The Greatest Book Ever Written

by Fulton Oursler

The second volume in Fulton Oursler's bestselling trilogy on the Bible and Christianity. This book is a timeless classic in its own right -it is a retelling of the Old Testament story. Since its original publication forty years ago, the work has been hailed for its complete faithfulness to the literal statements of Scripture.

Genres: Christian, Religion, God, History

410 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

Charles Fulton Oursler was an American journalist, playwright, editor and writer. Writing as Anthony Abbot, he was a notable author of mysteries and detective fiction.

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Reviews

[Adam Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't think I enjoyed my reading of this one as much as "The Greatest Story Ever Told," but it was still pretty good. Oursler mostly lets the biblical narrative speak for itself rather than layering his own biases and misinterpretations on top of it like Arthur Maxwell began to do in the later volumes of "The Bible Story." Yes, there's a bit here I don't agree with so far as Oursler represents it, but he sticks pretty close to the Word, embellishing what's there with his own poetic flourishes and impressively varied vocabulary. Oursler uses a bit of the Apocrypha, too, to expand on some events in Israel's history, something I wasn't quite expecting. Interesting, however.

[Vikrams]

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[Vicki Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a popular retelling of the stories in the Old Testament. I was mainly interested in the less familiar parts, particularly what happened after Solomon. I must have learned the most popular stories in Sunday school - it seems like I've known them forever. I found the section on the exile to Babylon the most interesting, because it was unfamiliar. In general, there was a tremendous amount of back-sliding on the part of the Hebrews. They were always neglecting proper worship of Jehovah in favor of false idols, and not keeping the Laws. They were castigated by the prophets and bad things happened to them, so they mended their ways (until the next time).

[Mona Randall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent work of writing the Bible in an easy to read, concise manner. It reads as a story and was much better than expected . The condition of the book is sad, but I'll keep it until I find another in better shape. I have "The Greatest Story Ever Told" by Fulton Oursler, can't wait to start it!

[Mrs. · Rating 4 out of 5]

The great stories of the Bible told in an easy to read, "modern" (this book was written over 50 years ago) format. They actually made a movie based on the book.

[Covenant Presbyterian Springfield Ohio]

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