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The Picture Bible

The Picture Bible

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  • Create Date：2022-04-27 06:53:57
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Iva Hoth
  • ISBN：0781430550
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Summary

For years， The Picture Bible has delighted young and old。 Now updated with interesting new features， including "Did you know？" fact pages， time line， story listing， maps， and more， kids will love the great stories and action pictures of the newly revised Picture Bible。 God's Word will come alive for hours of family reading enjoyment。

Newly designed with a fresh cover， text， and maps， this Scripture makes an ideal first Bible for young readers。 Though the full text for 233 stories is provided， children can follow the colorful pictures and storyline without having to read every word。 A perennial best-seller， The Picture Bible is loved by young and old， and has proved to be an excellent way to improve children's reading skills。

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Reviews

Emma ，

The best 💯👍

Adam Kinunen ，

Read aloud with Olivet and Sophia

Cindy ，

My son read this from cover to cover as a tween。。。great version for kids;especially reluctant readers :）

John Box ，

The Bible is billed as， “The world’s most awesome story ever。” While that designation unquestionably belongs to Pee-wee’s Big Adventure， I figured that it was about time to strip down to my skivvies and dive into arguably the most important and influential book ever written， to see what all the fuss was about。Having said that， the Bible is like 10，000 pages long with a font so tiny that you need a magnifying glass to read it。 Any book over 250 pages sounds like a chore to a person of my academic The Bible is billed as， “The world’s most awesome story ever。” While that designation unquestionably belongs to Pee-wee’s Big Adventure， I figured that it was about time to strip down to my skivvies and dive into arguably the most important and influential book ever written， to see what all the fuss was about。Having said that， the Bible is like 10，000 pages long with a font so tiny that you need a magnifying glass to read it。 Any book over 250 pages sounds like a chore to a person of my academic level， so there was no fucking way in Hell that I was actually gonna read the real deal。Thank God for The Picture Bible by Iva Hoth， with illustrations by Andre LeBlanc。 It’s， “God’s Word brought to life in pictures。” Many thanks to Mrs。 Hoth for not only boiling the Bible down to a digestible 795 comic book pages， but also for dumbing it down。 It was a breeze and delight to get through！Now while the Bible is not a comedy， I actually laughed out loud an impressive 9 times。Right off the bat， Mrs。 Hoth included the following on a special ‘Did You Know’ page about the Flood and Noah’s Ark: “Only eight people—Noah and his family—are saved … in the whole world！”While this wasn’t one of my 9 LOL’s， I found it kinda funny that Noah and his seven family members repopulated the entire world。 Clearly， the rampant incest that ensued finally explains to me why no less than half of the population is irretrievably retarded。But this next bit between brothers Jacob and Esau did make me laugh out loud。Esau comes home hungry。 “I’m starved… Give me some stew。”Jacob: “Will you trade your birthright for it？”Esau: “Give you the right to rule our tribe someday？ Sure。 You can have it！”Jacob: “Here is the soup。”This next bit also made me laugh out loud and drives home a theme of the Bible that really struck a chord with me: People are idiots。Babylonian King Nebuchadnezar: “I had a strange dream， but I have forgotten it。 Tell me what it was and what it means。”Adviser: “We can tell you what a dream means， sir， but no man can tell you what you dreamed。”King Nebuchadnezar: “What good are advisers if they can’t tell me what I want to know？ Put these men to death—And every wise man in my kingdom！”God bless you， King Nebuchadnezar！So while the Bible is not a comedy， or even a story， what it seems to be is a historical account of Jewish history in the first half （Old Testament）， then the life， death， and resurrection of Christ and the early spread of Christianity in the second half （New Testament） --> with lots of fake news （i。e。 divine punishments and miracles） weaved in to get people to buy into the religion via fear and awe。Apparently， that’s been pretty effective。 It seems pretty obvious and scamy to me， but I guess its popularity ballooned before there were things like science， and later generations have just been cool with believing what their parents tell them to。 Good kids， them。But frankly， if the Bible were fact， if it were Truth， we’d have some serious reckoning to do concerning the Holocaust。 Either God is the Biggest Asshole in the Universe for letting it happen， or the Jews did some serious disobeying of Him in the early 1930s。 Because in the Bible， whenever something bad happened to the Jews， like the burning of Jerusalem， it was because they had disobeyed God， usually by worshiping idols （i。e。 other Gods like Baal）。 They had always brought God’s punishment on themselves。 So if that is true， what in God’s name did they do to suffer the Holocaust？ Were they worshipping Ganesh or Greta Garbo or something？！Anyhoo， while we’ve established that the Bible is not a comedy， it can be interpreted as a parody of people。 As mentioned above， a main theme is that humans are idiots， and in the Bible， God does not go easy on us。 He lampoons the hell out us。 No matter how many times He tells His chosen ones to obey His laws， they continuously disobey Him by worshiping golden calves and the like。 And even when God or Jesus specifically tells them that they are going to disobey or deny Him， they refuse to believe it， swear that they won’t， and yet still wind up doing it。 There’s just no explanation other than utter retardation。 People are dumb。 So so dumb。To sum up， The Picture Bible delivers a surprising amount of LOL’s while skewering us dim-witted humans。 And because it summarizes arguably the most important， most influential book in the world， while offering the same enjoyable reading experience as Marmaduke， I highly recommend it to everyone。 4 stars。Lastly， while it seems to me that religions have caused more harm in this world than good， I have nothing but love and admiration for The Golden Rule。 That one simple sentence is all the religion any of us need。 What a wonderful world it would be if we all followed it。Bonus Quote （Anyone who’s been to church or temple as a kid can certainly relate to this）: “After weeks of travel and visiting churches along the way， Paul reaches Troas。 He has so much to tell the people that he talks far into the night。 Overcome by sleep， a young man falls out of a third story window。”For more reviews， check out The Comedic Novel Review at www。pearlsbeforeswine68。com which is also home to the Great White Host Blog。 。。。more

Emmakate ，

This was my first Bible that I read and I’ve reread it sooo many times since then！ The quality of the graphics in this book is amazing too！！ This book helps give a good understanding of the Bible and is easy to understand and follow。

Jeremy Garber ，

The pictures are great， and the summary is pretty good。 But everybody sure looks white。

Marta ，

Teraz w towarzystwie mogę mówić: przeczytałam Biblię （w komiksie）。

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Ben Truong ，

The Picture Bible is The Holy Bible done in graphic novel format and done remarkably well。 The text covers the majority of The Bible from Genesis to Revelations – not word for word， but you get a general idea or overview of the text – the spirit of The Bible you can say。 The Minor Prophets， epistles and the heavily metaphoric Revelations were mentioned in passing， but more importantly they were mentioned。 Iva Hoth should be commended for writing a faithful and compelling text that stood the test The Picture Bible is The Holy Bible done in graphic novel format and done remarkably well。 The text covers the majority of The Bible from Genesis to Revelations – not word for word， but you get a general idea or overview of the text – the spirit of The Bible you can say。 The Minor Prophets， epistles and the heavily metaphoric Revelations were mentioned in passing， but more importantly they were mentioned。 Iva Hoth should be commended for writing a faithful and compelling text that stood the test of time。The art was done rather well， nothing spectacular or super-realistic， but not overly simplified or cartoonish either – it was the perfect mix。 The art was consistent enough throughout the book and done well to keep the attention of their target audience。 My godson， who I read this with， wouldn't want to put it down and go to sleep and tried to stay up to continue reading it。 André Le Blanc should be commended for bringing the characters alive with his art， which was beautifully rendered and very vibrant。Although the target audience is for young children， boys in particular， I found myself loving it just as much。 I also think that it's very helpful to those who are visual learners of any age。 While attempting to read the Bible could be intimidating， The Picture Bible seems less so， despite its 800-page length。 It's also a great stepping stone or jumping off point into making children want to read The Bible。All in all， I really enjoyed reading The Picture Bible – it was an ambitious project trying to illustrate the entire Bible and to bring it to life and I think that it was a great success！ I would recommend it to anyone with or without young children or just a child at heart。 。。。more

Jojo Scoble ，

So pleased to have read a version of the bible that I can mostly understand。 I feel as though I’ve watched the movie and now I will be able to read the actual bible and understand so much more about why and where and when it was written。 A great achievement from both authors， writer and illustrator; to fashion the stories into vivid tales using clever segues of script and inserting facts about the time as well as giving each major character notable features of dress and a lot more besides。 I was So pleased to have read a version of the bible that I can mostly understand。 I feel as though I’ve watched the movie and now I will be able to read the actual bible and understand so much more about why and where and when it was written。 A great achievement from both authors， writer and illustrator; to fashion the stories into vivid tales using clever segues of script and inserting facts about the time as well as giving each major character notable features of dress and a lot more besides。 I was absolutely gripped and very interested to see how much the Old Testament was like Game of Thrones！ 。。。more

Donna ，

The Bible narrative is told with pictures that should appeal to readers。 I appreciated the condensed method of a single version of the history。 I really enjoyed this end of the year read of the Bible。

M。A。 ，

As a young boy， this comic-book version of the Bible was my favorite， and I still have my copy。 The book is heavy on the Old Testament stories， which do indeed work better for a dramatic， illustrated work。 David and Goliath， Daniel and the Lion's Den， Samson， Moses， Joshua， Joseph， Adam & Eve - they're all here， illustrated。 It's a lot of fun to read， and as a kid， it helped bring these stories to life。 As a young boy， this comic-book version of the Bible was my favorite， and I still have my copy。 The book is heavy on the Old Testament stories， which do indeed work better for a dramatic， illustrated work。 David and Goliath， Daniel and the Lion's Den， Samson， Moses， Joshua， Joseph， Adam & Eve - they're all here， illustrated。 It's a lot of fun to read， and as a kid， it helped bring these stories to life。 。。。more

Dayna ，

Even though this graphic novel version of the bible was meant for kids， I loved it all the same。 My mind tends to wander while I attempt to read the King James Version， so this was a fun alternative for me。 It goes in depth in all the stories， tells them in modern dialect， and has amazing illustrations！

Aaron Kleinheksel ，

I can't say how many times I read this through as a child。 I remember being introduced to it through weekly snippets that were part of our Sunday School papers we'd get every week at church， called Pix。 This really made the Bible come alive to me in a visual way that made me excited to read it at a time in my life when wading through the plain text was difficult。 It is quite faithful to scripture and the illustrations are not cartoonish in the least， rather they follow a more classical-style （th I can't say how many times I read this through as a child。 I remember being introduced to it through weekly snippets that were part of our Sunday School papers we'd get every week at church， called Pix。 This really made the Bible come alive to me in a visual way that made me excited to read it at a time in my life when wading through the plain text was difficult。 It is quite faithful to scripture and the illustrations are not cartoonish in the least， rather they follow a more classical-style （think Hal Foster's Prince Valiant）。 Andre LeBlanc is a master， imo。As an aside， it was interesting to me to visit the British Museum and learn that many of the pieces of armor of the various ancient near eastern peoples were nearly just as depicted by LeBlanc in the Picture Bible。Highly recommend for children。 。。。more

Papalodge ，

In 1980， I bought The Picture Bible to read to the children for pre-bedtime stories。 Going thru my colletion of old books I saved to read in the future， I came across The Picture Bible。 The illustrations are good。 Easy for children to identify the characters throughout as they wear the same color clothing。 （Made me wonder when they ever wash or mended their robes。） A quick read and mini review of the Bible （think Cliff's Notes）。 A refresher course without the deep thinking。 （Pairs well with hot In 1980， I bought The Picture Bible to read to the children for pre-bedtime stories。 Going thru my colletion of old books I saved to read in the future， I came across The Picture Bible。 The illustrations are good。 Easy for children to identify the characters throughout as they wear the same color clothing。 （Made me wonder when they ever wash or mended their robes。） A quick read and mini review of the Bible （think Cliff's Notes）。 A refresher course without the deep thinking。 （Pairs well with hot chocolate on those snowy days when you don't have to go out。） 。。。more

MELANIE ，

This is one of my favorite books for children。 I read this graphic novel version of the Bible cover to cover many， many times throughout my childhood and once or twice as an adult。 I highly recommend this。

Christopher ，

A bible。。。。。。？transformed into a comic book？ WHAT！！！ A fun way to read the bible。

Jim ，

6 starsthis is one of the books that made the Bible understandable to me。 moreso than Narnia or Calvin Miller's Singer trilogy or Thomas Merton this is the book that Showed me what the Bible looks like。when my Mom went through BSF this was what she used along w/Miss Johnson's notes and the Bible。i've read or tried to read and use a half dozen of the comic book Bibles in print。 this is the only one that holds up。 anyone older than five can read and learn from it and unlike the others an adult can 6 starsthis is one of the books that made the Bible understandable to me。 moreso than Narnia or Calvin Miller's Singer trilogy or Thomas Merton this is the book that Showed me what the Bible looks like。when my Mom went through BSF this was what she used along w/Miss Johnson's notes and the Bible。i've read or tried to read and use a half dozen of the comic book Bibles in print。 this is the only one that holds up。 anyone older than five can read and learn from it and unlike the others an adult can still use and learn from it。 。。。more

Becky ，

Age Range: 4 - 8This is the Bible as a graphic novel， with text and drawings done in a comic-book style。 The retellings are done in a story-friendly format to make them understandable， and include a reference to the Biblical scripture they are told from。 It would be a good family activity to read the text from the Bible and compare it to “The Picture Bible” retelling to see what has been added to。 The author does take some poetic license to fill in the blanks （Lot’s wife has a thought bubble tha Age Range: 4 - 8This is the Bible as a graphic novel， with text and drawings done in a comic-book style。 The retellings are done in a story-friendly format to make them understandable， and include a reference to the Biblical scripture they are told from。 It would be a good family activity to read the text from the Bible and compare it to “The Picture Bible” retelling to see what has been added to。 The author does take some poetic license to fill in the blanks （Lot’s wife has a thought bubble that says “I don’t care what God says – I want to go back！” right before she is turned into a pillar of salt）。 The people pictured are mostly pale-skinned。 When I have used this Bible to teach from， the kids have been very interested in it！ 。。。more

Mathias Seiwert ，

Fantastically illustrated Bible for children ages 4-10。 Read this over one year with my children and definitely grew closer to God personally！

Owlcourt ，

First rate graphic portrayal of the bible。 This version is faithful to the text， and doesn't preach。Wonderful books for all kids who like graphic books。 First rate graphic portrayal of the bible。 This version is faithful to the text， and doesn't preach。Wonderful books for all kids who like graphic books。 。。。more

Brianne ，

very good， easy to read first introduction to the bible。 gives the stories and background without being intimidating。

Eleni Pessemier ，

My dad gave me this book a few years ago， it had been given to him as a little kid by his godparents。 I didn't really even know what it was for a couple years， but then one day I picked it up and got hooked in。 I ended up reading it within two days as a twelve-year-old and I've read it cover-to-cover three more times since then。 I would definitely recommend this book to anyone because it makes the bible stories so interesting and easy to understand for young kids or adults because it isn't chees My dad gave me this book a few years ago， it had been given to him as a little kid by his godparents。 I didn't really even know what it was for a couple years， but then one day I picked it up and got hooked in。 I ended up reading it within two days as a twelve-year-old and I've read it cover-to-cover three more times since then。 I would definitely recommend this book to anyone because it makes the bible stories so interesting and easy to understand for young kids or adults because it isn't cheesy or preachy or anything either。 I thought it was a fantastic idea to put all the bible stories into comic form， and although it might seem a little daunting being so thick， it is easy and interesting to read and anyone should be able to finish it within at most a week。 。。。more

Theresa ，

This was my Confirmation and First Communion gift from my then pastor。 I remember reading up to the Nativity but nothing after that。 So maybe one day I'll come back to it and finish it all。 This was my Confirmation and First Communion gift from my then pastor。 I remember reading up to the Nativity but nothing after that。 So maybe one day I'll come back to it and finish it all。 。。。more

Amy Ricketts ，

This is the reason I know so much about the Bible。 Every child should have this。

Ruby ，

when i was a kid in sunday school， we used to get these little comics after the class every week。 i thought they were fun and taught the Scriptures without being preachy。 little did i know there was an entire Bible made like this。 finally found one and finished it last night。 it's a nice， uncomplicated way of enjoying my favorite Biblical stories since it cuts through all the unnecessary stuff and just presents the stories themselves。 when i was a kid in sunday school， we used to get these little comics after the class every week。 i thought they were fun and taught the Scriptures without being preachy。 little did i know there was an entire Bible made like this。 finally found one and finished it last night。 it's a nice， uncomplicated way of enjoying my favorite Biblical stories since it cuts through all the unnecessary stuff and just presents the stories themselves。 。。。more

Christina ，

Recommended by Sarah Mortimore

Daniel ，

This was my second Bible。 The first was the Beginners Bible， but by age 6 I had read all of it， so I wanted a new one。 At Christmas， My parents surprised me with the Picture Bible。 At first， I didn't like the comic book format， but soon I got used to it。 By the time I was 10， I had worn it out， with me needing a new one again。 This Bible is one of the greatest ways to get a young one to read God's word。 It has LOTS of action， dramatic drawings， and little articles in between chapters that let yo This was my second Bible。 The first was the Beginners Bible， but by age 6 I had read all of it， so I wanted a new one。 At Christmas， My parents surprised me with the Picture Bible。 At first， I didn't like the comic book format， but soon I got used to it。 By the time I was 10， I had worn it out， with me needing a new one again。 This Bible is one of the greatest ways to get a young one to read God's word。 It has LOTS of action， dramatic drawings， and little articles in between chapters that let your young one learn a little extra that most kids Bibles may not explain。 I like the fact that not only does it show the main stories （Like David and Goliath， Noah's Ark， and the crucifixion。） It shows the minor prophets， and some of the Epistles as well。 If you want your kid to have a deep understanding of the Bible， this is a great place to start。 。。。more

Liesl ，

Amazing！ Fun to read with detail and a complete collection of each story within the Greatest Story Ever Told。

Joyce ，

I found an old copy I had of this in a box with a couple other religious gifts I've received over the years （from my baptism， communion， etc） and I decided to reread it。 I forgot how awesome bible stories are。 Wow。 However， the artwork gets rather sloppy at times which can be frustrating for someone who obsesses over details。 I found an old copy I had of this in a box with a couple other religious gifts I've received over the years （from my baptism， communion， etc） and I decided to reread it。 I forgot how awesome bible stories are。 Wow。 However， the artwork gets rather sloppy at times which can be frustrating for someone who obsesses over details。 。。。more

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