God's Story in 66 Verses by Stan Guthrie

From each of the 66 books of the Bible, the author chooses one key verse because “they most accurately represent the books in which they reside and Scripture as a whole,” and then includes a three-page summary of each book. Of course, this results in more detail being provided for shorter books and less for longer. Some summaries are strictly an overview of the book with no added commentary but much by way of quotation, such as the summary of Jude. Others include some commentary, such as the summary of Galatians, which included a definition of the “different gospel” by citing 3:1-5. Still others, such as Psalms, included categories, such literary features and human experience/need., as well as the royal psalms. All in all, the author does a good job of meeting his goal of “providing a brief commentary on every Bible book.” Those who are well acquainted with the Bible will not find this book as great a resource as those who are not. I received this book for free in exchange for my unbiased review through the Thomas Nelson BookSneeze Program.