Book Club: Reviewing Finding the Love of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation

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In Finding the Love of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation by Elyse Fitzpatrick, the reader is taken on a journey through the Bible as Fitzpatrick demonstrates how she believes the entire "Bible is about Jesus and his love for you." I was very excited to review Finding the Love of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation to aid in my Bible studies. I found the book to be well-written as it was clear and concise as to the meaning and thoughts of the author. However, I was disappointed as it seemed to only be geared towards women and personally I do not agree with her assumption that one can find Jesus in every story in the Bible.

After an introduction and two chapters that present Fitzpatrick's idea of how Jesus opened up the eyes of many disciples (spending much time on Cleopas) and how our own eyes can be opened as well, the reader is led through six chapters that specifically address how to find Jesus in different areas of the Bible.

Fitzpatrick explores how the reader can find the love of Jesus:

• in the book of Moses
• in Israel's Stories and histories 
• in His Songs and Sayings (Psalms and Proverbs) 
• in His Prophets
• in His Law
• in the Gospel

Fitzpatrick discusses how "the Bible isn't primarily a collection of stories about heroes we should emulate. It's about the one Hero who draws us to love and worship him" (118-119). Again, I found it hard to agree with some of her assumptions about the purpose behind the stories in the Old Testament. She also takes readers through how they can find Jesus in different circumstances: 

• Jesus before Bethlehem (before his birth) 
• Prophetic words
• Types of the Son and Gospel Story 

The reader is also given instruction as to how one can read the Bible from its two purposes according to Fitzpatrick:

1. what God expects of us – "the law" 
2. what God has done for us – "the Gospel"

At the end of each chapter, there are questions (Open Bible, Open Heart) to help you review what you have read and questions for further study to take you beyond the book. There is space to write your answers within the book if you wish. I appreciate that space is included but I think that perhaps just space instead of lines could be provided for those of us who write bigger. 

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Fitzpatrick provides examples of how she has found Jesus throughout the entire Bible using Bible quotes and scriptural references. I think individuals interested in learning more on their journey may enjoy Finding the Love of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation. So while I personally did not enjoy the book as much as I thought I was going to, I still think it is worth a read to further your education. As I disagreed with many of points, I did find myself talking about the book and the ideas contained within so it is a conversation starter in that respect. I do recommend you take time to read other reviews as my experience may be different from other reviewers.