The Gospel Story Bible: Discovering Jesus in the Old and New Testaments

I love the Bible study type of this book and bought it for my grandchildren. I’m so happy to buy it!

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We had been reading the same kids Bible put out by Zondervan. We'd gone through it so many times that it was falling to pieces, so I viewed it as an opportunity to try something new out with my kids. They now love this one just as much as the Zondervan Jesus Story Book Bible!

The last paragraph makes the connection! After giving a very typical summary of verses in kid language, the author explains how the story shows God’s character, our character or the way Jesus made the bridge between God and us. I really liked the uniqueness here.

Fantastic gospel-centered, truly biblical story bible. We are delighted to use this book to aid in teaching our children the scriptures.
We got this about 8 months ago and have been going through it with our kids nearly every day. We try to take care of it yet sadly the binding is already falling apart and the pages are separating. I don't see us being able to repair it nor would it be worth it to get it rebound. This book would be 5 star all around if the paper and binding were higher quality.

I really liked this children's version of the Bible. I like that it has more stories in it than most children's Bibles. My kids are currently 2 & 4, and I think they might be a little too young for this version, but I am excited to read it with them when they are a bit older. I am also excited to read the Old and New Testament devotionals that go with this Bible.

This is awesome material to do with your family or a children’s group. This helps them know the story of the gospel throughout the who bible. Highly recommend!

Excellent children's Bible storybook! I like the fact that it covers the epistles and goes all the way to Revelation. My only complaint is that some of the color combinations are hard to read. The questions are a little too old for a toddler, but we'll read this again when she's older.

Just finished reading this aloud to my kiddos-- I appreciated how the author tried to tie every story to our salvation through Christ. However, there were times when this felt a bit repetitive.

4.5 stars. Very good, even if the last 20% or so of the book was a bit challenging and abstract for our oldest kids (4 and 6) with its lack of narrative and focus on the content of the NT letters. One of the best story-bibles we've read.

I bought this for my daughter and family years ago with the Long Story Short. I have the Old Story New , and added this Gospel Story Bible to my reading! I love this authors work, and this is a real Blessing how God is using Marty to help us have a better understanding of God’s story and plan!

Absolutely loved this story Bible! It was engaging and true to scripture, didn't shy away from addressing sin and hard topics. Always brought each story back to the gospel. So lovely!

This has been fantastic to read with my kids over brekky each morning. They're 6 and 8 years old, and the reading level is probably bordering on too high for them... but still, the pictures and simple questions have helped us engage with the gospel and the Bible each day. Highly recommended.

This is by far our favorite devotional bible to read to our kids. Great in theology, christology, and biblical theology

Love this Bible story book . The text and illustrations are fantastic!!

Very happy with this book. We read a story a day for some summer curriculum we are using. Pictures are very colorful. Stories are a good length. Doesn't shy away from hard issues. And there are questions at the end of each story to lead in discussion.

It may be a children's book, but beautiful for adults to read too

We bought this in addition to the Jesus Story Book Bible (JSBB) to read to our daughter. She's still an infant and it's basically just to continue the practice of daily reading to her from the Bible. The JSBB only took us 2 months to go through and I dont want to read the same stories 6x a year. This I felt was a good addition and I remembered loving it after reading stories during a Sunday School class. We are enjoying it so far. I am looking forward to reading from it and being able to ask the accompanying questions. I can't speak to what age it is for because everything is too much for our current child, but I feel like I am learning from it as an adult. I also like how it is written and that the scripture each story is from is displayed on the pages.

I like the idea of this but my kids are too old for this style. I wished they showed the inside of the book.

This is such a little cute book to share with the little ones in your family. I read it to my little sisters whenever I go back home, and my little sister who has autism and intellectual disability kept saying "Jesus" and I wasn't positive if that's what she's really saying because she makes a lot of random noise and says random words. Then she went to grab the book and that's when I realized she said Jesus. Y'all this is a great book to read to the little. They can easily associate it to Jesus Christ!

Great Bible to follow Jesus Storybook Bible. My oldest is 5 and I think we had been through Jesus Storybook Bible 5 times or more starting when he was almost 3. This Bible is a touch too meaty for him but perfect for explaining and pushing him to focus and perfect to grow into over the next few years.

We use in our kids program at church, but I ordered one for myself. I love the way the stories are laid out and the pictures are beautiful and vibrant.

I was reading the Jesus Storybook Bible to my kids and we have loved it. However, after reading through it several times, I wanted to get something that was still in a story format, but "meatier". The Gospel Story Bible fits the bill for just that. The stories are well written, although not quite as "fun". The ground of the Bible covered by this book is significant. I'm enjoying the stories and the questions that go with them. Also, I tried reading straight out of a bible (NIV Reader's Edition), but my 4&5 y/o kids become disinterested very quickly and they were not getting much out of it. This book is a good stepping stone. I bought this for my 6 and 8 year old boys and they love it. We read a story at night but I frequently catch them reading it at other times too.

My kids and I really enjoy this bible. We love the story book bible too, this one is just a little more advanced and for kids a little older (5+ i would say). It has more stories and goes into greater detail. The best part is that the last paragraph of each story explains how it relates, points toward and is fulfilled in Jesus. Awesome!

We use this EVERY night before our kids go to bed. It does an excellent job of going a little deeper than the average children's Bible, and it's even been very good for me (dad). I'd recommend this to any family that wants their children to gain a greater understanding of the awesome God we serve and how all of the Old & New testament points to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and salvation through faith in Him.

We bought this in addition to the Jesus Story Book Bible (JSBB) to read to our daughter. She's still an infant and it's basically just to continue the practice of daily reading to her from the Bible. The JSBB only took us 2 months to go through and I dont want to read the same stories 6x a year. This I felt was a good addition and I remembered loving it after reading stories during a Sunday School class. We are enjoying it so far. I am looking forward to reading from it and being able to ask the accompanying questions. I can't speak to what age it is for because everything is too much for our current child, but I feel like I am learning from it as an adult. I also like how it is written and that the scripture each story is from is displayed on the pages.

Our family loves this Bible!! We wanted something that had more Scripture than our other kidÕs Bible, and this has been wonderful! ItÕs a little much for our Preschooler, but we bought it with our Kindergartner in mind because she was ready for more detail and depth, which this has supplied. ItÕs not an ÒanimatedÓ recount, but it is accurate, applicable, and there are so many stories! None of us particularly like the illustrations, but at the same time, we appreciate how theyÕre abstract because we think it helps set it apart from other fictional stories but still gives kids a visual tto help them remember and understand the story. My favorite aspect of this book is how the Old and New Testament is referenced in each story. It gives a micro and macro picture of the Bible, like another popular kidÕs Bible, but is much more Scripturally accurate and applicable. WeÕve enjoyed it as much as our kids!

I read to my 3 and 5 year old, but I think they will get more out of it in a couple years.