The Bible in Verse

In the beginning bereshith the Genesis text beginsGod created heaven earth and many other things.The world was dark shapeless with no life or lightGod said Let's have light so made day and night.Water water everywhere in heaven and down belowGod sorted into clouds and rain sea lakes and snow.Earth was next on the agenda of God's creative planHe filled it with plants trees fish animals birds man.He made stars sun and moon seasons hot and coldBe fruitful and multiply all creatures were told.Scholars claim that one third of the bible is poetry more easily recognized in Hebrew than most English versions. In a poetic interpretation of the entire bible inspired by a conversation with God in 2010 Rob Bellingham shares a collection of rhyming couplets intended to be theologically sensitive regarding both gender and doctrine.Bible in Verse is a volume of inspirational rhyming couplets that offers a creative succinct and memorable look at a very familiar text.