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St. Mary's Press, publisher of The Catholic Youth Bible Bible [Gr.,=the books], term used since the 4th cent. to denote the Christian Scriptures and later, by extension, those of various religious traditions. This article discusses the nature of religious scripture generally and the Christian Scriptures specifically, as , has just released a new Bible. In its attempt to reach a younger crowd of 10- to 13-year-olds, Breakthrough! The Bible for Young Catholics uses the popular anime style of illustrations based on Japanese cartoons Many of the cartoons used in this database were obtained from The Cartoon Bank, Dobbs Ferry, NY, which has a huge selection of cartoons on every subject (visit www.cartoonbank.com). .

The new Bible was launched with a three-week bus tour to Catholic schools. The Breakthrough bus featured St. Mary's staffers dressed as biblical characters who told their stories and guided students through activity centers that recreated sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and touches from biblical times. The kids' feedback, according to according to
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Title Annotation:St. Mary's Press introduces bible for children
Author:Scherer-Emunds, Meinrad
Publication:U.S. Catholic
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 1, 2006
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