THE STRANGER ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS
A clear and simple explanation of the world’s bestseller
By J.R. Cross. Goodseed International. 304 pages. £15.00
ISBN 978-1-890082-14-7
‘Here is a book that explains the greatest of Bible themes clearly and logically. Rather than focussing on one part — and missing the whole — the author chronologically binds together the entire text into one great universal drama.’ Such is the claim this book makes for itself and it is very largely justified. Mr. Cross tries to imagine the kind of thing our Lord said to the two Emmaus disciples (Luke 24.44-46).
Long-standing Christians can certainly find profit here, but those who would benefit most are new believers who have no previous Bible knowledge. They are confronted with a very big book, and all too often they settle for some isolated texts and a few favourite passages, oblivious to the fact that the Bible is the record of God’s plan of salvation as it gradually unfolded, book by book, from Genesis to Revelation.
