Christopher Miko - The Unofficial Holy Bible for Minecrafters: A Childrens Guide to the Old and New Testament

For details, contact the Special Sales Department, Sky Pony Press, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or . Sky Pony is a registered trademark of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Minecraft is a registered trademark of Notch Development AB. The Minecraft game is copyright Mojang AB. Visit our website at www.skyponypress.com. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file.

Print ISBN: 978-1-63220-730-2 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-63220-731-9 Printed in the United States of America CONTENTS FOREWORD WE ARE ALL GOD-SEEKING PEOPLE from the time we are born. The Bible is Gods story about Himself and His relationship with human beings. Children who wish to learn more about the Bible and about God are blessed children! Bible stories inspire young people to grow in ways beyond their imagination. They will use these stories to become wonderful human beings. As parents, it can be difficult to get children to read the Bible. In the Unofficial Holy Bible for Minecraftersxs , children will engage the Bible in a way that they enjoy.

Gods storyfrom the creation to the birth of Jesus and beyondis full of profound life lessons. There are many answers in this book to challenges children may be facing in their own lives. Kids will learn from these stories how to be strong and courageous. Jesus faced bullies and had allies. He experienced peer-pressure and had to become comfortable with his identity as the Son of God. The Bible is an essential part of knowing and learning about our true selves.

Scripture provides a blueprint and structure for how to live a wonderful life. The colorful illustrations in this marvelous work bring biblical characters to life in a way far beyond what I could have ever imagined having available to me as a child. The illustrations were created in the video game Minecraft and provide a unique setting for the stories. This also further teaches parents to embrace the new world of youth and gaming and learn how it can be used as a resource in education overall. I encourage the Christian community to share this book with their loved ones and to facilitate further discussion about God and the Bible in their homes and communities. This book definitely makes it more fun! TERRY A.

SMITH, Lead Pastor, The Life Christian Church LETTER TO PARENTS DEAR PARENTS, If your child is one of the mass millions who enjoys playing Minecraft and you want to encourage your child to learn more and take a stronger interest in reading the Bible, The Unofficial Holy Bible for Minecrafters: A Childrens Guide to the Old & New Testament provides an excellent opportunity to introduce Bible stories in a fun and exciting way. This beautifully illustrated book, full of over 450 amazing images and significant stories will enable the child not to just read the Bible stories but to understand them in a way he or she can incorporate the messages into everyday decision-making. As they read the stories of Moses, David, Mary, and more, they will explore competency, autonomy, and self-identity from a new perspective. The Minecraft game gives players the opportunity to be creative, solve problems, and interact. In many ways, that is what we want children to do with the Bible stories. Bible stories serve to teach our children about how God interacts in the world and how God would want us to interact in the world.

The Unofficial Holy Bible for Minecrafters: A Childrens Guide to the Old & New Testament uses the world of Minecraft to capture the imagination of children and is cutting edge. It joins a long line of contemporary methods used to introduce the Bible to children. Sincerely, Rev. Dr. Wanda M. THE EARTH WAS WITHOUT FORM AND SHAPE. THE EARTH WAS WITHOUT FORM AND SHAPE.

DARKNESS WAS ON THE FACE OF THE DEEP. GOD CALLED THE LIGHT DAY, AND THE DARKNESS NIGHT, AND THE EVENING AND MORNING OF THE FIRST DAY PASSED. ON THE SECOND DAY, GOD BROUGHT ALL WATERS TOGETHER UNDER THE HEAVENS. EVENING CAME, AND MORNING CAME, SO PASSED THE SECOND DAY. GOD THEN PUSHED THE WATERS BACK SHOWING DRY LAND. HE CALLED THE DRY LAND EARTH AND THE WATER OCEANS.

GOD THEN COMMANDED THE EARTH TO BE FRUITFUL. SO THE GRASS GREW, ALONG WITH THE FLOWERS, BUSHES, AND TREES. AND GOD SAW WHAT HE HAD CREATED AND CALLED IT GOOD. SO PASSED THE EVENING AND MORNING OF THE THIRD DAY ON EARTH. THEN GOD MADE THE SUN. AND HE MADE THE MOON. AND HE MADE THE MOON.

THE EVENING CAME AND SO DID MORNING ON THE FOURTH DAY. GOD THEN CREATED ALL CREATURES THAT MOVED AND SWAM IN THE WATERS, AND EVERY KIND OF BIRD; AND GOD SAW THAT IT WAS GOOD. SO PASSED THE FIFTH DAY. GOD THEN MADE WILD ANIMALS, CATTLE, SHEEP, PIG, AND ALL SORTS OF CREATURES TO LIVE ON THE EARTH. HE SAW WHAT HE HAD CREATED AND IT WAS GOOD.