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Who was Jesus? / by Ellen Morgan ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015]Description: 105 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0448483203
  • 1480665401
  • 9780448483207
  • 9781480665408
Subject(s):
Contents:
Who was Jesus? -- A humble birth -- Jesus grows up -- Twelve loyal men -- Lessons and stories -- Jesus the healer -- Miracles -- Enemies -- Palm Sunday -- Jesus's Last Supper -- Pontius Pilate -- Jesus rises -- The early Christians.
Summary: "This fascinating addition to our best-selling Who Was...? series does not settle questions of theology. Instead, it presents young readers with a biography that covers what is known historically about Jesus and places in his life in the context of his world when Jerusalem was part of the Roman Empire. In an even-handed and easy-to-read narrative, this title--illustrated with eighty black-and-white drawings--also explains the early origins of Christianity and how it became a major religion"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 232.901 M847 Available 33111007712892
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 232.901 M847 Available 33111007965128
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This fascinating addition to the best-selling Who Was...' series does not settle questions of theology. Instead, it presents young readers with a biography that covers what is known historically about Jesus and places in his life in the context of his world when Jerusalem was part of the Roman Empire. In an even-handed and easy-to-read narrative, this title-illustrated with eighty black-and-white drawings-also explains the early origins of Christianity and how it became a major religion.

Includes bibliographical references.

Who was Jesus? -- A humble birth -- Jesus grows up -- Twelve loyal men -- Lessons and stories -- Jesus the healer -- Miracles -- Enemies -- Palm Sunday -- Jesus's Last Supper -- Pontius Pilate -- Jesus rises -- The early Christians.

"This fascinating addition to our best-selling Who Was...? series does not settle questions of theology. Instead, it presents young readers with a biography that covers what is known historically about Jesus and places in his life in the context of his world when Jerusalem was part of the Roman Empire. In an even-handed and easy-to-read narrative, this title--illustrated with eighty black-and-white drawings--also explains the early origins of Christianity and how it became a major religion"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12.

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