The main strength of The Jesus Storybook Bible ( TJSB) is just this: putting Christ at the center of the story (and the stories). Throughout her retelling, she strives to steer clear of moralism and hero worship by spotlighting human need and pointing to the singular Hero. The tagline of the popular Jesus Storybook Bible (ZonderKidz, 2009) reads: “Every story whispers his name.” In the introduction (“The Story and the Song”), author Sally Lloyd-Jones gently corrects two common misconceptions - that the Bible is mainly a book of rules and a book of heroes. If the Bible is the sacred book we believe it is, then the selection of stories, their emphases and implications, the language and tone, the artwork - everything matters. With four children ages 5-7, I care deeply about children’s Bibles.
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