ESV Illustrated Family Bible: 270 Selections from the Holy Bible (Hardcover): 270 Selections from the Holy Bible

My rating:

add to my books

ESV Illustrated Family Bible: 270 Selections from the Holy Bible (Hardcover): 270 Selections from the Holy Bible

by Zbigniew Freus

4.50 · rating details · 2 ratings · 1 review

Two hundred seventy of the most beloved and important passages of the Bible are presented in this family Bible treasury, accompanied by illustrations in full color. Children will want these Bible passages read to them over and over again. Young readers will enjoy reading for themselves the "real Bible"-not just simplified Bible stories retold. From Genesis to Rev

...more

Hardcover, 424 pages

Published June 30th 2008 by Crossway Bibles

more details... edit details

Get a copy:

More…

There is a good chance some of your friends read this book. Sign in to see!

Friend Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Lists with This Book

This book is currently not featured on any Listopia lists. Add this book to your favorite list »

Community Reviews

(showing 1-4 of 4)

filter | sort: default (?) | rating details

Dec 21, 2010

Stephen Escalera rated it

We received the ESV Illustrated Family Bible as a gift recently. We've been using it for our family devotions and so far are very pleased. Some stories are longer, some are rather short. While the text is taken straight from the ESV Bible (our preferred translation), the stories themselves are edited down to make the story flow together for easier understanding. Because of this, I would consider this a "starter Bible" for younger children. Since the stories follow a more chronological ...moreWe received the ESV Illustrated Family Bible as a gift recently. We've been using it for our family devotions and so far are very pleased. Some stories are longer, some are rather short. While the text is taken straight from the ESV Bible (our preferred translation), the stories themselves are edited down to make the story flow together for easier understanding. Because of this, I would consider this a "starter Bible" for younger children. Since the stories follow a more chronological flow, a story from Matthew might be followed by one from Luke which in turn could be followed by another one from Matthew. This is especially helpful when reading stories from the Old Testament or reading about the ministry of Jesus.

Each story is accompanied by an illustration, sometimes small sometimes large, and give a good sense of what is going on in each of the stories. The illustrations are beautifully done and sometimes interpretative, which helps even more to see what is going on in the story. We usually start our reading by reviewing what we read last and then looking at the illustration to know what to expect in the current story.

The Old Testament contains many stories from the history books with very little from the prophets (only Jonah and Daniel are included.) However, this is understandable since many of the prophets do not necessarily tell a story that little children would be able to understand. The New Testament includes many stories from the life of Jesus from the Gospels and accounts of the early church in Acts. Paul's letters are very briefly mentioned (one story highlighting Ephesians) and then Revelation obviously is the last story in the book. The only minor complaint I would have is that nothing from Psalms or Proverbs is included, not even Psalm 23. But again, this is minor given the book's intended audience.

We have four children - three under the age of 5 - and each of them are excited for me to read from this Bible each night to find out what has happened in the bigger story line. I would recommend this Bible for families with young children.(less)

· see review

Jan 03, 2012

John rated it

May 07, 2011

Aaron Nichols marked it as to-read

Oct 21, 2010

kate and lexi marked it as to-read

Shelves: we-own, christian

new topic
Discuss This Book

There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one »

Recommend it | Stats | Recent status updates

Popular Shelves

to-read

2 shelves

christian

1 shelf

Share This Book

Facebook Twitter Your website

Pin It

Trivia About ESV Illustrated F...

No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »

title link	preview: ESV Illustrated Family Bible: 270 Selections from the Holy Bible (Hardcover): 270 Selections from the Holy Bible
avg rating	preview: ESV Illustrated Family Bible: 270 Selections from the Holy Bible (Hardcover): 270 Selections from th Goodreads rating: 4.50 (2 ratings)
small image	preview: click here [close]
med image	preview: click here [close]
BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3290868-esv-illustrated-family-bible?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267914459m/3290868.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3290868-esv-illustrated-family-bible?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]ESV Illustrated Family Bible: 270 Selections from the Holy Bible (Hardcover): 270 Selections from the Holy Bible by Zbigniew Freus[/url]