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Summary: Take the Caucasian drawings with a grain of salt...
Review: A few people have blasted this book for being inaccurate and racist. Granted, it IS visually biased for Northern Europeans. It was first written in the 1960s when multi-culturalism didn't exist. That's why Jesus and other important characters are blonde when of course in reality they couldn't have been. Children of color will have a harder time appreciating this Bible, but the stories really are excellent if they give them a try. If you can explain to your child why the pictures aren't quite right, the rest of this Children's Bible is a wonderful way to introduce the entire Bible to younger readers.
My grandmother explained to me that God appears as we expect Him to appear, and that's why some drawings of Jesus show Him blonde and others show Him dark. That explanation was enough to satisfy me and I loved this Bible when I was a child.
This Bible is so complete that I was able to blow my Pastor's own children away when it came to knowing what was in the Bible. The text is easy to understand for most 7 y/o or older kids and almost every important Bible story is in here.
Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. The stories in this book are good enough to that you should try to overlook its one major flaw.
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Summary: Golden Children's Bible: by Joseph Miralles (Illustrator)
Review: After reading the reviews and impressed with the front of the book cover, I decided to get this book as a gift for one of the children at the church. The cover depicts people of ethnicity, however the pictures inside tell a different story. For example, Jesus, a Jew, is characterized by blond hair and blue eyes; the Queen of Sheba, a white woman, only to name a few. NOT SO! If a writer is going to tell history, the words as well as the pictures should depict the truth! I give this book a rating of 1 star based on the pictures, not the contents. I returned the book for that reason!
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Summary: Offensive, racist, inaccurate
Review: I bought this because it was recommended in a Catholic homeschooling book. I was initially impressed by the beautiful art in the Old Testament section. Imagine my shock when I discovered Jesus, a middle Eastern man, depicted with blond hair and blue eyes! Of course, no one of us has actually seen Jesus, but since he was born a Jew, it is highly unlikely that he had this coloring. The text is nothing remarkable. It is not particularly friendly to very young children. I found Today's English version of the Bible (American Bible Society) to be much more suitable for a child without unnecessarily "dumbing down" the message. I have a feeling that I will be selling this book to a second hand store pretty soon.
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Summary: EXCELLENT FOR CHILDREN AND NEW CHRISTIANS
Review: I received this bible from my mother when I was 8 years old and I loved it. I passed it down to my son. He loved it. We're african american and we were not offended by the racial inaccuracies before we were learning the Word of God. God created all races and loves all races. The pictures are a reference to help children to visualize and get a better understanding of the bible. I am 36 years old now and still love it. This book helped broaden my son's and my biblical knowledge. I've purchased one for my godson, because of all the children's bibles available I still think that this one is the best. The print is an excellent size, so that you don't have to strain your eyes to read it. Best of all, the author doesn't change the wording much so that it reads closely like my KJV bible - not like a story made up from someone's vivid imagination.
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Summary: Perfect Bible for my kids!
Review: Ok, there is an African American Bible for kids that show all black characters, yet this Bible is racist because everyone looks European? Let the black children read their Bible, let my blond blue eyed kids read this Bible, and you reviewers actually try reading the Bible instead of constantly looking for excuses to "cry racist."
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Summary: Offensive, racist, inaccurate
Review: This is a beautiful children's bible,the pictures are very colorful and it is well illustrated.The reading is easy and clear,but you might have to help your child on some of the names in the old testament,Which we all know can be hard to pronounce.It really brings new meaning to the old testament having pictures because if you teach children anything about the bible they find it more interesting with pictures.Plus they are more likely to remember the stories better.I will be ordering another copy in a couple of years for my niece to introduce her to the bible.
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