Adventure Bible, NIV: New International Version

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Seventy Key Event call-outs provide a brief description of the milestones in the biblical narrative.

Genesis tells how God created the universe and human beings. It also covers the special promises God made to Abraham. This Catholic Bible sold out in only one month when we launched it in ... and has been re-printed four times in a year! Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Fr. Mike discusses the story of Jeremiah and the Ark of the Covenant, offering insight on where it was hidden and how that affected the people of God. He also looks ahead to the rest of 2 Maccabees and poses a question for all of us: What will the people who love us remember about us? Today’s readings are 2 Maccabees 2, Sirach 42-44, and Proverbs 24:8-9.

Thank you for putting this Bible in a Year reading together and sharing it with us. It has been the most rewarding thing I have done in years…maybe decades…maybe ever! The principal annotator and associate editor of the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, Curtis Mitch, wrote this: "The new Great Adventure Catholic Bible is a thing of beauty. There's no other way to describe it.Fr. Mike offers a recap of Eleazar's martyrdom and marvels at Eleazar's courage to avoid both sin, and the temptation to lead others into sin. As we begin reading the book of Wisdom today, we also learn three valuable lessons; God did not create death, death entered the world through sin, and we are wise when we walk in the truth but foolish when we walk in evil. Today's readings are 2 Maccabees 6, Wisdom 1-2, and Proverbs 24:21-26. Divides the Bible into 12 time periods, identified by different colors, which serve as “chapters” in Salvation History. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.