Wisdom for a Lifetime: How to Get the Bible Off the Shelf and into Your Hands

By Alden Studebaker

Book Overview

Studebaker provides nine different ways to approach bible study (from historical to allegorical) but concentrates on the metaphysical interpretation. Contained within this informative, wise, and often... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871592061
• ISBN13: 9780871592064
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Unity School of Christianity
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Unlock the Wisdom for Yourself

Wisdom for a Lifetime is a well-written, engaging book which has made my study of the Bible deeper and more meaningful. While I have grown up in Unity and had passing familiarity with a number of well-known Bible stories and verses, I had never really studied the Bible. I was intrigued by the concept of Rev. Studebaker's book and found it able to re-ignite my interest in the Bible. It gave me insights into additional study tools which have enriched my study. Wisdom also helped me to select a Bible that built upon my childhood exposure, yet was understandable for me today. And to my benefit, the book has truly helped get my Bible into my hands on a regular basis for the first time in my life. I strongly recommend this book for anyone seeking to unlock the wisdom of the Bible for themselves.

Bringing Gods words into my family's life

I would like to thank author Alden Studebaker for his gifted talent for providing a path for my family and I to study the bible together. His writings have not only brought my family closer together but has shown us how we may search to better understand Gods word.The reviewer who claims to be a Unity Minister clearly does not understand those of us who every Sunday sit and listen to Ministers who read and study the good book everyday. The reviewer needs to spend more time LISTENING to the flock than listening to himself.Thanks again Alden Studebaker, your book has opened up a new begining for my family.

A Good Book on the Good Book

Too many people don't read the Bible and if they only would, their lives would be immeaurably richer. They would find Wisdom for the whole of their lives if they did. This is the theme of this charming, lighthearted, yet scholastically sound book on learning how to read and interpret the best-selling and least-read book of all time, the Bible.When you pick up a Bible, it can seem daunting but author Studebaker assures us that there are many things you can do to ease the pain. He trains the reader on how to select a Bible, how to find supplementary books to provide special insights, and then gives, rather remarkably, I think, lenses by which the reader can practice seeing a Bible passage from NINE different points of view.The main focus, all the time, is to help the reader want to use the Bible to find answers to his or her life questions. I find this extraordinary. I also love the fine balance between intellect and intuition this book advocates. To me, scripture of any kind deserves both.There is a reviewer who claims to be a "Unity minister" and yet shows little understanding of this balance in his review of this book. Just because Studebaker recommends Bibles who have more than one translator, doesn't mean he doesn't find the Lamsa version useful. In fact, he says that he does. I'm a Lamsa fan myself but this doesn't keep me from realizing that it is unlikely that his version came from an original Aramaic text. That said, his Bible is still fresh and insightful. What's more, Studebaker nevers says you shouldn't use a Bible outside of his "recommended list." In fact, he DOES say that he recommends that we choose whatever version we will actually read! Also, to say that the Lamsa Bible is loved by "all Truth students" is gross exaggeration. It is simply not true.The reviewer's comments are so out of place and irrelevant to the book in question that I wonder if he may not have a special agenda; I do smell a vendetta against the author! For example, the "wisdom" the reviewer objects to is never intended to be the wisdom of Studebaker's book but the wisdom of the Bible. This is so obvious--but not to our reviewer. What he erroneously accuses Studebaker of doing in his book, our reviewer demonstrates in his review, namely nitpicking and losing his spiritual focus!I, also a Unity minister, Bible interpreter, and Lamsa fan, strongly recommend WISDOM FOR A LIFETIME as the best book out there on how to get the Bible off the shelf and into your hands!

A Boon to Bible Readers (Or Non-Readers)

"WISDOM FOR A LIFETIME" is a much-needed, timely and outstanding guide for anyone wanting to know more about the greatest book ever written. Alden Studebaker writes with a reader friendliness that informs, educates and entertains. He opens up a new view of the Bible with his practical and humorous style. I heartily recommend it.

Excellent book to jump start your Bible Studies

I have to admit, I haven't spent much time with the Bible lately. Reading "Wisdom for a Lifetime" has changed all that. The author made the Bible sound exciting and interesting again. The way he shows us how we can interpret and what tools we can use make studying the Bible more like, in his own words, secret agent stuff! He tells us there is no one way to interpret a passage. We can use various filters for interpretation including: historical, metaphysical, even humorous - just to name a few.It doesn't matter what church you go to, "Wisdom For a Lifetime" will enhance your Bible study and enrich your spritual journey.