| Here are the editions issued by our Bible Society. We hope that these books will conduce to building up a Christian outlook of the Belarusians, kindling interest from both children and adults.
THE NEW TESTAMENT IN BELARUSIAN The translation is made from the Latin text and supplied with the directory to the parallel passages, which gives an opportunity of tracking the topics and events throughout the whole book. All quotes from the Old Testament are printed in thick type. A small glossary and appendix of several tables are added to the book. There are six small maps on the flyleaf. The cover is designed in the traditional folk style: flaxen matting is wrapped in a piece of cloth, a traditional one for Belarus. Above is an ancient Belarusian icon picturing the Nativity.
GOD'S WORLD AROUND US This edition was meant as an educational supply to conduce to development of children's logic thinking through fulfilling the tasks connected with painting, calculation, and comparison. Following each theme, quotes from the Bible reveal the harmony of the world created by God.The album for coloring contains 54 different tasks, one for each Sunday, and can be used both for individual parents' work with children, and for Sunday schools.
CHRIST IS THE HOLY SUN Spiritual poetry collection in Belarusian is composed of Belarusian authors' poetry works of last centuries, Belarussian spiritual poetry of XX century widely presented.
PAUL THE SERVANT OF GOD
This book was written by a Dutch author Piet Compaan, who for many years has coooperated with a charitable organization engaged in dealing with the hard-of-hearing children and helping them to make spiritual and physical progress. In cooperation with this organization, Piet Compaan has produced the videocassettes, which tell the Good News through the Bible stories and easily understandable games put in hand-language. Also, Piet Compaan is an author of the absorbing books he had written striving to reach the young hearts with a Good News. One of these book entitled "Paul, the servant of God" is specially designed for this particular category of children. The book is richly illustrated by author's friend Maarten van Beferen, who is a school teacher of art by profession. Small maps the book contains underline the historical context of the events depicted, which conduces to reality perception. The main hero of the book is Paul the Apostle, a founder of the churches consisting of converted gentiles. The life of Paul is traced from his childhood through to his imprisonment and execution in Rome. An enemy of Christ, a prosperous man with a bright future reserved for him, Paul had transformed into an active and fatigueless Christian preacher.
The book is designed for both parents and children and provides a precious opportunity for getting acquainted kids not only with the Belarusian ABC, but also with the basics of Christian behavior. In addition to the rich material contributing to the development of the readers, such as riddles, sayings, simple tasks etc, the edition also comprises the verses from the Bible to learn by heart and to think about. The brief texts for reading together with parents call for thinking over one's behavior, over God's laws concerning the world around us and over one's place among God's creatures in this world. The book is richly illustrated with the colorful pictures by a famous Belarusian artist.
CHRISTIAN ABS IN RUSSIAN The book is designed for both parents and children and provides a precious opportunity for getting acquainted kids not only with the Belarusian ABC, but also with the basics of Christian behavior. In addition to the rich material contributing to the development of the readers, such as riddles, sayings, simple tasks etc, the edition also comprises the verses from the Bible to learn by heart and to think about. The brief texts for reading together with parents call for thinking over one's behavior, over God's laws concerning the world around us and over one's place among God's creatures in this world. The book is richly illustrated with the colorful pictures by a famous Belarusian artist.
365 PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN The book is designed for both parents and children and provides a precious opportunity for getting acquainted kids not only with the Belarusian ABC, but also with the basics of Christian behavior. In addition to the rich material contributing to the development of the readers, such as riddles, sayings, simple tasks etc, the edition also comprises the verses from the Bible to learn by heart and to think about. The brief texts for reading together with parents call for thinking over one's behavior, over God's laws concerning the world around us and over one's place among God's creatures in this world. The book is richly illustrated with the colorful pictures by a famous Belarusian artist.
TO JESUS A new book by Piet Compaan. It continues the series of the editions intended for hard-of-hearing children. |
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