Die Große Kinderbibel

by Murray Watts, Helen Cann (Illustrator)

Von der Schöpfung bis zur Offenbarung – Murray Watts nimmt seine jungen Leser mit auf eine spannende Ent-deckungsreise durch die Bibel. Packend, einfühlsam und in zeitgemäßer Sprache erzählt er die wichtigsten biblischen Geschichten nach. Im Zusammenspiel mit Helen Canns ausdrucksvollen Bildern wird so die Welt der Bibel greifbar und lebendig.

"Die große Kinderbibel vereint die wichtigsten Geschichten zu einer Sammlung von 200 kurzen Kapiteln. Dabei gelang dem Autor die schwierige Adaptation des umfangreichen Stoffes in überschaubare Segmente und in einen zwar schlichten, doch gleichsam unterhaltenden Erzählstil. In geradezu verschwenderischer Fülle stattete die Illustratorin die Bibeln mit Bildern aus, die Kinder lieben werden. Ansprechend lebendig, von großer Detailfreude und auffallender Farbharmonie wecken sie beim Betrachter die pure Lust auf "Bilder schauen". ..." KMA Aus: Moritz Nr. 11/Nov. 2002, Magazin für Leute mit Kindern -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

Genres: Religion, Childrens

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Anne Nydam · Rating 3 out of 5]

I find the Bible a very strange book to read to children, and while all the books I read with my kids are subject to editorial comment, the Bible gets edited and discussed much more than others. After all, it's full of sex and violence in a degree that I would never accept in any other book to which I would expose my young children! I've looked at a lot of "children's Bibles" trying to find one I can work with. I settled on this one because it has modernized language and generally engaging storytelling, but actually remains pretty close to the content of the adult Bible. That way I, not an editor somewhere, am the one who gets to choose what stories I want to deal with. It also has lovely illustrations and borders on every page.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good children's Bible that covers a lot of content faithfully. It doesn't shy away from telling some of the less glamorous bible stories.

The authors sometimes provides some of their own thoughts that at times stray from the Scripture, and occasionally provide snippets of historical context to supplement the text.

The illustrations are beautiful, but always portray the Israelite characters like they are caucasian movie stars. The portraits of Jesus are guilty of being overly impassive and serene, for example, when Jesus is driving out people in the temple. We know from the Bible that Jesus feels righteous anger, but illustrators don't tend to want to present any "negative" emotions on his face.

Overall, I enjoyed reading through this with my children and I'm sure we'll revisit it again.

[Patricia]

My sister and I are reading this one. She's six, and she said she wanted to know what some of her friends in pre-school believed in. Isn't she the coolest? Ah, I'm so proud.

[Taneli Repo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ei ole helppoa huolehtia lasten kristillisestä kasvatuksesta tässä synnin maailmassa, jossa Raamatun – erehtymättömän Jumalan sanan – siteeraamisesta saattaa pahimmillaan seurata käräjäreissu ja sotarikostuomio. Markkinoilla on silti useita lastenraamattuja, joissa hankalammat yksityiskohdat on pääsääntöisesti sivuutettu ja jätetty Päivi Räsäsen selitettäviksi.

Olen aikaisemmin jo lukenut lapsilleni mm. Jaakko Heinimäen Suomen lasten raamatun, jossa Raamatun tarinoita avataan luterilaisen yliopistoteologian näkökulmasta. Murray Wattsin Piplia lapsille kumpuaa myös protestanttisesta traditiosta, mutta ei niinkään yliopistoteologiasta vaan olettaakseni herätysliikkeiden raamattukouluista.

Piplia lapsille on yleisesti ottaen asiallinen lastenraamattu, mutta ortodoksivanhempana joutuu toisinaan korjailemaan kirjoittajan virheitä. Murray Watts on sepittänyt Raamatun kertomuksiin uusia yksityiskohtia, joista osa on silkkaa hölynpölyä. Esim. ristiinnaulitsemisen yhteydessä (s. 292) Watts väittää, että evankelista Johannes olisi ottanut "Marian ja tämän perheen" luokseen asumaan, vaikka koko tarinan pointti on, ettei ainaisella neitseellä ollut muuta perhettä eikä varsinkaan muita lapsia kuin Jeesus. Jos Marialla olisi ollut muita lapsia, totta kai nämä olisivat itse huolehtineet äidistään.

Epätarkkuuksista huolimatta Wattsin pipliaa voi suositella sillä varauksella, että vanhempien on itse syytä tuntea Raamattu hyvin, koska Wattsin tulkintoihin ei voi täysin luottaa.

[Leonard · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very nice and colorful edition of Bible stories for children. I only saw a few minor problems with this edition. One is substituting the work "happy" for "blessed" in the beautitudes. Although "happy" is more likely than "blessed" to be in a child's vocabulary they simply don't come close enough in meaning to be considered synonyms. Also the Sermon on the Mount is not given the attention it deserves since it is the most compact and complete expression of Jesus' work and what he wants to see in his followers. And I would like to see, at the end of a children's Bible, some kind of story bridge connecting the stories and characters in the Bible with the stories of Christians during the Reformation and even more recently to draw a parallel between the two and demonstrate the continuation of this ongoing train of God relating to and being involved with his/her creation. This could be done briefly in 7-10 pages and include a few examples of people who practicd their faith despite the cost (Dirk Willems). However this is still an excellent book that I would highly recommend to any family.

[LeAnne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated Bible story book suitable for mid-elementary school and up. Even the marginal decorations are unique to each story. Excerpts from wisdom literature, prophets and epistles are included as well as the more traditional stories. I like that Watts retells in modern language, but doesn't add a lot of invented detail. Neither is there devotional application. This straight Bible approach means readers don't need to worry about a sectarian point-of-view they might not agree with, but I would have appreciated some suggested questions for discussion.

[Elfi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gw beli yang versi Indonesia, terbitan Airlangga kalo ga salah, belinya udah lamaaa banget. Buku ini jadi bed-time-story-nya Nadia. Setiap malam baca 2 bagian dan baru abis kemarin :)
Cukup bagus untuk mengenalkan Bible buat Nadia, gambarnya juga bagus. Dan sekarang Nadia sendiri yang minta untuk mengulang lagi, membaca lagi dari awal, puji Tuhan.

[Alenka of Bohemia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Krásně převyprávěná, nádherně ilustrovaná. Moje první Bible, a dodnes se k ní vracím.