The days of summer have not been slower for me, and I guess not for you.  Still, we hope that you can squeeze some extra time in some shaded spot to enjoy books you’ve bought from us.  And, perhaps, to think about resources you might need to help deepen your desire to study the Scriptures; maybe you even intend to lead a Bible study or book group this fall.  I presume that most readers agree that the Bible is the book above all books, and we can’t ignore either serious study, prolonged reading, or devotional reflection on God’s Word.

And so, we made another long list, describing books on the large Biblical narrative, on understanding difficult texts, on hermeneutics.  Here are just a few of the book covers of titles we described.  Please visit the “reviews” column tab–or click here–which is were I generally post longer bibliographies or more thorough reviews that what I can post here at the BookNotes blog.  You can see Part 1 listed under “June” and Part 2 listed under “July.” It isn’t a comprehensive list, mind you, but we think it is diverse and interesting and fun.

Thanks for caring, about books, about reading, about words, and about the Word.  Enjoy.