Did Abraham of Old Testament times ever dream that his personal life choice would have such far-reaching consequences, all the way to our present daily news, and that it would even alter the history of our world? Bryan Wright, author of SEEDS OF TURMOIL, helps the reader to see that the root of the current Middle East conflict is “the consequence of Abraham’s sin, that of not trusting God in key moments of his life…. In spite of man’s bad decisions in life, God is still in control! … Abraham is revered as the father of the three most influential faiths of the world: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.”
The easy to read style was very helpful as I’m not a scholar or professor. Wright starts with several chapters of thorough biblical background. This is very helpful for those who are not familiar with the Bible and the stories of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar, Isaac and Ishmael, Isaac and Rebecca, Esau and Jacob, and then Jacob and his new name Israel. I also suggest reading the original stories, which are found in the book of Genesis, for those who want to do an in-depth study.
The author writes from his pro-Israel perspective. Part 2 of the book provides the reader with a Jewish perspective, an Islamic perspective, and concludes with a Christian perspective. He leaves the reader with some final thoughts in the form of three burning questions.
At the end of the book there is a timeline given, a glossary to explain terms with which the reader may be unfamiliar, and a study guide with questions for group discussion. Excellent helps!
Until Christ returns as the Prince of Peace let us learn to love one another!
I found this book interesting and recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about this topic. I selected this free copy to review from Thomas Nelson’s BOOKSNEEZE as the topic interested me. This is solely my opinion of this book.
7 comments:
Glad you liked it! Wonder where the title Booksneeze came from, thst's kind of funny. Hope you have a great weekend!
This sounds like a fascinating book. Hopefully a better understanding of our history will lead to better relationships now.
Great book review, Karin.... That looks like the type of book that we all need to read. We need to learn about others' beliefs and learn to be tolerant of one another and to not be judgmental. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Betsy
How right you are Karin to encourage us all to read such books. The answer is in grassroots understanding and forgiveness. I have read a couple of other books trying to understand. I will definitely read this one. Been having to hold off on my crocheting since the fall, left arm is just too painful to crochet so I will just read. Thanks for all your visits and encouraging words. Blessings
QMM
Greetings,
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Can I use some of the information from your post right above if I provide a backlink back to your website?
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Jack
Jack, you can find my review and many others on this book on Amazon. I'm not quite sure what particular information you would like to link back to. Thanks for asking.
Karin, It is always so good to get a really good book review before diving into a book choice. I'll be back to check here before I head out to get some future reading material.
This sounds like a really great and informative read.
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