The Navarre Bible - Chronicles to Maccabees Carissa Educating children involves preparing them

Educating children involves preparing them for the future—a future that will always involve difficulties

also contains the three picturesque narratives of Tobit

The combination of a brilliant conceptual approach and solid execution has made this work a classic of anthropological reflection on love—essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the underlying meaning of this deeply uplifting and existential reality

and prefigure the salvation wrought by Christ the Lord

had been executed in the Amphitheater for the crime of becoming a Christian

The Navarre Bible - Chronicles to Maccabees Carissa Educating children involves preparing them1&2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Tobit Judith Esther 1&2 Maccabees The historical books of the Old Testament recount the fortunes of the people of Israel from the conquest of the promised land onwards. The First Book of Chronicles gives the background of the chosen people of God and the families that made up the twelve tribes, and records the career of David. Second Chronicles begins with Solomon in all his glory and ends with Israels ignominious