‘Immensely readable.’ – Belfast Telegraph
‘Exhilarating.’ – Christianity Today
‘Imaginative, stimulating and fresh… Above all, the work of a craftsman.’ – Glasgow Herald
‘My purpose and effort in writing this ‘holy history’ was always to persuade the reader to feel – to experience, in fact and in spirit – this, the greatest of stories.’
This innovative, dramatic and highly readable retelling of the Bible – from the Creation to the Acts of the Apostles – in the style of an epic novel has sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. Reading like a great historical novel, The Book of God dramatizes the sweep of biblical events, making the men and women of this ancient book come alive in vivid detail and dialogue. 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.
This blockbuster is now being reissued with a striking new cover for the 21st century.
About the author
Walter Wangerin, Jr. is a literary scholar, theologian, performance storyteller and best-selling author. He is the author of over 30 books, which encompass a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, poetry and short stories and have become favourites of people in all walks of life and of all ages. Wangerin’s first book, The Book of the Dun Cow, won the National Book Award in 1980 and was The New York Times’ Best Children’s Book of the Year. Wangerin’s was also awarded the Helen Keating Ott Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Literature (2000) . His vibrant retelling of the Bible as an epic novel – The Book of God – was acclaimed as a literary masterpiece and has now been published in over 20 languages worldwide and recently reissued. He is writer-in- residence at Valparaiso University. He and his wife live in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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