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I L L U S T R A T E D FAMILY BI BL E London, New York, Melbourne, Munich, and Delhi Senior Art Editor Sheila Collins Project Editor Steven Carton Managing Art Editor Diane Peyton Jones Managing Editor Linda Esposito Category Publisher Laura Buller U.S. Senior Editor Rebecca Warren Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf Associate Publishing Director Liz Wheeler Art Director Phil Ormerod Pre-Production Producer Lucy Sims Senior Producer Gemma Sharpe Jacket Designer Natasha Rees Jacket Editor Manisha Majithia Picture Researcher Nic Dean Old Testament Consultant Dr. Jean-Marc Herimerdinger New Testament Consultant Dr. Steve Motyer Historical Consultant Dr. Philip Parker DK India Senior Art Editor Anjana Nair Art Editor Nidhi Mehra, Priyanka Singh, Swati Katyal, Devan Das Assistant Art Editor Gazal Roongta, Ankita Mukherjee, Aanchal Singhal, Payal Rosalind Malik, Namita Managing Art Editor Arunesh Talapatra Production Manager Pankaj Sharma DTP Manager/CTS Balwant Singh DTP Designers Bimlesh Tiwary, Vishal Bhatia, Arjinder Singh, Neeraj Bhatia, Mohammad Usman Picture Researcher Surya Sankash Sarangi First American edition, 2013 Published in the United States by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 Penguin Group (UK) 13 14 15 16 17 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001 – 187004 – Mar/2013 Copyright © Dorling Kindersley Limited. Text copyright (Bible stories) © Sally Tagholm 2008 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: 978-1-4654-0250-9 Printed and bound by Hung Hing, China Discover more at www.dk.com 2 I L L U S T R A T E D FAMILY BI BL E Stories retold by All other text by Sally Tagholm Andrea Mills Illustrations by Julian De Narvaez 3 Contents Contents Jacob’s Return .............................................48 Joseph’s Dreams .........................................50 Joseph the Slave .........................................52 Pharaoh’s Dreams ......................................54 Photo: The pharaoh ....................................56 Joseph the Governor .................................58 The Silver Cup .............................................60 Moses in the Bulrushes ............................62 Moses is Called by God ...........................64 Moses Warns Pharaoh .............................66 The Plagues of Egypt ...............................68 The Tenth Plague .......................................70 The Books of the Bible .......................8 The Crossing of the Red Sea .................72 The Covenants ......................................10 God Provides ...............................................74 Lands of the Bible ...............................12 Moses Receives God’s Laws ..................77 Isaac and Rebekah The Old Testament ............................14 The Golden Calf .........................................80 Introduction ............................................16 Balaam’s Donkey ........................................82 The Creation ................................................18 The Garden of Eden .................................20 Cain and Abel ..............................................22 Noah and the Flood ..................................23 The Tower of Babel...................................26 Abram’s Journey .........................................28 Abram’s Two Sons .....................................30 Sodom and Gomorrah .............................32 The Sacrifice of Isaac ..............................36 Isaac and Rebekah .....................................38 Esau and Jacob ...........................................40 Jacob’s Ladder ............................................42 Jacob and Rachel .......................................44 Ancient jar used Jacob’s Wedding .........................................45 to store oil 4 Contents The Promised Land ...................................84 Saul Turns Against David .....................114 Photo: Jericho ................................................86 David the Outlaw.....................................116 Rahab and the Spies ..................................88 The Death of Saul ...................................118 The Battle of Jericho ................................90 David is King .............................................120 The Call of Gideon ....................................92 Photo: The City of David ........................122 Samson and the Lion ................................94 David and Bathsheba .............................124 Samson and Delilah ..................................97 Absalom’s Rebellion ...............................126 Samson in the Temple ..............................99 King Solomon’s Wisdom ......................128 Ruth and Naomi.......................................100 Solomon’s Temple ...................................130 Samuel is Called to Serve God ...........102 The Queen of Sheba .............................132 The Ark is Captured ...............................104 Photo: Camel trains ...................................134 Saul, King of the Israelites ...................106 Elijah in the Wilderness ........................136 Saul’s Downfall .........................................108 Elijah and the Prophets of Baal .........138 Absalom’s long hair gets God Chooses David ...............................110 Naboth’s Vineyard ...................................140 caught in a tree David and Goliath ...................................112 Elijah’s Final Journey ............................142 Elisha and the Woman of Shunem ..144 Elisha and Naaman.................................146 The Prophet Isaiah ................................148 Hezekiah’s Gold .......................................149 Josiah and the Scroll of the Law .......150 Jeremiah and the Potter’s Wheel .......152 The Israelites in Captivity ....................154 The Golden Statue .................................156 Belshazzar’s Feast ...................................159 Daniel and the Lions ..............................160 Esther Becomes Queen ........................162 Esther Saves her People ........................164 Photo: Susa .................................................166 The Rebuilding of Jerusalem ..............168 Jonah and the Big Fish ....................170 Decorative box used for The Book of Psalms ..............................172 keeping special Shabbat spices 5 Contents The New Testament ........................174 Introduction .........................................176 The three A Son for Zechariah ...............................178 Wise Men An Angel Appears to Mary ..................180 The Birth of John ....................................182 Jesus is Born .............................................184 The Shepherds’ Visit ..............................186 The Presentation in the Temple .........188 The Wise Men ..........................................190 The Flight into Egypt .............................192 Jesus is Found in the Temple ..............194 John Baptizes Jesus ................................196 The Temptations in the Wilderness 198 Jesus Calls his Disciples ........................200 The Marriage Feast of Cana ..............202 The Sermon on the Mount ..................204 Photo: Goat herder ....................................206 Healing the Sick .......................................208 The Centurion’s Servant .......................210 Jairus’s Daughter .....................................214 Jesus Calms the Storm .........................212 The Sower ..................................................216 The Possessed Man ..............................213 The Death of John the Baptist ...........218 The Feeding of the Five Thousand ..220 Photo: The Sea of Galilee .......................222 Jesus Walks on the Water ....................224 The Good Samaritan .............................226 The Transfiguration ................................228 Mary, Martha, and Lazarus ..................230 Lost and Found ........................................233 Judas The Prodigal Son .....................................234 betrays Jesus The Unmerciful Servant .......................236 Lazarus and the Rich Man ..................238 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector .239 Jesus and the Children ..........................240 The Rich Young Man .............................241 Zacchaeus the Tax Collector ..............242 Contents Doubting Thomas ...................................273 The Last Breakfast ..................................274 Jesus is Taken up to Heaven ...............276 Tongues of Fire ........................................278 Peter the Healer .......................................280 Saul’s Journey to Damascus ...............282 Peter and Cornelius ................................284 Peter in Prison ..........................................286 The Adventures of Paul ........................288 Paul is Arrested ........................................292 Photo: The Theatre of Ephesus ..............294 Paul’s Journey to Rome ........................296 Paul’s Letters .............................................298 The Book of Revelation ........................300 People of the Old Testament ..............302 People of the New Testament ............308 Index ............................................................312 The Wedding Feast ...............................244 Acknowledgements ................................320 Terracotta The Wise and Foolish Maidens..........245 amphora, used to store wine The Parable of the Talents ..................246 Jesus Enters Jerusalem .........................248 Jesus and the Temple Traders ............250 Photo: Market .............................................252 Judas’s Betrayal ........................................254 Preparing for the Passover ...................256 The Last Supper ......................................258 The Garden of Gethsemane ...............260 Photo: The Garden of Gethsemane.......262 Roman gladius (short sword) Peter’s Denial ............................................264 Jesus and the Sanhedrin .......................266 Jesus and Pontius Pilate ........................267 Jesus is Crucified .....................................268 The Resurrection .....................................270 The Road to Emmaus ...........................272 7 The Books of the Bible The Books of the Bible Translated into more than 2,000 languages, the Bible is the most read book in the history of the western world. Its name comes from “biblia,” the Greek for “books,” because the Bible consists of 66 books. These are the sacred texts of Judaism and Two Testaments The Bible is divided into two Christianity, telling the story of God and His people. “testaments,” a translation of the Hebrew word for “covenant” (an agreement between God and His people). The Old Unearthing scriptures Testament (above) is the Artifacts of great religious story of the Israelites and importance have been their relationship with God. discovered by archaeologists. The New Testament details Among them are the Dead the life of Jesus and the Sea Scrolls, which contain early spread of Christianity. parts of the Old Testament and other religious texts from as early as the 3rd century BCE. Almost 1,000 scriptures were found in caves at Qumran, on the West Bank (left). Authors of the Bible Not all of the authors are known. The books were written over 16 centuries and many do not mention an author’s name. The Book of Isaiah may have been written by the prophet himself (left), but some think it was written and edited by more than one person. Link between the Testaments Many Christians believe that the Old Testament predicts the coming of Jesus. One example is Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey, which fulfills a prophecy that foretells the coming of the Messiah. 8
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