Book Review: The Bible Recap

The Bible Recap by Tara-Leigh Cobble was sadly a disappointment to me - although it is entirely possible that the fault is my own because I did not closely read the description. So, I wanted to explain to you a little more about what the book presents so you can be better informed.

Bethany House sent me 2 separate volumes, a “Journal” and “Study Guide”.

I think the “Recap” in the title led me to believe that I would read a passage of scripture and the book would offer a summation - and maybe some extra, historical or background information. Instead, it asks you to read several chapters then asks 4 or 5 questions about the passage.

The back cover indicates that it follows a chronological Bible reading plan. However, it doesn’t seem to coincide with Chronological presentations of the Bible that I’ve read in the past.

Both of the books provide ample space for journaling or answering the questions presented. However, I don’t care for the binding choice because it doesn’t allow the hand room to access the whole page. These are bound in the same “perfect binding” that is used on most paperback books. In my opinion, a journal should be bound in a coil binding to allow the pages to lie flat for writing.

The Journal part of this set asks 3 questions on each day, “Things I loved / learned / noticed", “Questions / things I want to research,” and “God Shot”. The pages are bordered with a mixture of scripture and other non-credited snippets.

The Bible quotations in both books are from ESV and NIV.