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4-6Sacred Texts series.
Colorful strips of symbolic patterns adorn the pages and accent the informative text boxes that supplement the brief chapters of these books. Contemporary translations of Scripture further enhance the discussion of the historical and present-day significance of the holy writings. The clear, captioned black-and-white and color illustrations (photos and historical art) provide additional background. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Sacred Texts titles: The Bible and Christianity and The Torah and Judaism.]