In the Gospel of Luke, the Lord Jesus Christ asks, “What is written in the law? How readest thou?” And J.C. Ryle uses this question to wax one of his favourite subjects—God’s word written— earnestly charging the reader to consider the extraordinary contents of the Bible. Suitable for handouts, Sunday school, or private reading, this booklet is an excellent primer on the vital importance of Scripture. In a day when the Bible is openly pooh-poohed, J.C. Ryle gives a sobering reminder of the eternal verity of God’s word: “It is still the first book which fits the child’s mind when he begins to learn religion, and the last to which the old man clings as he leaves the world.”