Running Through the Bible

By Chris Wright

Not sure how the Bible fits together? Abraham and Moses? The Exodus and the Exile? Confused over kings and prophets? Old Testament, New Testament? We’ll start at zero, and assume nothing.
We’re running through the Bible in only 42 pages, and we won’t be travelling alone. There’s a red cord running with us, starting in Genesis where we begin our journey, through to Revelation at the end.
The red cord binds the Bible together. It’s God’s rescue plan for the people he created, giving us a way out of the mess we’ve made of our lives through the free will he has given us. A friend who had just finished reading the whole Old Testament for the first time, told me, “It was written with God’s tears.”
Indeed it was. My friend could have added, “The New Testament was written with blood – the blood of Jesus.”
Chris Wright is the author of over thirty books, starting with young fiction for an English Christian publisher in 1966. He has written both fiction and non-fiction, mostly with a Christian theme, for a variety of publishers. Chris is married with three grownup children, and lives in the West Country of England where he is a home group leader with his local church.

• Language: English
• Publisher: White Tree Publishing
• Release date: Aug 21, 2015
• ISBN: 9780993394133

Chris Wright

Chris Wright is a young author who enjoys reading and is keen to share this joy with others. He lives in England, but he grew up in a small village in Hampshire. He wants to inspire young readers with his tales of a simpler time, outside among nature.

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Running Through the Bible

by

Chris Wright

©2014 Chris Wright

e-Book ISBN: 978-0-9933941-3-3

Print ISBN 13: 978-0-9927642-6-5

Scripture quotations marked NIV are from the HOLY BIBLE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION® (the NIV). Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked ESV are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

About the Author

Author’s Note

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Suggestions on How to Read the Bible

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

The Finishing Post

About the Author

Chris Wright is married with three grownup children, and lives in the West Country of England where he is a home group leader with his local church. He has written many books, mostly for young readers. His Christian books currently in print with White Tree Publishing are:

Chris’s books for family reading:

Mary Jones and Her Bible: An Adventure Book

Paperback ISBN 978-0-9525-9562-5

Pilgrim’s Progress: An Adventure Book Paperback ISBN 978-0-9525-9566-3

Pilgrim’s Progress — Special Edition Paperback ISBN 978-0-9525-9567-0, e-Book ISBN: 978-0-9932760-8-8

Zephan and the Vision Paperback ISBN 978-0-9525-9569-4, e-Book ISBN: 978-0-9932760-6-4

Agathos, The Rocky Island, and Other Stories — Paperback ISBN 978-0-9525-9568-7, e-Book ISBN: 978-0-9927642-7-2

In this series:

Help! Paperback ISBN 978-0-9927642-2-7, e-Book ISBN: 978-0-9933941-1-9

So, What Is a Christian? An introduction to a personal faith. Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9927642-2-7, e-Book ISBN: 978-0-9933941-2-6

Starting Out – help for new Christians of all ages. Paperback ISBN 978-1-4839-622-0-7, e-Book ISBN: 978-0-9933941-0-2

Running Through the Bible – a simple understanding of what’s in the Bible — Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9927642-6-5, e-Book ISBN: 978-0-9933941-3-3

For older readers:

English Hexapla — The Gospel of John. Paperback ISBN 978-0-9525-9561-8

Many adults enjoy Pilgrim’s Progress — Special Edition. (See books above for ISBNs.) The story sticks closely to the events in John Bunyan’s book and is set in that period, but Christian and Christiana are teenagers. A painless way to become familiar with the original!

You can find further details on all these books on the websites of major internet booksellers, and buy some titles from bookstores. Churches and Christian organizations worldwide can purchase multiple print copies of Starting Out, Help!, So, What Is a Christian? and Running Through the Bible directly from the publisher ([e-mail]).

Author’s Note

Due to copyright restrictions, it is not possible to quote from just a single translation of the Bible in this book. Selecting two translations has not been easy, because many people have a favourite translation, maybe one that they believe to be the most reliable or easiest to understand.

I have chosen two English translations widely used today: the New International Version NIV), and the English Standard Version ESV). The version used in each quote is marked with its Bible reference at the end of every chapter.

I am not suggesting that other translations are inferior in any way. Please feel free to look up the references in your own Bible. I support a statement from the introduction of the King James (Authorised) Bible of 1611 — a translation still widely used and loved today — where the translators state: We do not deny, nay we affirm and avow, that the very meanest [poorest] translation of the Bible in English, set forth by men of our profession [professing our faith] ... containeth the word of God, nay, is the word of God.

Here are a few suggestions for going deeper. (There are, of course, many other sources.) Visit www.ewordtoday.com for free online Bible reading plans, in several languages, including The Bible in One Year with 365 readings arranged in chronological order starting on any date you choose. Reading plans are on www.biblegateway.com. See also www.youversion.com for hundreds of free Bible versions in many languages online.

www.cwr.org.uk and www.scriptureunion.org.uk are just two publishers of daily Bible-reading notes and other useful study material. You will also