The Bible is a collection of materials collected andassimilated over many centuries. Out of its sixty plus divinely inspirednarrative pieces, referred to as books, emerge the greatest of stories: thefall of humanity and the redemptive process that follows. Understanding this redemptive process requires participationof both head and heart, for redemption is a head and heart process whereby convictionof mind connects with consent of heart. Question: What then would be aneffective format for writing an interpretive work on the Bible? Answer: Aformat with a poetry component as demonstrated in Understanding the Bible: Head and Heart (Part One, Part Two, Part Three) whose format provides readersmulti-interpretive summaries, book by book, beginning with Genesis and endingwith Revelation. Each interpretive prose summary is followed by an interpretivepoetic summary. Because of poetry's emotive nature--its appeal to the heart--thepoetry component facilitates connecting conviction of mind with consent ofheart, thus furnishing readers an effective format for understanding the Bible. ABOUT THE BOOK Think of the Bible as a divine drama with a prologue and three acts. Think of the prologue as the first eleven chapters of Genesis--containing God's Creation followed by His plan one (Adam and Eve and the Garden) and His plan two (Noah and the Flood). Think of His plan three, (the Abrahamic covenant), as beginning with chapter twelve of Genesis and continuing through the rest of the Old Testament. Next, think of understanding the Bible as a process of connecting the conviction of mind and the consent of heart, a process facilitated by use of poetry. Now you are ready to begin reading Understanding the Bible: Head and Heart--Part One, The Old Testament, a work that utilizes poetry to facilitate a head and heart understanding. Author Bob Dowell, PhD, brings an engaging freshness to traditional Biblical thought through creative utilization of genre: poetry in Understanding the Bible: Head and Heart; drama in Papa, Tell Us About the Bible; and dialogue in Satan and Me and OBE: An Out of Body Experience.