The Picture Bible Hardcover – Picture Book, August 15, 1998

This picture Bible is in comic strip form, and covers many Bible stories! There are also pages of biblical facts for kids to uncover and learn. I have read through it many times myself, and it is true to the biblical narrative. Awesome and realistic artwork, not cartoonish at all!! Highly recommend!!!! Great gift for kids.

I Love This Picture Bible!!I am 64 years old, and maybe the oldest kid of all !! Years ago, I bought these Bibles; one for my own children, some as gifts for other children, and also for other families with children. In one family the dad, who did not like to read at all, read this through and loved it. It is a great way to introduce the Bible to those who might think the Bible is boring or hard to understand. What is really nice is that you can get a quick, Big picture of the main stories throughout the entire Bible. You don't get slowed down with lots of details. You get the main stories with their lessons quickly; and then compiled one upon another, so that reading this becomes a "shot in the arm", or a therapeutic dose of God's Word. It is a Great way to get the Full, Big Picture quickly before going into a much slower detailed, and completely accurate study of God's Word.I just spent the last 3 weeks reading through this Picture Bible yet again. It did for me exactly what it did for me the first time I read it; when I read it over 30 years ago. It built my Faith in God very strong!! It reminded me of the extreme importance of our obedience to God. It reminded me of the very harmful consequences of sin and disobeying God!! It reminded me of God's Goodness, Forgiveness, Grace, & Mercy!! It made me think about how we cannot ever afford to compromise, but rather give God our Very Best; and to do all things by Faith in God. It reminded me that God alone is my BEST Strength and Help!! It rekindled a "Fire" in my heart. I am now purchasing these Bibles again to share with more children; hoping that the Picture Bibles will also fall into the hands of more adults who will read them :) Shalom Blessings!!

Takes me back to my early childhood days. I am so happy to have been able to find this in new condition. When I was younger, it helped my reading skills to improve and broadened my imagination. With that it made me want to read it and stay with it continuously as a child. On that note, I learned and was able to recognize and know all the major stories in the Bible. It is such a great buy for any one of all ages, not only just parents with young children. Even though, it is in comic book format it holds interest, with that being said. It is the best bible I have ever had as this is my 3rd one in my lifetime from childhood to adulthood.

This is not just for kids! I got this for my Sunday school class and I read it at 48 years old and got a really good overview of the Bible. Pages are colorful and stories are well illustrated. Highly recommend for anyone at any age. And definitely get the hard cover.

Back in the 1970s this was a great help understanding the Bible. It is no less today. My only complaint is that cheap printing makes it sloppy and annoying to read. It is great for both children and adults. May our great God bless.

Reading the Picture Bible is a great and quick way to learn Bible history in chronological order. The illustrations are great,,,very detailed. The stories are broken up into "chapters" of 3-4 pages with each chapter ending in a cliffhanger. The next chapter always begins with a short recap of what just happened in the previous chapter. The whole book is written and illustrated similar to comic books with what the characters are saying enclosed in bubbles. I would say its appropriate for ages 8-12. I am currently reading it with a 12 year old girl. She gives no indication that she considers herself too old for it....maybe because the illustrations are in no way childish but meant to appeal to older children.The only thing I am disappointed about is the fact that they skip several great stories. Two that I can think of offhand are:1) Solomon displays his wisdom when he has to decide which woman a baby belongs to. He proclaims he will cut the baby in half and give half to each woman. The real mother protests and says to give the baby to the other woman. The false mother (jealous that her real baby died) says, "Yes! Yes! That is a good idea. Solomon says to give the baby to the real mother.2) The story of the woman in the New Testament with the issue of blood who thought "If only I could touch the hem of his garment, I will be healed."I am still giving it a 5 because there aren't any other illustrated Bibles on the market to compare. If I could give it a percentage rating, I'd give it 95% which is still an A+!