Bible Word Sudoku - Softcover

Mr Andrew Briggs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857460587 ISBN 13: 9780857460585

Publisher: BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship), 2012

Synopsis

Do you like Sudoku? Or perhaps you think you might but you've never given it a try. Or perhaps somebody has given you this book as a present and you've no idea what to expect! Don't worry - these 80 Bible-based Sudoku puzzles are pitched at a relatively mild level and come complete with a helpful introduction on how to do Sudoku (as well as the solutions at the back of the book...). Doing puzzles like this is a good, fun way of expanding your knowledge of the Bible, its characters and its teachings. Some of the words hidden in these Sudoku problems will be familiar but others will not. As well as helping to solve the puzzle, looking up the references and reading about the words in context may well be helpful and encouraging to you personally.

About this title

About the Author:

Andrew Briggs is a Norfolk-based maths teacher and looking for patterns to solve puzzles is part of his job. He has always enjoyed doing puzzles, crosswords, logic problems and more and has been interested in Sudoku almost since it came to Britain. Over the years he has produced various puzzles for church magazines, encouraging both old and young to enjoy their Bibles and expand their Bible knowledge.

Review:

It is a rare thing indeed to open any book seeking to combine the Bible with elementary mathematics, logic, and a whole- hearted sense of fun, but Andrew Briggs in his book 'Bible Word Sudoku' has managed to do just that! To the majority of Sudoku buffs of course, Sudoku is a combination of mathematics, logic, and fun. The skill in this book though is in the combination of these well-established principles, but using letters rather than numbers. Each puzzle has its own clue, and related Bible reference. All very clever! The transition from numbers to letters can demand particular mental adjustment at first, but that is all part of the fun, and this transitional skill can be accomplished quite smoothly by reading through the introductory 'helps'. Eighty puzzles are graded from 'Easy' through to 'Moderate' and finally, 'More Challenging': should complete exasperation take hold, then solutions are on hand at the back! Yet the book potentially holds a more serious side. On checking the Bible references supplied with each puzzle, a game of Sudoku can instantly turn into a Bible study: this in itself opens the door to all manner of additional possibilities, including perhaps use in house-groups, with its blend of fun and study. In addition, it could well be a serious evangelistic tool, for not all Sudoku buffs are Christians - yet! Why not give one as a present, and see what God's Spirit can do? The book is a considerable resource, and it should ideally be in the possession of all Christians - and very many others besides. At 6.99 it really is value for money, and the author, together with the publishers, The Bible Reading Fellowship, are to be congratulated on what will hopefully become a classic. Reviewed by Pastor John Rose, International Pastor and Director Churches International Trust

About this edition

• Publisher: BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship)
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0857460587
• ISBN 13: 9780857460585
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104