The Holy War

by John Bunyan

Paperback, 1986

Status

Available

Genres

Christian Fiction

All Topics

Fiction

Publication

Baker Pub Group (1986), Paperback

Description

Classic Literature. Fiction. HTML: Lively battle scenes and profound theological truths, all wrapped up into one fascinating and engaging package. Dive into John Bunyan's long-form allegory The Holy War for a glimpse into timeless insights about Christianity, faith, purity, and perseverance from the author of the Christian classic, The Pilgrim's Progress..

User reviews

LibraryThing member DanielSTJ

This was an interesting piece of work, no doubt, but I don't feel that the novel has held up well against the toils of time. The writing was a bit dense and archaic and the plotline, atlhough based on true events, reads like a mediocre second-hand retelling more than anything else. It was not that

enjoyable of a read and I do not recommend it.

2 stars.

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LibraryThing member lachlanp

A vivid allegory for the Christian life, from the Fall of Man through to being conquered for Christ, the backsliding and lukewarmness, and the repentance and holy zeal.

I especially liked how Bunyan painted the love of Christ in everything Emmanuel did.

It's written in a KJV-style English, so there's

plenty of thee's and thou's, and sentences turned inside out. I'm not particular bothered by that, but I have great respect for the narrator for flawlessly rendering it all as if he spoke it every day.

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LibraryThing member Kristelh

This is an allegory and just a retelling of the Bible. Unfortunately it is boring and does not hold your attention. I liked Pilgrim's Progress but I did not like this one. The holy war is the war of good and evil, God and Satan and man against the forces of good and evil.

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