The Bible for You and Me (Book Review)

Gordon E. Morris, The Bible for You and Me, Self-published, Rs 20, pp. 62.

Archbishop Pascal Topno of Bhopal sums up the worth of this book in his short message printed on the back cover. I quote him verbatim: “I read “The Bible For You and Me – A Journey Of Faith and Love”, with great interest. I would like to see this book in every  Catholic family and in the hands of every student and teacher in my diocese. It gives to our lay faithful ready, short, and precise answers to their own questions and questions put to them by others about Christian faith and the Bible.” The sentiments these words carry and the efficacy with which they state the fact leaves hardly any room for further discussion. Nevertheless, for the sake of my readers, I would like to add my views on the same.

The first thing that struck me about the book was the presentation. Graphics are used quite a bit and the presentation is as if taken straight off of a scripture class board. The matter is not too verbose and neither is it too scanty. It’s got the right mix of letters and pictures to catch your attention and feed you with the required information. The author presents the Bible systematically section-wise. Each book is presented with a short synopsis and the theme of each chapter is given along with the length of the chapter.

The last few pages give a nice compilation of the events in the bible, the miracles, parables and sayings of Jesus. A brief timeline of the Bible is presented along with a few tips for reading the Bible and a short article on the role of the Word of God in Small Christian Communities.
The book is very readable and can double up as a resource book for students as well as for those interested in knowing the Bible. It is a wonderful introduction to the Bible as well as a source of information about the Bible. I would like Archbishop Pascal encourage every Christian to have a copy of this book and to take it up as nutritious spiritual reading as well as a quencher for spiritual thirst.

For further copies: (as given in the book)
Gordon E. Morris
“Marian Villa”
Road No. 2 Mallikarjuna Colony,
5-131 Old Bowenpally,

Secunderabad 500 011

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