Do you want to understand why the Bible consistently attracts people of different ages, education, and viewpoints?
This edition briefly yet fully recounts the main events, characters, and their relationship with God—from the Old Testament to the New.
The Bible is the sacred book of Christianity. You can begin to get acquainted with it at any time: there is no “too early” and no “too late.” The very desire to understand what explains the enduring interest in the Book of books among many generations of readers—people of the most varied ages, education levels, social positions, and worldviews—already provides a convincing reason to open it. The mind’s search for truth often leads a person to God, and through the lines of Sacred Scripture the Lord speaks to him.
In this edition, key biblical events and episodes are presented in concise but meaningful retellings, along with succinct, vivid portraits of the main characters of the Old and New Testaments—their actions and their relationships with God. The book will be a reliable guide for everyone who wants to discover the Christian sacredness and touch the treasures of its spiritual wisdom. Vivid illustrations accompanying the account of the most important stages of Sacred History help readers understand the content of Scripture more easily and make reading truly engaging for those who are only just beginning their journey into the sacred world of the Christian faith, founded on divinely inspired texts.
Begin to study the Bible: as the great teachers of Christianity said, it is an opportunity for personal communication with God—here and now.