Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The American Patriot's Bible

This is my review of The American Patriot's Bible, The Word of God and the Shaping of America, published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. This bible is presented in the New King James version, and is considered a Study Bible. According to the back cover, this Bible "connects the teachings of the Bible, the history of the United States, and the life of every American. Beautiful full-color insert pages spotlight the people and events that demonstrate the godly qualities that have made America great."

This was to be the first bible I was to review for the Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers site. It was exciting to have UPS stop at my door and deliver this Bible to me! I could not wait to get started!

My husband and I homeschool our eight-year old son, and we were looking forward to using this Bible in both Bible studies with Nick and as a supplement to his history lessons. My goal this summer was to homeschool Nick right through with no stopping. Unfortunately, my oldest daughter's tragic accident superseded all of our best-laid plans. This review, the entire book review blog, was put on hold. Lauren is still hospitalized, but on the way to recovery. We were able to resart homeschooling in the past few weeks. So, I have made the decision to also restart my dream of reviewing books. Sorry if this is rusty, but here goes:

When we initially received The American Patriot's Bible, we sat down and went through the pages. We read several of the inserts, and were amazed and impressed that there is much of our American history that WE do not know! We read with Nick the color insert on Christianity and Equal Rights, located in the beginning of the book of John. We were satisfied that it helped to illuminate that, even though our country was built on liberty and justice for all, certain minority groups have not always enjoyed their rights as American citizens. We thought this insert was timely, having recently inaugurated the country's first black president. We thought the information was both timely and relevant to what is going on right now. We also reviewed the book of John, and emphasized with him the article on the Bill of Rights on page 1217. He is only considered a second grader, but I don't think one is ever too young to learn about the history of this country. We also liked the short blurbs scattered throughout each chapter. On page 1208, titled, Selfless, we read a quote from Colin Powell about our young men and women fighting for freedom in other countries, tying this quote with John 3:16.

We are very impressed with The American Patriot's Bible and would recommend it to anyone homeschooling, or just hungry for more knowledge of American History. I know that we have learned just as much as Nick has!

Available in both hardcover and blue bonded leather.


www.brb.thomasnelson.com

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