I'm looking for a Bible for my daughter that is suitable for a third grade reading level and that contains the full text of the Protestant canon. Any recommendations?

Most of the Bibles I've seen in my life are either frustrating for children to read (e.g., King James) or are written for kids but only contain a subset, reading more like a book of fairy tales. I'd like her to be able to read a decent translation at her reading level without omitting most of the content.

 

Why not start with Bible fanfiction?

http://www.fanfiction.net/book/Bible/10/0/0/1/0/0/0/0/0/1/

There are over 3000 fics. I am sure you'll find some light reading for a third grader. Choose something that's close to the original novels, and your kid might become interested to learn more.

 

I don't know why you think this goes here, but it doesn't.

Edit: maybe a sort of advanced spamming system. Join at the end of a month, and when the rollover occurs, ask for a specific item and hope people go and look it up.

Either way, this doesn't really belong at DLP at all, except *perhaps* in the reading material thread.

 

How old is your daughter? 'Cause "third-grade reading level" describes the majority of Bible-readers I know.

And "reading more like a book of fairy tales" - every version reads like fairy tales, 'cause they ARE fairy tales.

I'm not certain you're gonna find what you want - for kids but "without omitting most of the content" - since most parents don't want to field questions about incest (Lot bones both daughters in what I assume is a ménage a trois), infanticide (suck it, Amalekites and Egyptians!), masturbation (Dammit Onan, stop wanking and impregnate your brother's widow already), animal sacrifice (mmm, burnt offerings), and pleasing a bi-polar god being more important than your own children (see: Abraham and Job as well).

I could go on, but I suspect this is really just a troll, although I always enjoy venting my spleen on believers.

 

In the third grade, you're best off opting for feature films, since they get the point across so much more vividly for a child.

I recommend you start with The Passion of the Christ, which is good, wholesome, uplifting fun. It's the role Gibson was born to play. Then, move on to The Last Temptation of Christ for a historical account of the life of Jesus. To truly know the Lord, however, it is imperative that you watch with your child the cinematic triumph, Ultrachrist: compliant with Protestant canon, Jesus dons spandex and takes on Jim Morrison, Adolf Hitler, Richard Nixon, and Count Dracula.

 

It's a spambot, guys. This question was asked on Yahoo a week ago.

And obviously the only suitable scripture for children is Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter.

 

A 'good Bible'?

Oxymoronic or just moronic?