Book Review: Criminals Of The Bible: Twenty-Five Case Studies Of Biblical Crimes And Outlaws

BOOK REVIEW: “Criminals of the Bible: Twenty-Five Case Studies of Biblical Crimes and Outlaws”NameCourseTutor’s NameDateIntroductionThis paper provides a review of the book, Criminals of the Bible: Twenty-Five Case Studies of Biblical Crimes and Outlaws, written by Mark Jones, and published by Faith Walk Publishers in 2006. Mark Jones is a professor of criminal justice at East Carolina University (ECU), and the book basically examines the offenses of different biblical characters. In addition, he is a former prison recreation supervisor and probation officer, but has taught at the university since 1993. The book is available locally at The Light Christian Bookstore, Barnes and Noble Booksellers as well as The Rock. In a recent interview, he says, “I wanted to see what lessons people could learn from the Bible concerning crime” (Jones, 2006). This is in relation to the book’s contents as he describes many instances involving forms of crimes in the Bible. The context of this book is about recent crime concerns in society and how to relate them to contemporary issues. However, there are no historical contexts and events related to this book as the primary focus is crimes in the