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4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome, insightful. Gave daily life in regard to the Bible., February 13, 1997
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This review is from: The Road to Masada (Hardcover)
Felt that the book made me know the people of the bible
better. How they lived and how like us they are in their
daily life. Wished the author hadn't gone so fast through the years with some of the charaters. One of the best books
on people in the bible I have read
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Sure, I liked it..., January 30, 2005
This review is from: The Road to Masada (Hardcover)
As a Finn, I'd say this book is extremely American. Which means it's kind of naive and emphasizes supernatural experiences. ( admit I was quite critical reading it, because I write about same subjevt myself. I noticed the author was quite careless with smole details. For example, Fabius Scipio says his father is blind, and when he meets him, he isn't.
However, I read it fas, with enthusiasm and great pleasure. I borrowed it from the library twice, and I read the best parts several times. As such as the scene where the disciples receive Holy Spirit and start to speak in different languages.
One thing I felt even a little absurd, was that almost in every page someone was crying. And sometimes everything felt a little too easy; among christians there was hardly at all doubts, suspicion or bitterness. I felt that Jesus* disciples were too good, open and freandly from the beginning. In the Bible they are described as very common men who had a lot to learn.
But despite all this, how could I claim I don't like the book?
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