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A review by sleepysarah
Deeps Where the Elephant May Swim: An African Odyssey Through 50 Key Bible Verses by Gregory Skeen
4.0
I received a free ebook copy of this book. It’s broken up into about 50 short chapters, each finished w/ a prayer, in the form of a devotional.
I enjoyed the descriptions of Africa that the author used as jumping off points for each chapter. I also greatly enjoyed his frequent use of Hebrew and Greek words, as he defines them to clarify the context and meaning of Biblical passages. Each chapter accurately and educationally broadens the perspective of an individual passage from Scripture. This would serve as a very good daily devotional.
“In the divine Scriptures, there are shallows and there are deeps; shallows where the lamb may wade, and deeps where the elephant may swim.”
-John Owen
I enjoyed the descriptions of Africa that the author used as jumping off points for each chapter. I also greatly enjoyed his frequent use of Hebrew and Greek words, as he defines them to clarify the context and meaning of Biblical passages. Each chapter accurately and educationally broadens the perspective of an individual passage from Scripture. This would serve as a very good daily devotional.
“In the divine Scriptures, there are shallows and there are deeps; shallows where the lamb may wade, and deeps where the elephant may swim.”
-John Owen