The reason I say that is because Christians often try to do something for God’s glory, yet the final product isn’t professional.

He’s taken the sins of the world, which made God the Father turn away from Jesus so that He would take our punishment instead of us.As CS Lewis puts it, "If you are thinking of becoming a Christian, I warn you, you are embarking on something which is going to take the whole of you, brains and all. Good, of the Christian think tank Ekklesia, rebuked the book for its removal of the tension between Jesus and his family and the removal of Judas from The Last Supper, suspecting that Japanese family values had been allowed to intrude upon the original text.

This is a great book for the older kids that are in the 'in between' stages of finding the Usborne children's bible babyish and the King James Bible boring. Natürlich wird Petrus keine lila Haare gehabt haben und Judas keine roten; so aber hat man eine Hilfe die Charaktere auseinanderzuhalten und endlich auch mal Gesichter für die doch eher Gesichtslosen Jünger Yeshua's zu haben. With countless restrictions from where I come from, I'm really surprised that this book has managed to penetrate into our local Christian community.Set in a Manga version of our Gospel books, and materializes those events that takes place beyond we can see.

Not that I dislike the Bible but if I would be sharing the story of Jesus to a kid, I would use the Manga as an instrument because it easily grabs the attention of anyone. Now that they themselves are disciples, they are to bring His Kingdom to every corner of the Earth, to every tribe, people and tongue. Manga Messiah" is proof that there are always fresh ways to retell the story at the heart of the Christian faith. Manga Messiah tells the story of Jesus, from Gabriel’s announcement to Mary all the way through His ascension to Heaven.Although, be careful to use these excellent books as an overview for God's Holy Word NOT AS A SUBSTITUTE. He’s taken the sins of the world, which made God the Father turn away from Him so that He would take our punishment instead of us. Comixology's Jason Thompson was less impressed, heavily criticizing the art of the book, referring to it as the "most basic kind of manga shorthand—awkward geometric faces with big eyes, big hair, exaggerated expressions" with "blandly attractive" main characters, "dorky caricatures" of old RPG characters used for the villains, and crudely drawn backgrounds. At least they tried, but most of the Christian Manga out there is focused on the bible, or martyrs of the faith. I liked how the team summarize the whole life of Jesus in a smart, concise way, especially when it comes to his teachings and parables.

When he first announced his vision, it was met with some derision, with other Christians feeling the books would be insulting to the gospel. Using the names Yeshuah, Miryam, Yosef, etc instead of the usual english equivalent we see how the author wanted to make an account that is as correct as possible.It even provided the right emotion to the funny scenes in the bible as mentioned by James Martin in his book that I recently read Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life (4 stars). The first book of the series, Manga Messiah, was scripted by Hidenori Kumai and illustrated by Kelly Kozumi Shinozawa.