Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
'Tears cascade incessantly from the bloodshot, pain-stained eyes of three friends huddled together'... The Rescue Mission is an imaginatively original and brilliantly executed piece of storytelling which presents the Bible as one continuous, page-turning narrative; it's the Bible as we've never experienced it before.
Synopsis
'Tears cascade incessantly from the bloodshot, pain-stained eyes of three friends huddled together...' The Rescue Mission presents the overarching narrative of the Bible as a page-turning novel.It's 'ambitious and captivating'. It's 'pacy and evocative'.
It's 'imaginatively original', 'impeccably researched' and 'beautifully written'.
It's the Bible as we've never experienced it before.
'A fascinating and enthralling read... I found it hard to put down.' Dr Richard Winter, Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary
'Dramatic. Lively. Well-informed... I enjoyed reading this book and I'm sure you will too.' Dr Derek Tidball, Former Principal of London School of Theology and Former President of the Baptist Union
Synopsis
The Rescue Mission presents the Bible's overarching narrative as a page-turning novel.With subversive twists and turns, mesmeric highs and gut-wrenching lows, Pete Atkinson's 'ambitious and captivating' debut work skilfully weaves the threads which run from Genesis to Revelation, marrying brevity and readability with scale, depth and detail.
'Impeccably researched', this 'beautifully written' rendering features three narrative voices: one zooms in, seeking to elicit the thoughts and emotions of the Biblical characters; another zooms out and considers the vision and viewpoint of the Godhead, the Trinity; thirdly, a mysterious character discovers the unfolding Biblical accounts in an abandoned warehouse, enabling a modern day perspective and reaction.
'Pacy and evocative' and 'imaginatively original', it's the Bible as we've never experienced it before
'A fascinating and enthralling read... I found it hard to put down.' Dr Richard Winter, Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary
'Dramatic. Lively. Well-informed... I enjoyed reading this book and I'm sure you will too.' Dr Derek Tidball, Former Principal of London School of Theology and Former President of the Baptist Union