The Biggest Story Bible Storybook
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- Create Date：2022-03-21 06:51:51
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Kevin DeYoung
- ISBN：1433557371
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Summary
The Bible Is a BIG book that tells the BIGGEST story。
The Bible is a big book about a great God。 From beginning to end， each page tells about the God who created the world， acted in history， and continues to act in the present。 In The Biggest Story Bible Storybook， pastor Kevin DeYoung retells this grand story for children ages 6-12 through 104 short readings。
Beginning in Genesis and ending with Revelation， DeYoung's engaging retellings of various Scripture passages explain how each one fits into the storyline of the Bible。 Each reading is coupled with beautiful illustrations by award-winning artist Don Clark， offering kids a visual entry point into each story。 Perfect for bedtime stories or to read together as a family， both children and parents alike will experience the captivating story of the Bible in an easy-to-understand， compelling way。
The Bible is a big book about a great God。 From beginning to end， each page tells about the God who created the world， acted in history， and continues to act in the present。 In The Biggest Story Bible Storybook， pastor Kevin DeYoung retells this grand story for children ages 6-12 through 104 short readings。
Beginning in Genesis and ending with Revelation， DeYoung's engaging retellings of various Scripture passages explain how each one fits into the storyline of the Bible。 Each reading is coupled with beautiful illustrations by award-winning artist Don Clark， offering kids a visual entry point into each story。 Perfect for bedtime stories or to read together as a family， both children and parents alike will experience the captivating story of the Bible in an easy-to-understand， compelling way。
Reviews
Parker
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I love this book！ I don't think it's flawless， but I think it will easily earn its place on family bookshelves。1。 The illustrations are beautiful！ There were a few times when I turned a page and thought， "I would hang this picture on my wall。" Seriously， gorgeous。 And the print quality is top-notch。2。 On the other hand， I don't entirely know how I feel about the pictures of Jesus。 On the one hand， I don't think depictions of Jesus are as clearly violating the second commandment as depictions of I love this book！ I don't think it's flawless， but I think it will easily earn its place on family bookshelves。1。 The illustrations are beautiful！ There were a few times when I turned a page and thought， "I would hang this picture on my wall。" Seriously， gorgeous。 And the print quality is top-notch。2。 On the other hand， I don't entirely know how I feel about the pictures of Jesus。 On the one hand， I don't think depictions of Jesus are as clearly violating the second commandment as depictions of the divine nature （@Michaelangelo）。 Some say any depiction of the human Jesus is Nestorian because it implies the two natures can be separated; one could easily retort that the criticism is Eutychian because it implies the natures can't be distinguished。 It's not cut-and-dry， is my point。 Still， my preference is to play it safe。 The book raises the question: Are highly stylized pictures of Jesus playing it safe？ DeYoung states in his "Letter to Parents" that the stylized art style keeps his conscience clear。 I'm still honestly on the fence。3。 The prose is plain and approachable while still being doctrinally rich。 I expect as much from this author。 Qualms I had with the original Biggest Story are put to rest here: The deity of Christ is emphasized in no uncertain terms。4。 I was glad to see that DeYoung （and Clark） didn't shy away from difficult thematic elements in the Bible。 The book talks about murders， wars， all the people who drowned beneath Noah's ark， and the fires of Hell。 With illustrations！ They do sanitize sexual themes， I think wisely。5。 The breadth of what is included here is impressive。 It's not just well-worn Bible storybook fare。 The daughters of Zelophehad are here， Paul's winks and nudges concerning Onesimus are here， James teaching on the tongue is here， Amos' warnings against the rich are here！ This is a well-rounded Bible storybook。6。 I do think typology is underemphasized throughout the OT half of the book。 In a Bible Storybook written to emphasize the one storyline of Scripture， I expected more Christological interpretation。 That's not to say it's entirely absent， because it's certainly not。 But there were chapters where I thought a straight line to Jesus would have been easy， but DeYoung didn't draw it。 Still， there's plenty of keen insight into the theology and application of every biblical passage discussed in the book。7。 This is nitpicky， but I would have liked the division of the book to more closely reflect the Bible itself。 Instead of 50% OT and 50% NT I would have liked to see 70% OT and 30% NT。 Maybe the book would have needed to be longer to do that。 It's already 529 pages， so maybe making it bigger would have been unrealistic。 I still would have liked it。8。 One more nitpick: I would have liked more continuity between stories， just to clarify things。 For example， the Battle of Jericho is the only story here from Joshua。 You just have to infer that the Israelites took the rest on Canaan， too。 Obviously， this book is not meant to replace the Bible， but I think some of those seams could have been sewn up neater。All in all， I'm so grateful that DeYoung and Clark did this massive project。 I'm grateful to Crossway for sending me a review copy。 I'm grateful that this book will serve as excellent devotional material or bedtime reading for families all over the place。 I hope that God will use it for increasing biblical literacy among both children and their parents！ 。。。more
Matt
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