MaryGet to Know Series
By
Nancy I. Sanders
Published by
Zondervan
From
booksneeze.com:
Chosen
by God, Mary was more than the mother of Jesus. She was a hero of the Bible. She
said “Yes!” to God. Learn about Mary and her exciting place in history. Discover
what it was like to grow up in Israel and be a part of Jesus’ life on earth.
Mary - part of the Get to Know series - will teach you everything you need to
know about this young woman whom God used to do great things!
Leona's
Review:
This
book is about Mary, the mother of Jesus.
The
book is dedicated to: Gertrude Toppin- at 94 the sweetness of Christ from your
ever-present smile just as brightly as ever!
There
is a Table of Contents which has 12 chapters, Timeline of Mary, Glossary,
Selected Bibliography, Source Notes, Student Resources, About the Author.
The
chapters are: A Daughter in the House of Jacob, Engaged to Be Married, Birth of
the Firstborn Son, The Newborn King, The Town of Nazareth, Mary and Joseph's
Home, Sharing Faith with Her Family, Holidays are Holy Days, Life and Death,
Dealing with the Messiah, At the Cross and A New Beginning.
Get
to Know Mary in the first chapter has Mary as a young girl. It gives the reader
information of what life was like during this time.
Some
facts about the Jewish people at this time are some poor people lived in caves;
there were different coins, Jewish, Romans and Greek; a large stone jar weighed
about 1000 pounds; there are seven main Jewish Holidays or Feasts, the
marketplace could be on any day except the Sabbath and in Jewish tradition, a
new day started at sunset and lasted until sunset the next day.
Get
to Know This Book has features that are circles and inside the circle a symbol
such as an oil lamp or scroll. They are: Scripture, look for an oil lamp to
read a Scripture from the Bible ; Bible Hero, look for a sandal for information
about a Bible hero; Eyewitness Account, look for picture of an eye each time
someone who saw what happened tells about it; Did You Know?, look for a clay jar
to learn fun facts; and Word Bank, look for a scroll to learn the meanings of
new words. It is a great teaching method for the children and also
adults.
I
learned quite a bit of the Jewish people. It is a good book for young people. I
suggest reading a chapter at a time.
There
are maps and pictures which are always appreciated by this reader.
I
am giving Get to Know Mary a 5 star rating. I received a complimentary
copy from booksneeze.com to read and review. The opinions are my
own.
Nancy
Sanders may be reached at reached at www.nancyisanders.com.
Leona
Olson
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