If you are a bible study leader doing your preparation for a new set of studies, someone who simply wants to quickly get your head around a verse or passage in your regular bible reading, or there's a new sermon series at your church on a book of the Bible, this is a nifty (and cheap) little resource to help you. In all there are 12 of these well-written mini-commentaries for lay people covering all 66 books of the bible. Each little paperback book is about 200 or so pages.
The one I have in front of me here covers Hebrews to Revelation. Each book of the Bible gets a very helpful two-page overview so you know when each book was written. The intro has little sections on the author, occasion, purpose, historical context, themes and contribution to the Bible of the book. The authors then break down each Bible book itself into sections to discuss. For most of these sections (eg Hebrews 10:19-39) there is a 'Setting up the Section' help, an explanation of the text, a 'Critical Observations' text box and an application called 'Take It Home'.
Actually reading through the Bible itself and meditating on the word is the best kind of preparation for any Bible study! But as far as extra helps go that are brief, easy to read, to the point, take you deeper into the passage you are reading and answer your questions, this little series is very good to have next to you when you're reading your Bible. And yes, cheap too! Recommended.
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