Walking with God: A Journey Through the Bible (Revised)
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Summary
The Bible plays a vital role in the life of the Catholic Church。 In fact， we are called to immerse ourselves daily in the Scriptures。 But many of us get lost when we actually dive into the Bible， and our time spent can be more frustrating than fruitful。 We are reading a collection of writings drafted by an ancient people， in an ancient culture。 But Scripture is nothing less than the Living Word of God， and it is meant just as much for us as for those who lived thousands of years ago。
In Walking with God， Dr。 Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins unpack the central story woven throughout Scripture and present it in an easy-to-read， concise manner。 Gray and Cavins take you on a journey through the “narrative” books of the Bible—the ones that tell the story—and present a panoramic view of God’s glorious plan of salvation。 Their expert commentary dives deep into the mysteries of Scripture， unlocking its riches and showing how these inspired words are meant for you today。
Enter into the Scriptures with Walking with God。 Witness the fascinating story of our faith unfold， and see how you， at this moment in your life， fit into God’s plan for all of humanity。
In Walking with God， Dr。 Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins unpack the central story woven throughout Scripture and present it in an easy-to-read， concise manner。 Gray and Cavins take you on a journey through the “narrative” books of the Bible—the ones that tell the story—and present a panoramic view of God’s glorious plan of salvation。 Their expert commentary dives deep into the mysteries of Scripture， unlocking its riches and showing how these inspired words are meant for you today。
Enter into the Scriptures with Walking with God。 Witness the fascinating story of our faith unfold， and see how you， at this moment in your life， fit into God’s plan for all of humanity。
Reviews
EJ Gardner-DiGiorgio
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This book is a great reflection on the connection of the Old and New Testaments by reading through each chapter。 I learned many new things about the relationships of the Old Testament characters with God and with each other。 Highly recommend this book to anyone curious about where the faith came from and how it continues through Jesus' time and beyond。 This book is a great reflection on the connection of the Old and New Testaments by reading through each chapter。 I learned many new things about the relationships of the Old Testament characters with God and with each other。 Highly recommend this book to anyone curious about where the faith came from and how it continues through Jesus' time and beyond。 。。。more
Oksana Stetsiuk
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Книга， яка деталізовано пояснює Біблію， дає точніший переклад， іде вглиб багатьох історій。Тут пояснено багато висловів， які перекладені напряму， але насправді є метафорами （наприклад， "бачити наготу батька" означає "мати стосунки з дружиною батька"）。Багато історії Ізраїлю， з розумінням того， що Ізраїль справді вибраний народ。Ще тут згадується про книги Макавеїв， які є в католицьких бібліях， але яких немає в протестантських （ я не пригадую， щоб читала такі раніше， хоч Біблію читала）Про три основи Книга， яка деталізовано пояснює Біблію， дає точніший переклад， іде вглиб багатьох історій。Тут пояснено багато висловів， які перекладені напряму， але насправді є метафорами （наприклад， "бачити наготу батька" означає "мати стосунки з дружиною батька"）。Багато історії Ізраїлю， з розумінням того， що Ізраїль справді вибраний народ。Ще тут згадується про книги Макавеїв， які є в католицьких бібліях， але яких немає в протестантських （ я не пригадую， щоб читала такі раніше， хоч Біблію читала）Про три основи побожності， які вказує Ісус: піст， молитву і милостиню。Що перші люди， яким Ісус об'явився після воскресіння - це були його учні。 Ці учні - це була подружня пара - чоловік Клеопа і його дружина， ім'я якої не згадується。Дещо так і залишилося незрозумілим для мене， наприклад те， що Дух Святий заборонив Павлові проповідувати Слово Боже в Азії。。。Для мене книга не з тих， яка читається залпом за кілька днів。 Вона потребує повільного，вдумливого читання і хоча б мінімального знання Біблії。 。。。more
Lynn P
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a beautiful faith-filled bookEasy to read and understand。 I read it for a class but would have enjoyed reading it even if it wasn’t for a class。
Steven R。 McEvoy
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I am currently on my second year of doing the Bible in a Year with Father Mike Schmitz。 During those podcasts Father Mike often Makes reference to Jeff’s work on the The Great Adventure Bible and The Bible Timeline。 I had picked up this book the first time through but did not get around to reading it。 This year I started it on day 1， and worked my way through it over a month。 And I can state it is an excellent volume。 One description of this book is:“Written by Dr。 Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins， Walk I am currently on my second year of doing the Bible in a Year with Father Mike Schmitz。 During those podcasts Father Mike often Makes reference to Jeff’s work on the The Great Adventure Bible and The Bible Timeline。 I had picked up this book the first time through but did not get around to reading it。 This year I started it on day 1， and worked my way through it over a month。 And I can state it is an excellent volume。 One description of this book is:“Written by Dr。 Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins， Walking With God unpacks the central story woven throughout Scripture and presents it in an easy-to-read， concise manner。 Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins take you on a journey through the “narrative” books of the Bible—the ones that tell the story—and present a panoramic view of God’s glorious plan of salvation。 Their expert commentary dives deep into the mysteries of scripture， unlocking its riches and showing how these inspired words are meant for you today。Enter into the scriptures with Walking with God。 Witness the fascinating story of our faith unfold， and see how you， at this moment in your life， fit into God’s plan for all of humanity。Reflect on your own or discuss with a Bible study group in your home or in your parish to gain a better understanding of the story of salvation history。”And another you will find online is:“Read the entire story of the Bible in one captivating and inspirational book。。。The Bible plays a vital role in the life of the Catholic Church。 In fact， we are called to immerse ourselves daily in the Scriptures。 But many of us get lost when we actually dive into the Bible， and our time spent can be more frustrating than fruitful。 We are reading a collection of writings drafted by an ancient people， in an ancient culture。 But Scripture is nothing less than the Living Word of God， and it is meant just as much for us as for those who lived thousands of years ago。In Walking with God， Dr。 Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins unpack the central story woven throughout Scripture and present it in an easy-to-read， concise manner。 Gray and Cavins take you on a journey through the narrative books of the Bible the ones that tell the story and present a panoramic view of God s glorious plan of salvation。 Their expert commentary dives deep into the mysteries of Scripture， unlocking its riches and showing how these inspired words are meant for you today。 Enter into the Scriptures with Walking with God。 Witness the fascinating story of our faith unfold， and see how you， at this moment in your life， fit into God s plan for all of humanity。”This book is an excellent resource on its own。 But when you combine it with the Bible in a Year Podcast it has really helped me go to a deeper level in reading， listening and understanding the bible。 I plan to reread it on pace with Fr Mike this year。 But back to the book。 This book is immensely engaging。 And it is also very accessible。 It could be easily read by anyone in secondary school or beyond。 Used by the academic， or the lay person。 This book can be read from beginning to end， or if you are willing to slow down read it along with the accompanying biblical passages。 It helps highlight and tie together the foreshadowing in the Old Testament that is fulfilled in the New。 It is both commentary and exegesis。 I hold a Religious Studies Degree with a specialization in Roman Catholic Thought， I would have loved to have had this book as a resource while in school。 It could have easily been required reading on either my OT or NT courses。 And it would be great as supplemental reading or resource for many of the other courses I did: Jesus Life and Legacy or Paul’s Life and Letters。 This volume begins with these words:“Toward the end of his gospel， St。 Luke recounts the greatest Bible study ever held。 Jesus joins two disciples as they travel the road to Emmaus。 In response to their despair over the events of Good Friday， Jesus says， “O foolish men， and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken！ Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory？” （Lk 24:25-26）。 In the midst of the tragic events and details of the previous days， these disciples had lost sight of all that God was doing in his story of Scripture， and， as a result， they also lost sight of the narrative thread to their own lives and were filled with sorrow and despair。 In response， Jesus takes the disciples back through Scripture’s story， showing them God’s wonderful design and purpose。 When Jesus wanted to teach these disciples the very meaning of who he was and make sense of the events of life， he opened up for them Scripture’s plot， the “big picture” that weaves together all the individual events and details。 The disciples saw the whole breathtaking view of Scripture’s story and how it led to Christ。 It set their hearts on fire and changed their lives; their sorrow was turned to joy， and they raced back to Jerusalem！”And that is what Cavins and Gray do for us in this work。 They help open our eys to the whole history of salvation。 They do it in an easy to understand way。 They make the material engaging， meaningful and even entertaining。 They have done a masterful job walking with us through the story of salvation。 This is a book any Catholic any Christian would benefit from reading。 I highly recommend it！Note: This book is part of a series of reviews: 2022 Catholic Reading Plan！ 。。。more
Mike Deshields
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inspirational and educational。This book was a Christmas gift that was on my wish list。 It is an excellent companion to my Bible in a year podcast。 It is excellent for aiding in understanding the context and background of the Bible。 I enhanced my reading and understanding of the Bible。 It helped to open my mind and Spirit more fully to God’s word and the biblical story。 I like the fact that is not written in a high academic or theological way。 It is written in an easier and enjoyable manner。 I fi inspirational and educational。This book was a Christmas gift that was on my wish list。 It is an excellent companion to my Bible in a year podcast。 It is excellent for aiding in understanding the context and background of the Bible。 I enhanced my reading and understanding of the Bible。 It helped to open my mind and Spirit more fully to God’s word and the biblical story。 I like the fact that is not written in a high academic or theological way。 It is written in an easier and enjoyable manner。 I finished the entire book in only a couple of weeks。 It will be a prized reference and permanent addition to my spiritual library and journey。 。。。more
Jill Vaughn
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I decided to read this in conjunction with the Bible of the Year Podcast。 I am glad I did， also glad I did not pick it up until halfway through the Podcast as it helped make sense out of things I listened to on the Podcast。 It adds depth to the Bible passages and also brings to life the places and people in the story。 High recommend for people doing Podcast or people on their journey through the Bible。
Sabrina K
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Whenever I read the Bible （which should be more often anyway）， I tend to read books that I can understand clearly， or at least appreciate， like the Book of Wisdom， the Psalms， the Proverbs。。。 Taking a crack at the rest of it seemed like a feat I was not ready for。 However， going through Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins's "Walking with God: A Journey Through the Bible"， I was finally able to understand the historical， literary， and contextual elements essential to understanding the Bible。 I was able to l Whenever I read the Bible （which should be more often anyway）， I tend to read books that I can understand clearly， or at least appreciate， like the Book of Wisdom， the Psalms， the Proverbs。。。 Taking a crack at the rest of it seemed like a feat I was not ready for。 However， going through Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins's "Walking with God: A Journey Through the Bible"， I was finally able to understand the historical， literary， and contextual elements essential to understanding the Bible。 I was able to learn things I had never known throughout each chapter！ I would suggest reading this book in a group/book club as you can get even more out of it through discussion and questions。 。。。more
Bruce
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Excellent summary of the entire scriptures
Virginia R。 Collins
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Great perspective of Bible timelineI got this book while doing a Bible study on the bible timeline and found it to be easy to read， hard to put down and very helpful companion to the study， although you can certainly read it on it's own as I have done since。 A must read for all Catholics who hear the Bible read to them weekly but who may never have read it as the great story that it is Great perspective of Bible timelineI got this book while doing a Bible study on the bible timeline and found it to be easy to read， hard to put down and very helpful companion to the study， although you can certainly read it on it's own as I have done since。 A must read for all Catholics who hear the Bible read to them weekly but who may never have read it as the great story that it is 。。。more
Bobby Semendy
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The Bible makes more sense to me now
Sam
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Rated—G （my personal opinion based on content）
Sara
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This excellent guide to canonical and comprehensive reading of the Bible provides an overview of Salvation History， highlighting the main covenants between God and man。 The development of the relationship between God and His creation is clearly outlined as the authors take you from Genesis to Revelation。 Paired with the Great Adventure Bible and the timeline that the authors produced， this book can provide a complete Bible study that you can review in various levels of depth over the course of w This excellent guide to canonical and comprehensive reading of the Bible provides an overview of Salvation History， highlighting the main covenants between God and man。 The development of the relationship between God and His creation is clearly outlined as the authors take you from Genesis to Revelation。 Paired with the Great Adventure Bible and the timeline that the authors produced， this book can provide a complete Bible study that you can review in various levels of depth over the course of weeks， months， or years。 。。。more
Joshua Revelle
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Walking with God by Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins is an excellent medium-length general introduction to the narrative of the Bible。 It is especially informed by the canonical-critical method of reading Sacred Scripture and attends to the structural theme of covenants without limiting itself to exploring only structure。 Gray and Cavins primarily expound the narrative books， but they also situate various other books， e。g。 major prophets and letters of St。 Paul， in the historical context provided by the Walking with God by Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins is an excellent medium-length general introduction to the narrative of the Bible。 It is especially informed by the canonical-critical method of reading Sacred Scripture and attends to the structural theme of covenants without limiting itself to exploring only structure。 Gray and Cavins primarily expound the narrative books， but they also situate various other books， e。g。 major prophets and letters of St。 Paul， in the historical context provided by the narrative。 Walking with God， however， is not merely a retelling of the stories of Scripture; Gray and Cavins regularly expound the theological messages of the Biblical books in a clear and convincing way。 For the most part， these interpretations are based on millennia of Jewish and Catholic interpretive sources， though Gray and Cavins also clearly make use of contemporary historical-critical research when this is useful for attaining the Biblical author's intention。 They also draw from extra-Biblical history to shed light especially on the claims of the New Testament authors。 Walking with God is typically engaging to read， highlighting many textual clues for understanding the messages of Scripture that are overlooked by modern readers， even those who are very familiar with the stories。 Gray and Cavins point out a few classical conclusions from Scripture about the Christian sacramental and moral life， but these are interpretations widely held through the history of the Church and the occasions in the book for these are relatively rare （some might wish for more， but this is not the primary goal of the book）。 It could certainly be used as an effective textbook for an introduction to Scripture course at the undergraduate level， or perhaps even at the graduate level， and it could also be read by the casual Christian seeking to deepen his or her knowledge of basic themes， structures， and messages of Sacred Scripture。 Walking with God would be perfect for someone who has read John Bergsma's Bible Basics for Catholics or gone through Jeff Cavin's Great Adventure Bible Study and wants to dive a bit deeper into the same stream of orthodox Catholic canonical and scientific interpretation， which seems to me the most intellectually respectful and spiritually fruitful modern "school" of Biblical thought available today。 。。。more
Chris
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Completely gobsmacked me。 This book is perfect。 I looooooooooove how the authors explain things， so much background。 I just wish they had one of these for EVERY book of the bible！ So well done！ A must have for anyone looking to get MORE out of the bible！
Ann
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Love the journey that I passed this book on for others to read。
Christine Vranas
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This is a very dense book that does much to explain how Jesus Christ fulfilled all the prophesies of the Old Testament。 I learned so much about Jewish history in the Bible and how many times the covenants between God and the Jews was broken by their returning to the worship of foreign gods。 Furthermore it explains that the original King of the Jews was indeed God， Yahweh， himself。 When the Jewish Kings forgot that， the Israelites always faced destruction。 Thus it makes so much more sense to me w This is a very dense book that does much to explain how Jesus Christ fulfilled all the prophesies of the Old Testament。 I learned so much about Jewish history in the Bible and how many times the covenants between God and the Jews was broken by their returning to the worship of foreign gods。 Furthermore it explains that the original King of the Jews was indeed God， Yahweh， himself。 When the Jewish Kings forgot that， the Israelites always faced destruction。 Thus it makes so much more sense to me why Jesus， proclaiming that his kingdom was not of this earth， really was trying to reconcile his people to the spiritual reuniting with our Lord。 No longer was mankind separated from the Garden of Eden and left with this earthly life but to a life eternal United again with our Heavenly Father。 This is a wonderful book to read during the Lenten journey and also brings joy to all Christians as they celebrate the joy of Christ’s resurrection。 。。。more
Ariel B readingwitharielb
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As a Catholic， we get a bad rep for not knowing scripture。 I am one of those！ This book was basically a "sparknotes" version of the Bible， and I really enjoyed it。 Having such a succinct version of the greatest love story ever told helped me to understand our faith more fully and inspired me to dive into my own Bible。 As a Catholic， we get a bad rep for not knowing scripture。 I am one of those！ This book was basically a "sparknotes" version of the Bible， and I really enjoyed it。 Having such a succinct version of the greatest love story ever told helped me to understand our faith more fully and inspired me to dive into my own Bible。 。。。more
Ann-Marie
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I saw this book recommended all over the place。 It traces the narrative arc of the Bible， focusing on the story of salvation history。 I learned a ton of things - especially about the judges and the Old Testament with which I was less familiar。 There's the quote by St。 Augustine， “The New Testament is in the Old Testament concealed， the Old Testament is in the New Testament revealed。” This book really made the Bible come alive。 I saw this book recommended all over the place。 It traces the narrative arc of the Bible， focusing on the story of salvation history。 I learned a ton of things - especially about the judges and the Old Testament with which I was less familiar。 There's the quote by St。 Augustine， “The New Testament is in the Old Testament concealed， the Old Testament is in the New Testament revealed。” This book really made the Bible come alive。 。。。more
Kristina Catherine
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The title is awful and the cover is tacky （and stock photo）， but the book is actually really good！Everyone even remotely interested in the Bible needs to read this book。 It is full of cultural and linguistic context that really makes the Bible seem relevant， I'd bet even to those just curious about the book that has had such an impact on "Western" culture and civilization。 I've heard so many talks/sermons/homilies/etc on the Bible stories， and there was a lot of information in here that I'd neve The title is awful and the cover is tacky （and stock photo）， but the book is actually really good！Everyone even remotely interested in the Bible needs to read this book。 It is full of cultural and linguistic context that really makes the Bible seem relevant， I'd bet even to those just curious about the book that has had such an impact on "Western" culture and civilization。 I've heard so many talks/sermons/homilies/etc on the Bible stories， and there was a lot of information in here that I'd never heard before， and a lot of it was actually correcting common misconceptions。This would be great to read as a companion to， or before， reading the Bible， as well as just on its own if the Bible itself is just too overwhelming （it's ok - we've all been there）。 。。。more
Justine Olawsky
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Highly readable 1 volume journey through salvation history。
Mary
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Supplementing "The Bible Time Line" and "Unlocking the Bible" scripture studies by Ascension Press， this gives a solid overview of 14 historical books of the Bible， leading the reader through the story of God's family from the Creation through the witness of Christians throughout the world。 Besides gaining an outline of scripture， the insights into the culture and vocabulary of ancient people easy key to a greater comprehension of the Biblical message。 Supplementing "The Bible Time Line" and "Unlocking the Bible" scripture studies by Ascension Press， this gives a solid overview of 14 historical books of the Bible， leading the reader through the story of God's family from the Creation through the witness of Christians throughout the world。 Besides gaining an outline of scripture， the insights into the culture and vocabulary of ancient people easy key to a greater comprehension of the Biblical message。 。。。more
Howard
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This is extremely well done， such a tremendous resource to read at the same as the corresponding books of the Bible！
Jerrod Carter
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This was outstanding。 My daughter recommended it to me because someone had recommended it to her。 I found a lot of insights and parallels between the old and new testaments that had previously eluded me。 This has given me a great appreciation of how interlinked the two are and how they are continuous parts of the same story。
Petar
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This book uncovers the profound depth of the Bible and connects all the complex writings in an consistent story， but more importantly it shows the God's ageless and infinite love for us。 This book uncovers the profound depth of the Bible and connects all the complex writings in an consistent story， but more importantly it shows the God's ageless and infinite love for us。 。。。more
James Brown
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This is a terrific survey of the story of salvation history。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading it。 Easily accessible even for those who have never studied the Bible， but with enough depth to fill in several gaps I didn’t know I had despite the several other books and courses I have taken。It is still a general overview， so expect only the broad strokes and major themes， but it is an excellent introduction to what the Bible is all about。
Maryann Masci
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Walking with GodI found this book very helpful to understanding the Bible。 It was interesting and exciting。 Reading the Bible prior this put things into perspective。
Marcos Junior
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Um livro fundamental para ler a Bíblia。 Partindo da teologia da aliança， os autores mostram que a Bíblia não é simplesmente uma reunião de livros sagrados， mas uma narrativa coerente do início ao fim。 Dividindo a história da salvação em 12 partes， fica fácil entender que a o antigo testamento se completa no segundo， e que nada está sobrando em toda narrativa。 Tudo tem um propósito。
Donna
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This is a good start。💗
Aaron Hartley
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Excellent introduction to the scriptures and salvation history。
Esther Goh
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