“I found Primer on Biblical Methods helpful because it presented in a linear form, with simplicity but with accuracy, some of the more important and useful methods for studying the Bible. My students also found it readable and helpful as they were tackling with me the material for my course, “’Reading the New Testament.’ Ms. Carvalho has a clear understanding of the difficulty today’’s college students encounter in reading and appreciating sacred texts. She is aware of the lack of basic preparation at earlier stages of their education, but she offers tools to help students of the Bible to properly read, understand, and enjoy the sacred texts.”