The World Jesus Knew

By Marc Olson, Jemima Maybank (illustrator),

Book cover of The World Jesus Knew: A Curious Kid's Guide to Life in the First Century

Book description

Jesus often told stories using everyday objects to help his listeners understand life with God. But for most of us, the deep imagery and meaning behind those objects has been lost to history. This book helps kids discover the world Jesus lived in through maps, charts, graphs, and other infographic…

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Why read it?

1 author picked The World Jesus Knew as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

If your kid is curious and loves to know wild, random facts, this is the book for you.

This book is chock-full of interesting, obscure details about life in the 1st century. This book not only teaches kids what the world was like when Jesus was alive, but it increases their engagement with their faith. It’s fun, silly, and you’ll need more than one copy if you have multiple kids, because they’ll inevitably fight over it, just like mine.

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