Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers; 5th edition (August 29, 1983)
Language: English
Hardcover: 382 pages
ISBN-10: 0802850111
ISBN-13: 978-0802850119
Reading age: 4 - 10 years
Grade level: Preschool - 9
Item Weight: 1.8 pounds
Dimensions: 6.38 x 1.1 x 9.13 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #33,610 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #6 in Teen & Young Adult Christian Bible Stories #11 in Teen & Young Adult Biblical Studies
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From the Publisher
The Child’s Story Bible
Catherine F. Vos
Revised by Marianne Catherine Vos Radius.
A classic, trusted children’s Bible
Hundreds of thousands of children throughout the world have been introduced to the riches of the Bible through this classic Bible storybook. First published seventy years ago, the much-loved Child's Story Bible continues to instruct and delight today's children and parents.
The Revised Edition incorporates the many archaeological discoveries of recent years which affirm the biblical stories. Every effort has been made to preserve the original style, and especially to remain absolutely faithful to the Bible as the inspired and infallible Word of God.
Mirrors the biblical narrative
Provides biblical reference for each story
Uses language suitable for children
Emphasizes biblical life lessons
Each story marked by easy-to-remember titles
More than 35 illustrations
Sample Illustrations
The dove returns to Noah
Nebuchadnezzar calls the three men from the fiery furnace
The Wonderful Healer at Capernaum
Paul’s Defence Before Agrippa
Samples of biblical stories
The Second Begining
Genesis 6–8.
Daniel in the Lion’s Den
Daniel 6.
The Withered Hand Made Well
Matthew 12; Mark 3; Luke 6.
Paul’s Defence Before Agrippa
Acts 25, 26.
About Catherine F. Vos
Catherine F. Vos is the author of The Child’s Story Bible. She inherited these adapted biblical stories from her mother and recorded them in her spare time, shaping each story and creating each illustration. She married Geerhardus Vos in 1894 who later became one of the most influential Calvinist theologians of the twentieth century.