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Theology & Biblical Studies

Through the Lens of an Ancient Yisra'elite Bible Study

An 894-page study restoring Scripture to its original worldview

by Benjamin Nieves Carrasquillo Jr.

4.3 · 36 reviews

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  • Yusuf Demirtaş Verified member

    Istanbul, TR · 2026-05-18

    I bought two more copies

    A friend from the Late Night Readers group pushed this on me for months. Every secondary character feels like they have a life off the page. It sparked our longest discussion of the year.

  • Elias Thornbury Verified member

    Gothenburg, SE · 2026-05-14

    Deserves a wider readership

    I went in expecting a quiet read and got something far more forceful. The middle third is where it truly finds its confidence. Easily a highlight of my reading list.

  • Delphine Rousseau Verified member

    Chicago, US · 2026-05-10

    Ambitious and mostly successful

    It sat on my shelf for a season; I regret the delay. The dialogue is doing real work here; characters reveal themselves through what they avoid saying. Some readers will want more from the ending. Worth every hour.

  • Priya Raghunathan

    Stockholm, SE · 2026-05-06

    Thoughtful, layered, worth your time

    I came in sceptical — the premise sounded familiar — and was won over fast. Every secondary character feels like they have a life off the page. I'm hoping the author writes more like this.

  • Kwame Boateng Verified member

    Casablanca, MA · 2026-05-02

    Our best discussion this season

    A friend from the Late Night Readers group pushed this on me for months. The middle third is where it truly finds its confidence. It sparked our longest discussion of the year.

  • Beatrice Calloway Verified member

    Lagos, NG · 2026-04-28

    Read it in two sittings

    I went in expecting a quiet read and got something far more forceful. The dialogue is doing real work here; characters reveal themselves through what they avoid saying. Easily a highlight of my reading list.

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  • Ingrid Halvorsen

    Oslo, NO

    Comment

    It took me about fifty pages to settle in. Once I did, I read the rest in two sittings.

    • Hannah Lindqvist

      We spread it over three weeks and that felt right. Any faster and the middle would have blurred.

    • Yusuf Demirtaş

      Same experience here. The first fifty pages are slow, then it clicks completely.

  • Oluwaseun Adeyemi

    Riga, LV

    Question

    Is there enough here for a two-session discussion, or is one meeting plenty?

    • Grace Sutherland

      Our host built the whole discussion around chapter nine. It carried a full ninety minutes.

  • Adaeze Ihekwoaba

    Enugu, NG

    Comment

    Read this with my Sunday group. We disagreed on almost everything and that made it the best meeting we've had all year.

  • Priya Raghunathan

    Stockholm, SE

    Comment

    It took me about fifty pages to settle in. Once I did, I read the rest in two sittings.

  • Tomás Iglesias

    Lagos, NG

    Question

    Which chapter gave your circle the best discussion? I'm building a question sheet.

    • Nikolai Petrov

      We spread it over three weeks and that felt right. Any faster and the middle would have blurred.

  • Saoirse Donnelly

    Accra, GH

    Comment

    Read this with my Sunday group. We disagreed on almost everything and that made it the best meeting we've had all year.

    • Marcus Bellweather

      Our host built the whole discussion around chapter nine. It carried a full ninety minutes.

    • Rosalind Ayers

      I did the audiobook and the narration is excellent, though the print edition has a few visual touches worth seeing.

  • Yusuf Demirtaş

    Utrecht, NL

    Comment

    It took me about fifty pages to settle in. Once I did, I read the rest in two sittings.

  • Hiroshi Nakamura

    Bergen, NO

    Question

    How long did this take you to finish? I'm trying to plan it for a four-week circle.

    • Yusuf Demirtaş

      We paired it with a shorter nonfiction title and the contrast made both books better.

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