The Bible tells of people who are displaced and taken away, who must flee, live in foreign lands, and seek a home - from the expulsion from paradise to the exodus from Egypt and the Babylonian exile, up to Jesus and his apostles, who wander the world without a home. Johann Hinrich Claussen allows us to rediscover the Bible as the book of flight through his concise retellings and explanations. It is a moving read for all those who are settled, searching, and homeless. A common thread runs through the Bible, which has hardly been noticed until now: the downfall of home, flight, exile, and the longing for return to a promised land shape stories, prophetic speeches, and songs. Johann Hinrich Claussen brings these texts to us in a dramatically masterful selection and arrangement, always with an eye for the essential.