I was really looking forward to reading this book. I thought it would be great to see Biblical stories which I know well, and sometimes read without really immersing myself in the story, to be told in a fresh new way. They are told in a fresh, new way, and the authors do add to the stories, trying to embellish them by making people in their stories interact in a way consistent with what we know of them. For example, the story by which Solomon shows his wisdom in choosing between two mothers and a single live baby, the authors suggest an enhanced scene with more interplay between Solomon and the two women. Unfortunately I was disappointed by the additions, as I felt they actually detracted from the stories, with too much extra added. The authors are trying to reach an unchurched generation schooled on Harry Potter, and they may well do that. They just didn't grab me as much as I thought they could have.
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