George Knight has written 180 devotionals focusing on 180 key theological words that are central to the Christian Faith. Though the author at no time suggests that his list is complete - the chosen terms are important to understanding the theological ideas of our faith.

The terms are not presented in any kind of theological order; instead, the author has chosen to present his list in alphabetical order. The first five entries are:

1. Abiding
2. Abomination
3. Adoption
4. Adultery
5. Advent

The last five entries are:

176. Witness
177. The Word
178. Work
179. Worship
180. Wrath

Each entry consists of a key verse used to begin the discussion. The devotional material then follows, often incorporating additional scriptural support helping the reader to better understand the topic. Finally, most entries end with a “Learn More” section provides a number of scripture selections for the reader to look up on his or her own.

Sadly, at least in the Advanced Readers Copy I received, there is no scripture index or keyword index to find additional places a concept might be mentioned in the book or another concept that might be supported by a given scripture. Alas, no citations are provided for ideas or concepts that are discussed - making the book suitable for devotional use, but less so for the basis of scholarly word or theological studies. It is this lack of indexing and citations that makes this a 3-½ star book.
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This review is based on a free electronic copy provided by the publisher for the purpose of creating this review. The opinions expressed are my own.

From the introduction:
“This easy to read book covers the 180 most important theological terms and concepts of the Bible , offering a representative verse and a concise description that can be read and digested in 60 seconds or less.”

The book certainly accomplished what it set out to do. Each topic is a quick read, presented in a very concise manner. The author gets right to the point and does not beat around the bush. I like the additional verses provided for each topic so the reader can continue to research if they so choose. This would be a great book for someone just beginning their walk in faith, or someone who wonders what Christianity is all about

Everyone has got an idea of what the Bible is, but unfortunately majority of people who read the Bible, and even believe it have got no idea of what it teaches about.

In this book, the author has identified 180 ideas, or themes of the Bible and attempts to help readers to understand what that idea is and it's implications upon the lives of us believers.

This is an helpful introductory study to how any lay believer or just any one can do both topical and biblical theology on these ideas, and then encouraging them to actually do the actual deeper study on those various topics under discussion, and how to pray over them in light of these truths.

Hope this book will be of great help especially to those believers who've got a shallow understanding of the Bible teachings.