>From Abraham wandering in the desert to Jesus teaching the multitudes on a Judean hillside, The Book of God follows the biblical story in chronological order.
Wangerin portrays human faces and emotions, real places and events, to help the reader feel what it was like for each person to be caught up in the events of a particular time and place. The light said, Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you. No one there, no person, no hand at all-but a dazzling pillar of light, its base upon the rocky hill, its pinnacle endless in the heavens. She jumped and would have tumbled from the cliff, but for the hand that held her. In the same instant thunder crashed at her ear. Suddenly a hand seized her shoulder in a very strong grip. Mary bowed her head, buried her face in her arms, and wept.
The valley beneath her feet was lovely, patchy green and yellow, divided into the plots of the farmers, the wheat and barley just springing up. Here is the entire, grand story of the Bible, retold with exciting detail and passionate energy, and peopled with characters that live, breathe, and feel. The result is more than magnificent-it's momentous. know, amazing is what you'd expect when this master storyteller brings his gift to bear on the Story of all stories-the Bible.
But then, as those familiar with Walter Wangerin Jr. It has garnered the praises of Christian and secular critics alike. It was selected for the 1997 Christianity Today Book Award and is a Gold Medallion finalist. The Winner of the 1997 Christianity Today Book Award-Now in Softcover Since its release in February 1996, The Book of God has sold over 165,000 copies and appeared consistently on the Publishers Weekly and ECPA best-seller lists.
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