I quickly picked up a copy that was layiing in the adult Sunday School room and began reading. As always, Yancey, with his authentic and real-life honesty, grabbed my attention.

With stark candor, Yancey writes of his struggles with reading certain Old Testament books such as Deuteronomy and the Prophets because of his hesitation that they can actually be applicable to today's Christian. He speaks of the Psalms as being somewhat of a bi-polar book that can be emotionally exhausting to read and expresses limited human understanding of how God could allow what He did in Job. And yet, as he goes on to write, these books make up the Bible that Jesus had and there must be a reason beyond the first glance look that these books seem to give, that they exist in the Bible.

With his usual faithful study of the hard issues of God's Word, Yancey digs deeper into each of these books and grapples with the questions that they raise for him and fellow believers. Then, the conclusion of each individual study he then shares what each book comes to mean to him and the relevance that it can have to us, even in today's modern world.

For those who struggle with Old Testament reading in their devotional times, Bible Jesus Read, The is a refreshing book to read that will more than likely make the reader a bit more eager to read those formerly avoided Old Testament books!