A simple, book by book, introduction to the Bible, written in clear pastoral language and taking into account the best in modern biblical scholarship. It is the ideal companion for someone starting to read the Bible for the first time. It takes the reader through an introduction to each Testament, followed by a short essay on each book as it comes up. It explains the various groups of books and locates each one in its context, without getting into technical language or the detail of academic argument. The background to and content of the Apocrypha are included, and the introduction includes an overview of versions and translations of the Bible.
