Bible Wars & Weapons [Paperback]

Rick Osborne (Author), Marnie Wooding (Author), Ed Strauss (Author), Pat Matuszak (Editor), Michael Moore (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: 2:52

Hot pursuit, battle cries, secret plans, and chariots Experience the intensity of Bible battles from the front lines! Ride with those who led the battles. Stand beside the soldiers who fought them. Learn about tons of ancient armor and equipment. This book puts you in the midst of the Bible's most famous conflicts and reveals what all the fighting was about. It's action and adventure straight from the Bible! Part of the 252 collection---based on Luke 2:52---Bible Wars and Weapons will make your heart pound and help you become smarter, stronger, deeper, and cooler.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"What excites boys more than action, adventure, and cool weapons? In Bible Wars & Weapons boys ages 8 to 12 can read all about the action and adventure of battle in Bible times. They can experience the thrill and intensity of battle from the frontlines—with those who led the battles and the soldiers who fought them. Filled with cool maps that show sites of battle and illustrations of army units, boys learn about tons of cool equipment and the armor used during that time. This is action and adventure at its best—straight from the pages of the Bible. As part of the 2:52 Soul Gear™ collection, these high-energy, fast-moving stories will encourage boys in their quest to be smarter, stronger, deeper, and cooler as they develop into young men of God."

About the Author

Growing up, Rick Osborne really liked Superman. Superman did what was right, he did cool things that other people couldn't do, and he never quit. The Bible is full of great Superman-type stories where God helps good guys battle evil guys with his awesome supernatural help. By telling these stories, Rick loves to help boys see the real-life superhero that God wants each of them to be. Rick lives with his family up north in Canada, closer to where Superman built his fortress.

Marnie Wooding has written over a dozen books and is pleased to be a Zonderkidz author. She is a screenwriter and story editor for both film and television, and is currently a founding partner in a motion picture development company. She lives with her family in the beautiful coastal foothills of Vancouver, Canada.

Ed Strauss lives in British Columbia, Canada, with his wife and three tween-aged children. Ed is a freelance writer with a passion for Biblical apologetics and fantasy fiction. Apart from writing, Ed enjoys biking and exploring nature.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Zonderkidz (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310703239
• ISBN-13: 978-0310703235
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #56 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Religions > Fiction > General
  • #83 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Religions > Christianity > Bible

More About the Author

Rick Osborne is a best-selling author and speaker committed to encouraging, helping and equipping Christian parents to raise their kids God's way.

For the last 20 years he's been teaching Christian parents how to get the job done through his books and seminars.

The parenting books that he has written or co written include Focus On The Family's Parent's Guide To The Spiritual Development of Children, which he co wrote with Dr. John Trent and Kurt Bruner. His parenting books have been well received!

Rick's approach has always been to not only teach parents but also to equip them. So he has also produced, written and/or co written many award winning and best selling tools that help parents teach God's Word to their kids. Each of these tools was designed specifically to help parents in a different aspect of their task.

He has written and/or co-written over 46 books and been part of the development of over 100 other church and parenting tools, books and programs, all dedicated to raising children God's way.

Rick has worked with Focus on The Family, Dr. John Trent, Larry Burkett, Josh McDowell, Campus Crusade For Christ and many others.

He, his programs and/or resources have been featured on pretty much every major Christian radio and television show and magazine that deals with parenting.

His Story of Jesus presentation book, The Most Important Story Ever Told, has had over 50 million copies distributed worldwide in 110 different languages.

Rick is currently working on Partnering With Parents, a Children's Church and Parenting program that puts home and church together in a Biblical partnership. He's also now online where he can encourage, help and equip more Christian parents everyday. rick-osborne.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Action packed book with get your boy interested in the Bible, October 26, 2004

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Lisa M. Hendey "Mom, Blogger, Podcaster, Author" (Fresno, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bible Wars & Weapons (Paperback)

Part of Zonderkids exciting new 252 series, this book approaches Bible knowledge in a way that will appeal to boys between the ages of 7 and 13. Filled with action and interesting pictures, the book profiles the wars, battles and weapons which fill the pages of the Bible. Special consideration is given to a unique battle - the battle between good and evil.

Our children's reviewer at CatholicMom.com kids reviews gave this book a ranking of four stars, stating "Hot Pursuit. Battle Cries. Secret Plans. The Thunder of Chariots. What could be more exciting to a boy? In this book, boys can find out about all the adventure in the Bible. If your chld thinks that the Bible is just a boring book of people wanting to be holy, this will prove them wrong. Action packed illustrations and maps along with easy-to-read stories show children battles like the Siege of Jericho and the Battle of Ai. Also, this book covers a different kind of war: the fight between God and the devil whenever you have to make a hard decision. This book encourages you to "Get Smarter, Stronger, Deeper, and Cooler" in your faith. In short: buy this book for your action-craving child."

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Tries too hard to be cool, January 6, 2007

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Monika Plume (Cincinnati OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bible Wars & Weapons (Paperback)

I bought this because I like the idea of books about the Bible that appeal to boys instead of Christianity always being about the soft, gentle side of things. I read one page of it to my son and got rid of it. The whole demeanor of it is just trying too hard to be cool and conversational, at the expense of something real and interesting and meaningful. It's not that I have a problem with people doing something fun with books about the Bible (check out Hey! That's Not What the Bible Says! and Mike Thaler's excellent series), there just isn't much substance here.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good series!, July 13, 2011

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busyinbville - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bible Wars & Weapons (Paperback)

This is a great way for my son to learn more about the Bible. He likes it a lot!