LauraBeth475 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) I've found the Children of God Storybook Bible, but there have to be some that I'm missing. I know my oldest had a much longer one with realistic illustrations, but I can't remember the publisher. Edited June 10, 2017 by LauraBeth475 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Imo Jesus doesn't look white in the Picture Storybook Bible he is quite dark with brown hair and brown eyes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 You might like to have a look at DK bibles: https://www.dk.com/uk/9780241238998-the-illustrated-family-bible/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutterfish Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 We don't have a copy any more, but I'm pretty sure DK were rather more 'accurate' with skin colour. I'm surprised that any recent edition of children's bible would show Jesus as white, but I guess some publishers are so Euro-biased that historical/cultural accuracy isn't a priority. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 What do you mean by white? Semitic peoples are considered to be Caucasian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 The Rod and Staff Bible and Nurture Readers might fit for you. They don't portray Jesus at all which I really appreciate. We usually sharpie out Jesus in other books because they just seem a little too much like "graven images" to me. Jesus just seems better left to the imagination imho. The only issue with the drawings is that the good guys lack mustaches and the bad guys all have full beards. This is just a conservative Mennonite hangup. We just went through and added all our own pencil mustaches. Because of the way they're drawn they blend in well. I really appreciate the content. They go into good depth and don't shy away from "harder" passages. The stories are also treated in a sober manner. No cartoons, etc. They're also available quite inexpensively used. I also like the young ones can read them themselves. Sales pitch done. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 The Jesus Storybook Bible has all of its characters in non-white tones. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 What do you mean by white? Semitic peoples are considered to be Caucasian. I'm guessing she wants a more accurate representation of what Jesus probably looked like than this. ;) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 ^^^ good example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I'm guessing she wants a more accurate representation of what Jesus probably looked like than this. ;) I was thinking she meant non-blond, as in the Golden Bible - but I've also known of people who specifically wanted Jesus portrayed as black/African, or Asian. There are naive representations of Jesus looking all kinds of ways, and the link you gave here is an example of that. I don't have a problem with those, really - people generally haven't been interested in historicism in quite the way we are and may not have even had access to more accurate information, so they picture him as like themselves. What gets sticky, theologically, is when people deliberately want to portray him in a way that suggests he actually didn't have a real body of his own, as if he is just some archetype. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 What do you mean by white? Semitic peoples are considered to be Caucasian. I think it's safe to say she means white. How about Desmond Tutu's version? I'm assuming it's supposed to be Jesus on the cover. On the "look inside" Adam and Eve don't look white, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraBeth475 Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) Thank you all for the great suggestions! My kindergartener is going to use Desmond Tutu's version - the sample pages look lovely as well as diverse. I'm good with either historically accurate skin tones or the sort of idealized diversity that looks more like modern America. I just wanted my kids to see some alternatives to heavily Europeanized portrayals. My oldest had this one, which I liked: https://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Childrens-Illustrated-Bible-NAB-Graaf/dp/0882711970 Edited June 11, 2017 by LauraBeth475 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 I think it's safe to say she means white. How about Desmond Tutu's version? I'm assuming it's supposed to be Jesus on the cover. On the "look inside" Adam and Eve don't look white, too. Well, the OP clarified, but if I am understanding you, you seems to think differently than Mergath, above, did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmalm Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Concordia Publishng House (cph.org) has a good picture Bible with non-Anglo-Saxon images of Jesus. https://www.cph.org/p-18257-the-story-bible.aspx?REName=Books%20%26%20Bibles&plk=240&Lk=0&rlk=250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knitgrl Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 There is the Preschooler's Bible by V.G. Beers. Almost everyone in this bible has black hair and definitely not-fair skin. It also makes an interesting theological point in that all the stories are written in the present tense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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