101 Important Words of the Bible

This book did not work for ME personally but this is a great book for anyone new to their faith or new to the Bible and is seeking to understand the vastness that is the Bible. This book has great info and it’s easy to understand and digest. My rating reflects how I feel this book will be for what I perceive to be the targeted audience.

The author presents a set of 101 devotional readings based on keywords found in the Scriptures. The entries are listed in somewhat Biblical order based on the key verse for each word as chosen by the author. The first word is God. “In the beginning, God …” (Gen. 1:!). However, these are not in a logical order. For example, “Day” is word number 48 and is associated with Joel 2:31 “The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.” Each devotional entry is two pages in length. They are devotional in nature - their purpose is not scholarship but discipleship. They are helpful and designed to help the believer’s faith to grow. Following the 101 devotionals are a group of discussion questions allowing the reader to apply the devotional in some way.

The major problem with the book is accessing the words. If the reader wants to see if something is said about a particular word, he or she will need to scan the entire list - not long, but time-consuming - particularly if the word does not exist. A quick scan might easily lead to missing an existing entry. An electronic copy would make searching the book a bit easier.

The book would easily serve as a daily devotional for three months and would fit well into a church library.
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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.

Although the idea of examining 100 important words from the Bible for additional inspiration/understanding/insights sounded like a very interesting idea, I have to confess that it could not really keep me focused as well as I had hoped. I think, for me, the words were too common, pehaps fewer and more significant words would've been a bit more interesting a read for me. Overall, not a bad book at all even if it just wasn't really able to capture my attention. Please note that I received a free copy to review from the publisher and have furnished an honest opinion.

A very nice collection of devotions. I received an arc from the publisher and this is my unbiased review.

This book examines 101 of the words used in the greatest book ever written—the Bible. In each chapter, the author looks at the origin of the word being examined and presents the information in an easy-to-read style. The chapters are not long, so the reader can do one word per day or week as their schedule permits.

This book is a good starting point to assist the beginner with obtaining some clarity when studying the Scriptures. Furthermore, additional discussion questions for small groups are included.

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by the publisher and Net Galley but the thoughts expressed are my own.