast Telegraph

'Considering what he has attempted, Walt does a remarkably good job, and he writes a lot of conventional' Manchester Evening News

'I was hooked...passages such as the account of Solomon's reign, seem to me to work exceptionally well....' Church Times

'Powers along with great stamina for hundreds of pages....The pain of the crucifixion itself is memorably conveyed in terms of lungs, ribs, separating bones. Terse and punchy...it will be read and enjoyed.' Time Out

'Reads like 'Gone With the Wind' (of the Holy Spirit) or 'Pride and Prejudice' (plus prophets). Wangerin has done for the biblical kings what Shakespeare did for Macbeth and Richard III....Imaginative, stimulating and fresh....Bubbles with creativity but above all is the work of a craftsman.' Glasgow Herald

'Whether the stories are familiar from childhood or encountered here for the first time, you will be struck by their palpable power. And the sweep of the narrative, like a vast fresco, allows us to see the big picture of God's providence in a way that we rarely do in our fragmented reading of Scripture...exhilarating, but also disturbing.' Christianity Today

Awards

  • Christian Book Award Winner
  • Book of the Year - Christianity Today
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