Eugene H. Peterson on the Books of the Bible
Eugene H. Peterson, The Invitation: A Simple Guide to the Bible (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2008), 203pp., ISBN 9781600062339.
This nicely-produced hardback book gathers together the introductions provided by Eugene Peterson to each biblical book in The Message, effectively providing a concise overview of the whole Bible. Each major section (Books of Moses, Historical Books, etc.) also has its own introduction.
In addition, the book begins with three short, helpful chapters: (1) ‘On Reading the Scriptures’, compiled from Peterson’s evocative Eat This Book: The Art of Spiritual Reading (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006), reminding us of the importance of submission and transformation in reading Scripture; (2) ‘The Bible of Surprises’, reflecting on reading the Bible as personal address from God, as a conversation in which the first and last words are his; and (3) ‘The Story of the Bible in Five Acts’, a brief overview of the biblical story through the five acts of creation, fall, Israel, Jesus, and the new people of God.
Antony Billington
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