Fasting: A Biblical Historical Study

by Romara Dean Chatham

What does Scripture reveal about fasting? Is fasting to bring power? Is fasting to discipline the body? Is it an act of repentance and humility? Or does biblical fasting promise all of these? To help all believers understand fasting by the criterion of the Scriptures is the goal of this book. The author has examined every biblical account of fasting, as well as many other sources and testimonies on fasting, to search out God's true intent for believers today.

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction

170 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1987

Reviews

[TheReadingSpot · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is mostly very objective and fulfills its function, to motivate the reader to fast more. However, I found the testimony sample at the end extremely selective and too focused on emotion and miracles.

The fasting diary of the ministering couple was also very interesting.