The Action Bible

One of the things you have to do as a parent is to keep your kids in an age-appropriate Bible. For them to love the Word of God you need to give them: A Bible they understand. A Bible they can learn the discipline of reading alone A Bible that is comprehensive enough to paint a picture of the grand narrative of Scripture. My favorite Bible for kids 3-6 is the Jesus Storybook Bible. But what next? My friends at David C. Cook have many options they are the go-to Bibles for our house when our kids grow out of the Jesus Storybook Bible. They have three options for kids 5-13 that do a fantastic job of visually illustrating the Bible without sacrificing truth. The Action Storybook Bible invites families with children ages 8 and under to explore God’s redemptive story together. From the sleek and amazing creatures God created at the beginning of the world to the powerful kings who reigned over ancient Israel to Jesus’s gift of eternal life for you and your family—God has a beautiful and exciting plan for the world. Where do you fit into that plan? How are the truths found in God’s Word reflected in your life? The Action Bible presents 215 fast-paced narratives in chronological order, making it easier to follow the Bible’s historical flow—and reinforcing the build-up to its thrilling climax. The stories in The Action Bible communicate clearly and forcefully to contemporary readers. This compelling blend of clear writing plus dramatic images offers an appeal that crosses all age boundaries. Brazilian artist Sergio Cariello has created attention-holding illustrations marked by rich coloring, dramatic shading and lighting, bold and energetic designs, and emotionally charged figures. Let this epic rendition draw you into all the excitement of the world’s most awesome story. The NIV Action Study Bible helps preteens build a strong foundation of faith to last a lifetime. For fans of The Action Bible® who want to go beyond the pictures and deeper into God’s redemptive story, The NIV Action Study Bible is a full-text study Bible that takes preteens (ages 9 and up) further into the heart of God’s Word and connects His timeless truth to their lives today. The Action Bible has introduced millions of kids to the stories in the Bible with its dramatic comic-book-style illustrations. Now they can go deeper with The NIV Action Study Bible. Designed to encourage a stronger connection with God, this essential study Bible includes the complete NIVÒ translation and brings preteens into the action with these features: What About This? Insights to tough questions about faith Unlock It! Who did what, when, where … and why it matters Guess It! Person, place, or thing? Guessing fun with five clues Find It! A distinct icon that appears whenever a story is included in The Action Bible Activate Reflection on Bible themes and how they apply to life today Ancient Archives Cultural history of ancient times—what were clothes, houses, weapons, food, celebrations, and traditions like? Experience the Drama Comic book artist Sergio Cariello’s dramatic illustrations capture the imagination and transport readers to another time. Forty full-color illustrated pages throughout the Bible and over two hundred in-text black and white illustrations. Plus book introductions, maps, a dictionary, concordance, and more. What I love about the people at David C. Cook is their desire to tell all the stories of the Bible to kids. They don't leave out the problematic passages but rather present them in a biblically faithful age-appropriate way. There is a philosophy in the kid's ministry world that says all the Bible is not appropriate for kids. I disagree. All of the Bible is appropriate for kids and yet HOW you teach them those difficult passages matters. The folks at Cook have a passion for the gospel and for kids understanding and living the Bible. If you have a child between the years of 7 and 13, please head over to Amazon and pick up an appropriate version of the Action Bible for you kids today.

✏️ Quick thoughts to supplement my video demonstration. 📍 Are there enough stories? Incredible number of stories (over 200)--this thing is THICK and solid. I'm surprised this isn't a $50-70 book. 📍 Message content: Is it accurate? I liken this Bible to "The Message," in that it's a paraphrase. Really I am ashamed there are some who claim this Bible "isn't detailed" enough or doesn't represent the Bible... that's because it's not the Bible. Similar to the Sistine Chapel, it explains Biblical truths in an engaging, dramatic, and artistic way that is relevant to our culture's art-form (i.e. graphic novels). In the same way it would be unfair to see the Sistine Chapel and complain how Michelangelo painted Cane and Able in the nude. It's an artistic interpretation. But yes, it can and will definitely get people closer to God, in the same way our great Christian artists move and inspire people towards God using their artistic talents. That said, it's not a replacement for the Bible. But an awesome tool nonetheless. Get it! 📍 Are the illustrations to graphic? No, they're tastefully done. Actually considering the Bible's rather violent history, there should be a lot more blood. But there's not. I'd rate this PG depending on the maturity of your child and his/her understanding of Biblical text. 📍 Who's this for? I'm 29 years old (Theology Major too), and I love it. Perfect for teenagers or kids you're looking to get hooked on Biblical studies. Buy several and give them away as gifts! 📍 Bottom line: would I recommend this product to one of my friends? 👍 Yes, absolutely.

Finally! A graphic novel worthy of carrying the story of the Bible! Illustrated by Sergio Cariello, The Action Bible brings to life stories of the Bible from cover to cover. Starting with creation and ends in the book of Revelation, every page is filled with the dialogue and dynamic stories of the Bible. Everything from Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the Ark, Abraham and Isaac, Joseph sold into Egypt, Moses and Exodus, the battles of Joshua, the story of David from Shepherd to King & beyond, Elijah and Elisha, Daniel in the Lion's den, The exiles, Esther, Erza, Haggai, Zachariah.... The detailed combination of the four Gospels, the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, the crucifixion, the resurrection, and the new church that is born based on the book of Acts and the letters of the apostles, and the Revelations according to John.... It's all here in this amazing beautifully graphically illustrated book. It rivals the artwork of any world class superhero graphic novel. Why settle for modern-day imitators when you can have the original heroes the world has ever seen in full color illustration in this beautiful graphic Bible! As a retired artist and illustrator, and having worked in comics before, I can attest that this book is highly professionally done both visually and in written content. While the stories are somewhat compressed, they cut right to the chase and the most important values brought forth in the Bible. I wish that when I was younger I had this Bible in my hands. My first inspiration was from a book called, "Miriam's big book of Bible stories". There were beautiful illustrations but not nearly as intense or as amazing as those presented in this book. By comparison that book doesn't compared to this amazing assemblage of biblical stories and resource. You don't need to be a child or a young kid to enjoy it! I bought it for myself and I'm happy I did it! Speaking of young kids, bloodshed and violence are minimized and the dreaded aspects of war are not highlighted as with so many other graphic novels. Death and destruction are not accentuated although not entirely avoided. The stories that are too complex for a young mind, (like incest, rape, murder, etc.) are entirely skipped or minimized so as to keep the overall positive message flowing. The moral values come through without being overtly obvious. The back cover shows a printed price of $29.99 and the book is listed as juvenile nonfiction. I first saw this book at Hobby Lobby. However I discovered Amazon had the same book for a few dollars less than Hobby Lobby which listed it for a lot less then the back cover price. I think the book is an excellent book! The only drawback I discovered is after I took it out of its cellophane wrapping, a few of the pages in the front of the book began to crinkle. The book has not been near dampness or touched by water or anything that would cause this crinkling. I can only assume it was packaged before the inks on the printed page has had complete time to dry. Other than that I couldn't see anything in terms of the books quality to bring to light. There is a dedication page in the front where you can fill out who it is presented to and who it is from along with the date. There is also a table of contents in the front of the book listing the scriptures and the title of the events in the illustrations. Every action packed page of the illustrations are listed in the back of the book as an index. Every scripture referenced in every page number is also given. There is a small humble Bio of Sergio Cariello in the back of the book. The artist worked for marvel comics and DC comics. No wonder you are getting the world-class best action and dynamic illustrations you could ever get for a Bible!

This is definitely the best kids' retelling of the Bible I have tried, by far. Many have a lot of moralizing exposition which detracts from the narrative and is unfaithful to the text. This isn't free from that, but it's far closer to a straight-up retelling than the majority. The pictures are good, and the story-telling is clear, fast, gripping. There are small anachronisms (e.g. we are told that God made Adam and Eve with immortal souls, which isn't in the original and isn't in keeping with the time the text was produced -- never mind, historical accuracy is obviously not the main goal here), but there are also plenty of things this version gets right (e.g. it doesn't suggest that the Fall was Eve's fault because she was a woman). Lots of interpretation is added in (e.g. to make God's favoring of Abel's sacrifice make sense -- in the original the favoritism is not explained at all); but the interpretation is mostly pretty tasteful, relatively speaking. I find myself editing only a little while reading aloud, e.g. I draw the line at saying that everybody killed in the Flood was "evil" as if from a position of narrative authority; but I feel the need to do this kind of thing much less with the Action Bible than others I've tried. It also makes the stories go fast enough and clearly enough that it is a real page-turner. Everybody in my house has enjoyed it. I got this originally for my then-7 year old daughter, who has read it several times. She is now 11 and knows the main Bible-story canon far better than many of her church-going or shul-going peers. Her younger sisters, age 5 and 6, have been interested in having me read it aloud for them; I read the story of Job to them this morning (and cried...), and the kids were begging for another story after it; the eleven year old doesn't want to share, so I am getting another copy. I should also note that I am an atheist. I'm very happy to have my kids know the Bible, because it is such an important, fascinating and influential amalgam of literary/ historical texts.

The Bottomline for the Action Bible is that my son and daughter now show the same enthusiasm for reading this Bible as they had for comic books. The graphics are super; they are on par with the best graphic comic books. The writing also incorporates action-oriented writing in the comic book genre into the Biblical narrative. The writing and graphics bring the Bible to life in a way that is unique to the Action Bible. For some background...I am an Anglican Priest who has studied Hebrew and Greek and references various Biblical translations in my studies, and I am thrilled with the Action Bible as a new approach to introducing my kids to God's Story. Obviously, this is no replacement for literal translations and interpretations of Scripture; however, it is not merely for fun either. This presents the Biblical narrative in a unique and awe-inspiring light. The Action Bible creates a fast-paced exciting tone that grips readers and draws them into the action of the stories, miracles, struggles, triumphs, failures and life of Christ and the church. It opens the door to conversations about the Bible and its teachings that allow parents to set the context and meaning of God's story and its message to young readers. Personally, I think the Action Bible has a greater draw to youths than traditional super-hero comics; it serves as an added resource for discipleship and as a tool for building relationships with children.

Until I found this book on Amazon, I didn't know they made comic book Bibles. I looked at a couple other Bibles and decided on this one based on the Look Inside function. When it arrived, I unwrapped it to write an inscription on the inside for my nephew's 15th birthday and I leafed thru it and showed my husband. I am quite impressed with the artwork! And with the story context. As a 40-something year old adult, even I was drawn to the stories and the art. Each section is 1 to 3 pages long, perfect for today's youth and their shorter attention spans, and I was really drawn to it. I believe a child or teen who would never sit down and read the Bible would happily read this book, and probably more than once, and probably even share it with friends and peers. It's not the King James, certainly, but it gives basic Biblical concepts and stories in a format that will attract and keep the interest of its readers. The chapters and verses the stories reference are clearly marked at the top of each section so the reader can pull out the KJV or NIV and read more to find out what happens next. As for the one I bought, it's all wrapped in birthday paper and packed into a box to mail out of state, but I wish it wasn't! I would go read it from cover to cover right now. I hope my nephew will do the same.

I really like this book and how interactive it is with all the pictures. So far, my son hasn't put it down! He is 8 years old and recently asked for a "real Bible." I wanted to keep him interested in the Word, so I opted for this instead of a traditional Bible. He is learning so much and the stories are accurate while adding things here and there to make it "story-like." The only thing I wish is that some real Scripture verses and references were included but I do have to say, each story starts out with a title as says "based on ....." with the Scripture reference. So, we read some of the story from the Bible and then go through the "story" in the Action Bible. Overall, I really like that it has kept my son's attention and that he ASKS to read it together and we have a chance to explain the stories and the practical application behind each one.

My son got the Good and Evil comic book at his camp, which is similar to a black and white comic book version of some bible stories. I got this for him for christmas and have been so pleased with it! No ones discriptions can truely capture the amazing graphics in this bible! It is breathtaking! My son loves the format and literally disappears for hours reading his bible. This is exactly what you would like to have happen! It is not a complete bible, but I do love that they do some summary where the detail could confuse a child. For instance, the Book of Job is included, not in it's entire text, but in summary of the entire story! My son now can tell you who Job was, what happened to him and how he and his friends responded in the situations. (just fyi, the graphics in Job make your heart wrench for the horrible suffering he was enduring!) If the reason you are buying this is to fuel your child's interest in the Bible, to draw them in and engage them and make the Word of God relevant to thier life and understandable, this is the Bible you are looking for. If you are looking to stick to the whole text of the bible, than this may not be for you. It should be treated more as a supplement then. Another thing I would note is that because of some of the graphics, this probably isn't for a younger reader. My son is 10 and an avid reader, plus he is all boy. He has no trouble at all with understanding it!

My 9-year-old LOVED this and has read it cover to cover twice already. She's often bored by Bible stories she's 'heard a million times' but this Bible really changed her relationship with the scriptures and has allowed her to understand and connect with the stories in a totally new way. We all love the Action Bible and have recommended it to lots of friends!

I bought the action bible for my son who was 10 years old at the time. He likes comic books so I thought this would get his attention. I read it myself to make sure it is biblically accurate before giving it to him. It is in fact accurate but a little abridged when it comes to details behind some of the stories. For example it summarizes David’s journey from poetic God fearing shepherd to king of Israel. Touching all the major points but not getting to in depth on any of them. Overall I would recommend this bible for children ages 8-12. The artwork is intriguing and lends to the storytelling. Just the kind of thing to interest kids enough to enjoy reading it.

Ho cercato una Bibbia in stile Graphic Novel a lungo, ma alla fine sono giunto a questa opera impressionante realizzata con estrema cura da Sergio Cariello. I disegni sono fantastici e curatissimi in quanto cè la mano di Sergio Cariello che è un professionista del settore. L'Action Bible è davvero meritevole, anche se predilige la lingua inglese: ciò non rappresenta alcun problema (in quanto è di facile lettura / comprensione grazie ai disegni). Se pur la narrazione, le storie siano accelerate rispetto ovviamente alla Bibbia, questa opera consente di immedesimarsi nelle storie dei Ministri del Signore, Profeti, Amici del Signore oltre a descrivere la Vita del Signore Gesu' con semplicità e chiarezza. Mi sento di consigliarla a tutti visto e soprattutto di prendere in considerazione l'opera della KINGSTONE BIBLE che è davvero ampia. Sia la Kingstone che questa Action Bible sono validi approcci destinate a tutte le generazioni per far conoscere la storia del Signore e la Parola del Signore attraverso la rappresentazione grafica, rivivendo e studiando il passato - presente - futuro. Grazie per aver letto questa mia recensione.

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