God’s Book: An Honest Look at the Bible’s 7 Toughest Topics

by Andrew Ollerton

Does the Bible condone warfare and slavery? Isn’t the New Testament’s teaching on sex outdated? Surely there’s not a literal heaven and hell?

These are just some of the questions that popular Bible teacher and theologian Andrew Ollerton asks as he helps us navigate the most challenging topics in the Bible.

Understanding the Bible isn’t easy. God’s Book follows the biblical plotline from Genesis to Revelation and reveals how to make sense of difficult passages by considering them in their original setting. When we understand the creation story in its ancient context, we won’t need to choose between science or the Bible. When we appreciate that the conquest of Canaan was a unique moment in history, these passages won’t justify violence today.

The Bible’s 7 toughest and evolution versus creationslavery and Old Testament lawswarfare and violencesufferingmiracles and exorcismssexheaven, hell and judgementAndrew concludes each chapter with a letter to a young adult, giving practical advice on each topic. God’s Book is for anyone who is spiritually curious about Christianity and wants to know how to understand the Bible, and for Christians who want to share their faith more confidently in today’s culture.

384 pages, Paperback

Expected publication June 23, 2026

Reviews

[Frank Peters · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is mostly an excellent book. The author has sought to accomplish his purpose (see the book title) in a way that would be accessible to largest book reading audience. In that he succeeds very well. I believe he uses an ideal mix of intellectual and emotional arguments and has largely sourced the best material for his answers. I would recommend this book to most people, but sadly only those who don’t know any Physics. Why? For the author (and apparently his reviewers) completely messed up one aspect of Physics. He writes on page 25 “Carbon atoms were generated when supernovae exploded under intense heat”, which is entirely wrong. Carbon is produced through a process that is far more interesting, beautiful and one that points to a creator (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple-...). With this exception (which for this Physicist is unacceptable), the book was excellent.

[Caitlin Russell-Carr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Christian books normally annoy me but this one is no nonsense. It doesn’t tell you what to think. It gives you the varying opinions and lets you decide. Sensitive but direct.