The Catholic Bible in Pictures

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EDITED BY The Right Reverend Monsignor DANTE Del FIORENTINO
N THIS remarkable book, the Bible comes to life before your very eyes. The wonderful events and the great in-spiring stories of the Old and New Testa-ments are portrayed in over 1,000 clear, reverent pictures that everyone will understand and enjoy. The illustrations are vibrant with action and realism so that each story becomes a dramatic and moving experience which you will long remember
If you wish to really appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the Bible or intro-duce a child to it, here is the ideál way to begin. The book offers you the Bible Story in three parts. The first, based upon the Gospels, shows you the Life of Out Lord. Faithful picture after picture de-picts the miraculous events in Bethlehem, Jesus the Carpenter, His mission and wondrous deeds, and His eternal teach-ings by the laké, on the hillside and in the city streets of old Palestine. The familiar people of long ago... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Zhc
Catkolic Mle
ín Píctures
EDITED BY The Right Reverend Monsignor DANTE Del FIORENTINO
N THIS remarkable book, the Bible comes to life before your very eyes. The wonderful events and the great in-spiring stories of the Old and New Testa-ments are portrayed in over 1,000 clear, reverent pictures that everyone will understand and enjoy. The illustrations are vibrant with action and realism so that each story becomes a dramatic and moving experience which you will long remember
If you wish to really appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the Bible or intro-duce a child to it, here is the ideál way to begin. The book offers you the Bible Story in three parts. The first, based upon the Gospels, shows you the Life of Out Lord. Faithful picture after picture de-picts the miraculous events in Bethlehem, Jesus the Carpenter, His mission and wondrous deeds, and His eternal teach-ings by the laké, on the hillside and in the city streets of old Palestine. The familiar people of long ago will seem to live and breathe and move before you as they reénact the greatest drama in the history of the world!
Next you will see unfold before your eyes the Story oí His People, as the Old Testament telis it. From the Creation
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down to the fali of the Temple of Jeru-salem, you will be an eyewitness to mighty, heart-stirring spectacles: the Garden of Eden, Noe's Ark, Joseph and Pharao, the Israelites crossing the Red Sea, Sámson and Dalila, Dávid and Solomon, Dániel, Queen Esther, Ruth — all these golden names and others that have rung through the ages take on form, color and reality in the enthralling, sym-pathetic picture stories shown in this book as upon a panoramic screen.
As fascinating as all the rest, is the authentic and superb pictorial presenta-tion of the Beginnings of the Church as related in the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles. You go voyaging in many strange, ancient lands with Peter and Paul, Luké, Matthew, Mark and John and you watch their courage and faith carry them through many perils to final glorious victory for Christ, and the Church
No pains have been spared to make this handsome book worthy of its unique subject. The text is based on the latest edition of the Bible prepared by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. Eleven well-known artists prepared the one thousand illustrations with reverence and sympathy and these were all verified by Bible experts for historical accuracy.
A distinguished scholar and author, the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Dante Del Fiorentino served as editor. Church leaders, scholars and laymen have acclaimed the book as faithful to the great religious heritage of the Catholic Church and recommend it for reading in Catholic homes and schools.
320 Pages 1,000 Black and White Illustrations 9 Full Color Pages '
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