Stories narrated by Archbishop Desmond Tutu—YouTube preview: http://youtu.be/utk6ihpapf4
Archbishop Tutu, Seattle, WA 2011:http://tinyurl.com/6rgnv9w
Children of God, Storybook Bible, Deluxe Slip-cover Edition includes Complete Book and Audio CD’s, by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Zondervan, 2010, Ages 4 and up, 128 Pages, ISBN-13: 978-031071912, $18.99
Archbishop Tutu’s internationally acclaimed storybook Bible for children contains more than fifty much-loved Bible stories that teach God’s love, peace and forgiveness from an international perspective. He captures Bible characters, their dramas and emotions in exquisite detail, from the Creation story in Genesis, to God’s promise of a New Earth in Revelation and many other stories in between.
Some of the finest artists from South Africa, the UK, Russia, France, the Netherlands, Argentina, USA Italy, China and Vietnam contributed colorful, stunning illustrations portrayed in the style and viewpoint of their unique cultures; which truly makes this an international, global Bible.
Each two-page story includes the Bible chapter reference and stories end with simple, brief prayers. Archbishop Tutu reads each Bible story on the two enclosed CD’s in a subtle accent, with appropriate music and realistic sound effects.
This storybook compilation teaches children around the world of God’s love and God’s desire for all people to love one another forgive one another and live in peace. The original book, included in this interactive collector gift edition, was named best Children’s Religious Book from the 2011 International Book Award.
After reviewing the illustrations and text I could see the Archbishop took artistic license with some of the stories, which means some of the illustrations and stories aren’t accurate representations of the Bible.
However, it must be remembered the Archbishop doesn’t believe the Bible is the literal Word of God. He says, "You have to understand that the Bible is really a library of books and it has different categories of material," he said. "There are certain parts which you have to say no to.”
http://www.answers.com/topic/desmond-tutu There, the Archbishop and I disagree.
With that in mind, the captivating illustrations and stories are useful to teach youngsters Bible stories as long as the teacher knows the Bible and can explain the inaccuracies, many of them subtle, when they’re found.
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