Christ: Chronological
This
book,"Christ: Chronological" is a sort of chronological parallel
Bible. Using the Christian Standard
Bible translation the Gospel accounts, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,
are arranged in a chronological order and they are placed alongside each other
in parallel columns when dealing with the same account. The text from each
Gospel is in a different color, blue for Matthew, Green for Mark, a reddish
color for Luke and purple for John.
Along the very bottom of each page is a 'color code' key as it were,
reminding you which color represents each Gospel.
Very nicely bound (a
hardcover book, and wider than a typical Bible - it's in a square shape), the book lies quite flat when
opened, so you can easily lay it down on a table while reading it without
keeping one hand on it to make sure that the pages won't turn on their own. The font is easy to read, a good size, and
also, despite the font being various colors, they are bold colors and so stand
out on the page.
The book is divided
into a sort of chapter format, though they are not called chapters and are not
numbered. The 'chapters' have main
titles like "Jesus Turns His Focus Toward Judea". Within each
'chapter' are many 'sections' some of which have descriptive headings for
sections within the 'chapters', and above each section are the chapter and
verse references for the Scriptures within them. There are many short
introductory notes that begin parts that have parallel accounts. These notes comment on apparent differences
between the accounts and offer suggestions as to how they are actually
complementary. The font size of these notes
is small enough that you can just glance over them, if you'd like, and continue
reading the Scriptural account of the life of Christ. The flow of the Gospel
account is a bit choppy, with the many section headings throughout and then
single columns breaking off into four columns of varying lengths and then back
again to one…etc. It is still very readable though, and serves its purpose
well.
It is always interesting to compare the Gospel
accounts, to see how they complement one another, how some of the accounts give
more detail than others who focus more on particular details. All in all they
form quite the picture of our Lord's sacrificial life, His teachings, His death
and His resurrection. This book is a
nice way to read all of the accounts together.
Many thanks to the folks at B&H publishing for
sending me a free review copy of this Bible (My review did not have to be
favorable)!
My Rating: Five out of Five Stars
*****
This book may be purchased at Amazon.com and Christianbook.com
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