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Different Children’s Bible Versions

By David Urmann

One of the greatest things parents would do to their child is to teach God’s good news. A good birthday gift is to give your kids a children’s Bible. This type of bible is written in a special way so that the younger generation will understand God’s sacrifices and teachings about hope and love. It can be used for Sunday school classes, home bible training or at church school. There are now many various types of children’s bibles. Children’s bibles are often geared for particular age groups. It is easier to read and understand it because of its colorful pictures. Some versions even have pop-up pictures. It is designed to help and teach children to understand and have their own opinion about Jesus. These bibles are now made available in foreign languages such as French, German, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish.

Listed below are different versions of Children’s Bibles:
The Usborne Children’s Bible - This bible is a collection of the best-loved and best-known stories from the original bible. The stories are from the new and old testament. This bible is thoroughly checked by experts and illustrated by Linda Edwards. It has a price of 5.69 US dollars. Timeless Children’s Bible Stories - A 512 pages book, it seeks to make children understand the life of Mathew, John, Joseph, and Mark. It is written by Catherine DeVries. This children’s bible is easy to understand because of the colorful pictures and text. The average cost of this bible is about 8.39 US dollars.

The Lion Children’s Bible - It comprises important stories of the Old Testament. The stories inside it are perfect for bed reading, bible study. It is also advisable to carry inside the church for a Sunday mass. It contains 256 pages. The price ranges from 7 to 15 US dollars depending on the size and cover. For more information, call (025) 542-6489. The Children’s Illustrated Bible - This is a beautifully written edition of new and old testament stories. It is perfect for bedtime browsing stories and for bible study. It has a collection of colorful pictures that are printed on glossy paper. It contains 365 pages and Mary Batchelor created it. This bible costs around 7 US dollars.

International Children’s Bible - The readers can easily understand the wordings as well as the glossy and colorful pictures. It offers full-color maps, ICB text, and colorful pages. It has 1504 pages and the trim size of this bible is five by eight by eight inches. The retail price of this bible is 19.99 US dollars. You can get this bible in almost every bookstore in town. Catholic Baptismal Bible - It is perfect for young catholic children who are just beginning to know about Jesus. It is ideal for children aged six to nine. It is also a perfect way to teach young children about the life of Jesus. It is a collection of stories from the Old and New Testament and it depicts sacrifice, joy, love, and hope amidst suffering. It also includes an important story about Moses and his disciples. The retail price of this children’s bible is 13.46 US dollars but you can get it in bookstores for 15 US dollars.

Children’s Everyday Bible - This is made to introduce young readers about inspirational tales from the New Testament. It’s ideal in everyday reading whether in bed, school, or Sunday mass. It contains 365 stories, which are easy to read. It also has colorful pictures that are carefully selected to fit the ideal depiction of the New Testament stories. It is available in the market for 15.74 US dollars. Pretty Children’s Bible - There’s a Korean version of this bible written by the famous Korean Author Aram Kang. It contains two CDs in both English and Korean language along with the book itself. With this bible, the children will be able to learn to speak in English by repeating what the native speaker recounts. It is suitable for children in grade school and in junior high. It contains 272 pages and Motung-Ido published it in 2001. It costs around 21 US dollars.

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Did God Authorize the King James Bible?

By Kalinda Rose Stevenson, PhD

The King James Version (KJV) of the Bible is also called the “Authorized Version” (AV) (spelled “Authorised Version” using British spelling.) This leads to an important question. Who authorized it? For many reasons, The King James Version has been THE bible for English-speaking people since its first publication in 1611. It is also the most published work in the history of the English language. In all of that time, it has carried the label “Authorized Version.” For those who do not understand the history and political purposes behind the translation, it is very easy to assume that the words “Authorized Version” stamped on the cover mean that this version is somehow authorized by God. In fact, the one who authorized the King James Version was not God, but King James, and demonstrates the intimate connection between religion, politics, and the Bible.

If you have watched any of “The Tudors,” you will see some of the forces at work behind the writing of the King James Bible. Religion, politics, and power were at the heart of the ongoing conflicts. The official language of the church was Latin and translations of the Bible into English were strictly forbidden. Sir Thomas More, who was executed for refusing to recognize Henry VIII’s authority over the church, was also adamant against allowing English translations of the Bible. There is too much history to outline here to reach the point when James I became King of England after the death of Elizabeth, but the critical issues facing James were ones that had surfaced during the era of Henry VIII. As a result of Henry VIII, the king was the head of the Church of England (the Anglican Church.) When James became king, the Anglicans and the Puritans were involved in deep conflicts over which version of the Bible was “authorized” for use in the Church of England. This means that control of the Bible was a highly political issue.

In a brilliant stroke of leadership, King James I “authorized” that a committee of scholars prepare a new translation, and control the conflicts between the Anglicans and the Puritans. The critical point is to understand that, whatever else James I wanted to accomplish, his first goal was a political one. The first goal of King James Version was to reinforce King James I authority as head of the Church of England. Although there are many reasons why the King James Version has been beloved by English-speaking Christians for almost four hundred years, there is no benefit to assume that this version is the holiest Bible of all because it has been somehow uniquely authorized by God as the official “Word Of God.”

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Books Bible Chronological Order Commentary 2009 - More Examples

By Mick Lorimer

While the Books of the Bible are not in Chronological Order, there is a Bible that puts the Books in the Order that they happened. Not only do I like reading the Bible in Chronological Order, I like sharing the notes of my Bible with others too.

Here are some examples that I like.
Gen 3:15 he will crush your head and you will strike his heel.

The First Announcement that a Messiah is coming!

Announces the concept that the Messiah will be hurt a little but in return will conquer Satan completely. The rest of this Book is exactly about the fulfillment of this passage. Nice and brief but what I consider interesting information. I am guessing that if it is interesting to me then it will be interesting to others.

More from the Books Bible in Chronological order commentary 2009.
Compare Gen 6:19 “A pair of every kind of animal” with Gen 7:2 “Take seven pairs of each animal approved for eating and sacrifice.”

Gen 7:2 is inclusive of Gen 6:19 so both statements are still correct. The normal concept that Noah only took two of every kind of animal is an incomplete understanding of what happened.

Did you know that one? Lots of people miss that!

How about this tidbit of info.
Gen 9:26 This blessing of Shem is where we get the word Semite meaning “descended from Shem.”

Kind of strange hearing the word only as Semite since we normally only hear the word Anti-semite. Abraham is a descendant of Shem (Luke 1:34) and therefore the Israelites were descendants of Shem. I didn’t know where the term Semite came from, did you? Even more from the Books Bible Chronological Order Commentary 2009 of which you can participate.

Gen 13:9a I’ll tell you what we’ll do.

Abraham was the leader, he was in charge, and he was going to fix the problem.

Gen 13:9b (Paraphrase) You choose!

This is the O.T. epitome of Servant Leadership. Abraham was the leader and he lead with the desires of his people in mind. Abraham’s desire was for the absolute best for his people.

The N.T. epitome of Servant Leadership is found in John 13:1-17.

I hope you have enjoyed these examples. Good information. Information that promotes thinking. Written in a language that normal people can read and understand. Don’t forget. You don’t read and study the Bible just to find interesting facts. You do this in order to know your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ more fully and to make yourself available to Him so that He may change you more and more into His image. There is a Bible that puts all of the books into Chronological order, it is called the One Year Chronological Order Bible.