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The NKJV Children's Story Bible

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This has to rank with one of the more profound blunders in Bible publishing history. The central message of Christianity and the Bible is the cross of Jesus Christ. The central event in history is the cross of Jesus Christ. Without the cross you have no gospel and you have no Christianity. So why would a respected Christian publisher like Thomas Nelson omit the story of the cross in this Bible? I am dumbfounded. This Bible does contain the account of Jesus' resurrection, but without the cross there is no context in which to understand the resurrection. My children will not be reading this cross-less Bible.

I purchased this book to introduce our children to reading the Bible on his/her own. I really like the format of the book. It has a theme verse, uses Bible verses to tell the stories and concludes with questions. However, when looking through the book, one thing stood out to me. The story of the cross is not included. It tells the stories of the Last Supper and the resurrection only. It also does not include the story of the Passover and Abraham and Isaac. It contains such stories as Josiah and Nebuchadnezzar eating grass. The story of the cross is the heart of the Gospel. This is why I have given the book a low rating.

We love this Bible because 1) it uses actual scripture instead of the storybook paraphrasing that many of the children's Bible's use, 2) there is a memory verse at the beginning of each story, 3) the illustrations are very nicely done and help illustrate the story so that our children stay engaged, 4) there are good discussion questions at the end of each story. BUT I have to give this a low rating because the most important story--the Cross, the central message of the gospel--is missing! Why would they leave that passage out?

I'd love to see a second edition of this book with that story included. I would give it 5 stars.

Love the book for small time Bible lessons. The stories are actual text with a summary of parts, but these can be easily kick off points for parents.