The Wayfinding Bible

Release Date: October 1st 2013
Publisher: Tyndale
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My rating: 4/5 stars

About the Bible:

What if you had a trusted friend to guide you through God’s Word every day? Whether you want a fast overview of the grand story of the Bible or a deeper exploration of the riches of Scripture, The Wayfinding Bible is that guide.

With an innovative, full-color visual guide at the top of each reading, The Wayfinding Bible provides you with three paths through God’s Word: the Fly-Over Route, the Direct Route, and the Scenic Route. Following the Fly-Over Route, you’ll cover the most important events in the Bible in just 40 readings, giving you a fresh overview of how these events tell the story of God’s redemption. Following the Direct Route’s 200 readings, you’ll develop a better understanding of how God’s story develops through history. Following the Scenic Route, you’ll explore new territory while discovering a richness and depth in God’s Word that you’ve not seen before. All without the discouragement of getting bogged down in any single book.

Whether you are encountering the Bible for the first time or simply looking for a new journey through Scripture, you will always know where you are and where you’re going in God’s Word. Just choose your route, and prepare yourself for life-changing experiences with God. 

Special features:

• Getting Your Bearings: These 8 two-page articles occur at major turning points of Scripture and help the reader stay on track
• Side Trips: Explore a known concept in greater depth or read about a topic for the first time
• Scenic Overlooks: Stunning visuals including maps, photos, infographics, and charts that aid in understanding the Bible text

The Wayfinding Bible uses the clear and understandable New Living Translation text.

My Review:

This was my first venture into the NLT(New Living Translation) Bible translation, and so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I've always been one to just basically read straight through the Bible when doing personal Bible reading. Yes, I of course follow devotionals and things of that sort, but when holding a Bible in my hands something always prompted me to just read everything in order. So, in paging through the Wayfinding Bible, it truly was an adventure. I found that I actually really enjoyed the readings and the full color maps here and there were beautiful. 

As far as what route(this Bible's version of a reading plan) I took, I paged through a little bit of each(I plan on going through each route eventually, and posting a review/my thoughts on each route individually). I found them to be well thought out and I loved the way you could look at the top of the page and see where you are at on each route be it Fly-Over, Direct, or Scenic. A feature I found really interesting was the little "side trips" throughout, they were fun and interesting while reading through. There's even a guide that shows how Jesus can be found anywhere in the Bible. 

I highly recommend this fun Bible for young and old. The size of the text makes it nice and readable and the content is outstanding. Plus, as far as study Bibles go, you cannot beat the price as this one is highly affordable! 

*I received this Bible for review from Tyndale via their review program, but this in no way affected my review or opinion.*

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