Knowing Sin by Mark Jones

 

Not much is written or spoken about sin today. The author, Puritan scholar Mark Jones, takes a look at how the Puritans understood and spoke about the power of sin and its effects.

These thoughts of the Puritans are summarized in a number of topics including the origin of sin,  temptations of sin, contagion of sin, vocabulary of sin, sorrow of sin, secrecy of sin, and manipulation of sin to name a few. No one is without sin. It affects us all. The question is not whether we struggle with sin, but rather what are we doing about sin.  The path to overcoming sin begins with knowing about sin itself and then finding the path to victory over sin with the help of God.   

This book is for anyone interested in the doctrine of sin and how the Puritans viewed sin. I received this book from Moody Publishers in exchange for this honest review.

 

Literarily by Kristie Anyabwile

This book is designed to help individuals read the Bible literarily. Instead of reading the Bible as one big book, it is important to study the Bible according to the literary style that is found in each particular book, chapter or passage.

The Bible is the epic story of God revealed through various and different genres and literary styles. Chapters in the book illustrate literary styles including the law, Old Testament narratives, poetry, wisdom, prophecy, Gospels, epistles, and apocalyptic. At the end of each chapter there are questions to help transform the study of the particular genre presented in the chapter,

This is a very helpful book for anyone interested in studying the Bible. It would be appropriate for those who are new to studying the Bible as well as those who have studied the Bible for some time. There are valuable insights to be gained whatever your experience.

I received this book from Moody Publishers in exchange for this honest review.