Joseph: The Dream Interpreter

This well presented book published by DayOne is one of a series by Helen Clark. It follows the life of Joseph and although as Helen Clark states in her introduction most people will have heard of Joseph - even if only as a theatre production and from school or Sunday school stories, she also points out there is more that can be learnt from looking at his life. The book is probably aimed at teenagers. The tone of the book is certainly aimed at young people. It is written in an easy to read style with each chapter starting with sections of the biblical account of Joseph with the relevant Scripture verses for reading first. Each chapter is then broken up into 'Messages for today' and 'Examples' so you have practical and up to date examples and summaries relevant to young people today, interspersed with more detail from the Biblical text. Each chapter finishes with a 'Think Tank' which gives questions for further discussion and other Scripture readings to promote further study. This is an excellent resource for teenagers and would be very good for Youth Groups or young people's Bible study groups. It is very readable and as there are 12 chapters in the book, it could give group leaders three months worth of good study material. It could also be used as personal devotional material and for a young Christian needing more insight into the way God leads his people through seemingly trying and difficult times, it would be a very encouraging read. Evangelical Times - 03/08/2012