Status
Available
Local notes
921 JES
Collection
Genres
Publication
Grosset & Dunlap (2015), Edition: Dgs, 105 pages
Description
"This fascinating addition to our best-selling Who Was...? series does not settle questions of theology. Instead, it presents young readers with a biography that covers what is known historically about Jesus and places in his life in the context of his world when Jerusalem was part of the Roman Empire. In an even-handed and easy-to-read narrative, this title--illustrated with eighty black-and-white drawings--also explains the early origins of Christianity and how it became a major religion"--
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
105 p.; 5.31 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member mfurth1
This was actually a very interesting book. Growing up Catholic, I am very aware of who Jesus is and what he did, but this book brings that information to children in a more condensed, yet accurate way. I really liked how there were maps and pictures to help emphasize where Jesus lived and what he
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looked like. I also really liked how there was a timeline in the back of the book that linked to other things that were happening in the world at that time. The third thing I really liked was how accurate to the New Testament this book was. You can definately tell that Ellen Morgan did her research when she wrote this book. The main theme of the book was Jesus and his life. Show Less
LibraryThing member Lake_Oswego_UCC
Who was Jesus? A Jewish boy born two thousand years ago? A preacher put to death for his teachers? The man who Christians believe is the son of God? All of the above! Find out more in this illustrated book.
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Lexile
640L
Pages
105