A Review of The Bible

A review of The Bible: My favorite book

Our university teacher asked us to write a review about our favorite book so I wrote a review about The Bible.

Subject: English V  (with professor Ana María Martinez)

The Bible is composed of 66 books which were written over a period of 2,000 years, by farmers, fishers, shepherds, kings, singers and other figures who assured to have had a relationship with God Almighty and a message from Him.

Being an historical book, it contains a record of major ancient cultures described in the Old Testament, and the New Testament. Being a religious book, it contains the story of major figures from the Jewish culture (Adam & Eve, Abraham, Noah, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon, and others), and from Christianity (the teachings of Jesus Christ, His ministry, His Crucifixion, His Resurrection, and the story of His disciples and first followers).

Although it is highly criticized by anti-religion groups, historically, the moral influence of the Bible in society has gone beyond the limits of time and anti-christian barriers. I believe that those who criticize it with prejudice and antipathy demonstrate that they have never read it entirely or seriously.

As a matter of fact, The Bible may be difficult to understand, and that is not only because it’s full of metaphors and symbolisms, but also because it’s not written in our own ordinary terms; it’s a book written in spiritual terms, requiring spiritual interpretation. It's a book written in godly terms, which require God's interpretation. It’s a book that challenges the modern worldview, the modern lifestyle, our own perspectives, and our own beliefs. That's one of the reasons why it’s my favorite book.

Even today, the Bible still inspires thousands of people. It’s not a coincidence that for hundreds of years, this book has intrigued millions of believers, intellectuals and other thinkers who have deeply studied what we believe to be a great message from above and the promise of the pultimate triumph of God’s love and justice over evil and injustice, as well as eternal separation from good and evil in the end.