![]() ![]() Compiled by Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz, the book is illustrated with drawings from the animated DreamWorks film “The Prince of Egypt.” ![]() Swindoll to explain the events leading to the Jewish people’s passage from slavery in ancient Egypt to freedom, a biblical story commemorated during the eight-day Jewish Passover celebration, which ends Thursday. And if you can’t get them to focus on the opening of the major league baseball season, good luck teaching them about Passover and Easter!Ī visit to a neighborhood bookstore turned up a wealth of materials for parents seeking a more well-rounded explanation of the holidays.Īmong the best was “The Exodus: Moses’ Story From the Bible” (Tommy Nelson Inc., 95 pages $12.99), which mixes a series of factual tidbits with insightful essays by Charles R. With a forest of chocolate bunnies, marshmallow chicks and brightly painted eggs competing for children’s attention, it’s going to be difficult to get many of them to sit still long enough to explain why today is among the most hallowed days on both the Christian and Jewish calendars. ![]() You don’t have to be a zealot, or even particularly pious, to conclude that the commercialization of religious holidays has gotten out of hand. ![]()
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