A Businessman Looks at the Bible Author:W. Maxey Jarman Preface — Any person who is in a position of leadership has an obligation to let people know where he stands. If he has convictions and integrity, he should make those convictions known without being obnoxious about it. — The general impression of many people these days is that the Bible is an outmoded book of questionable value in today's modern,... more » scientific, materialistic world. It is a book to have but not necessarily to read, is the apparent general opinion. With these viewpoints I strongly disagree and in this book I offered my observations on this Book of books. Since my chief occupation has been with the business world, this observation represents a layman's personal investigation and experience with a Book that I believed to be absolutely unique in every way. I am of course referring to its message and not to the form of the Bible itself....
This book, then, is the expression of one businessman about the Bible. The personal facts that I have included are only for the purpose of giving the background of my approach to believing and understanding the Bible. It is a businessman's statement, not a theologian's.« less