Read Aloud Virginia - Book Store - The Big Picture Story Bible

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 220.9505 EAN: 9781581342772 ISBN: 1581342772 Label: Crossway Books Manufacturer: Crossway Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 456 Publication Date: 2004-09-17 Publisher: Crossway Books Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Crossway Books
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Editorial Reviews: Rather than simply retelling the most familiar short scenes from the Bible, this book presents the big picture the unified story running through the Old and New Testaments. This delightful book will help children learn the Bible s whole story and begin to appreciate the fulfillment of God's promise to his people. The Big Picture Bible Story Book is perfect for parents to read to their children, and eventually, for children to read on their own. It is an excellent way to introduce them to a book that will guide them through all of life.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: All I can say is... Comment: All I can say is, I love this bible. My husband and I read it to our son constantly. It speaks to me as I read it to him. I highly recommend this bible. Customer Rating: Summary: Did not like this Bible...AT ALL Comment: I was so excited to get this Bible for my kids, given all the excellent reviews. I've been searching for a really good children's Bible and kept being disappointed. I was sure this would be the one for us. Boy was I wrong! I am a very conservative Christian and I just didn't see this Bible giving an accurate account of the stories. It seemed to have a very "interpretive" spin on them. One I didn't think was accurate or appropriate. I was really disappointed, to say the least. I did, very much, feel like a lot of the stories emphasized God's "punishment" of people. While I believe strongly in discipline, and believe that "God chastens those whom He loves," I do not think the theme of "punishment," which I thought was pretty blatant in this Bible, was doing God's word justice at all. Yes, there is eternal punishment, and the Bible teaches that, but it is not what is being taught in this Bible. Further, the themes of love, redemption, grace, etc are too subtle to really be enjoyed, much less even seen by children. For instance, this Bible says that God kicked Adam and Eve out of the Garden to "punish" them. This is interpretive. It was not a punishment, it was a disciplinary measure to help them see their sin and their need for God. It was to teach them what life is like without God, and realize how they had been wrong. Further, it was to protect them--God did not want them to eat from the Tree of Life, and "live forever." I interpret that to mean, as in a mortal life, in their sinful state. God, in His *mercy," protected them from eating from that Tree, which would have been far worse since they were in a fallen state. I know that is *my* interpretation, but the "punishment" theory in this Bible is also interpretive. It would have been much better to simply leave out the interpretation, and just tell the story. In addition to this, I found some of the stories to be awkward in the way they were told, seeming like they were abrupt in their endings. Some of them just didn't seem to flow very well, and I felt as though I needed to ad-lib a bit so they made sense and stayed true to the actual Bible Story. I found this pretty frustrating. I have the "Read and See" Bible (Stephen Elkins) also and I think the stories there are much better. I plan to purchase the "Word and Song" Bible (also Stephen Elkins) which is extremely similar to the Read and See, but contains more stories (I think it contains at least one from every single book of the Bible, but I am not positive). I also have some of the "Greatest Bible Stories ever Told" series, (also Stephen Elkins--stories are the same as the Word and Song Bible) and find those to be far more accurate and less interpretive than this Big Picture Bible. On the whole, this is one of the worst Kid's Bible purchases I have made. I learned my lesson and now try to get a copy to look at for myself before purchasing a book. Customer Rating: Summary: Illustrations as well as text SO BIBLICAL and well researched! Comment: As a mom of a 4 year old, 3 year old, and 3 month old, I don't have as much time as I'd like to list ALL of the amazing things about this story-Bible. But, WOW - I read the whole thing through in one sitting when I first bought it - and had goosebumps. This book really gives children a glimpse of the "bigness" of God's story. BEAUTIFUL illustrations. emotion-evoking. wow. Customer Rating: Summary: Best children's Bible story book! Comment: The title says it all! This book tells the "Big Picture" story of the Bible. It uses different narrative stories to outline a Biblical theology. It is builds general, but very solid foundation for understanding God's work through biblical history! Customer Rating: Summary: Great kids bible! Comment: This Bible was recommended to us by our Pastor. It is a great Bible to read to your kids because it explains in kid friendly language and illustrations God's redemptive plan through Scripture. It is also a very accurate and God centered/honoring Bible for kids...it has been great for my daily Bible reading time with my 3 (& even 9) yr old girls. It has also been very useful for our Sunday school classes for young children that is currently going through John Piper's young children curriculum. It is one of the few (if not the only) Bibles that we can use in conjunction with the curriculum because he encourages the teacher to paraphrase/retell/rewrite Scripture to ensure that it is God centered and age appropriate for the younger kids to understand along with the lessons---THANK YOU for writing/creating such a wonderful Bible! More Reviews