Informative... Reliable... Accessible First published more than a quarter century ago, The Catholic Bible: Personal Study Edition has long served readers eager for a reliable, accessible guide to lead them into the biblical text. Thumb-indexed for convenience, this third edition is fully revised and augmented with new study aids suchas in-text essays on topics that enhance one's reading of the text. The Reading Guides that come before the text of the New American Bible Revised Edition -- the translation used in the great majority of U.S. Catholic parishes -- provide a concise, accessible overview of each individual book ofthe Bible, leading readers through the backgrounds, characters, and messages of all the books and their implications for our lives today. Lay people -- individuals or members of study groups -- students, and general readers will all find essential information in a form that is easy to use andorganized for quick reference.
世界之大,探索不再侷限於紙本書上!結合元宇宙科技的知識童書!※囊括古代七大奇觀與現代七大奇觀※根據史學家古籍、古畫的描繪,運用AR擴增實境技術,重現人類建築的宏偉面貌※APP與書籍結合,歷史、地理等知識量倍增是誰為了在史書上留名竟縱火燒掉奇觀?為什麼古代奇觀都位於希臘境內和周邊?古人真的能打造出空中花園?唯一留存至今的古代奇觀是哪一個?瑪雅人打造的奇觀竟然會定期出現蛇?本書包含大量有趣的古代與現代奇觀、歷史、地理、神話及建築知識,讓讀者一一探究。關於建築奇觀存在的時空與建造背景,除了對宏偉建築的讚嘆之外,更是對建造者驚嘆。渺小的人類,如此耗費數十年的打造建築,可不輸自然形成的奇景。因為至死不渝的愛而建造的泰姬瑪哈陵,至今仍是許多旅人必訪的景點;還有慶祝勝利而打造的羅德島巨像,即使現在已經看不到了,但實為人類塑造巨型雕像的重要里程碑,他倒下後的900多年也仍陸陸續續吸引旅人朝聖。透過Devar公司開發的AR技術,更多的相關知識與故事,都等著學童一起和本書探索,一同遊歷造訪歷史悠久的建築。吉薩大金字塔、中國萬里長城、羅馬競技場、泰姬瑪哈陵......等歷經千錘百鍊的歷史遺跡,有的已不復在,有的存在則還未達百年。儘管如此,都是人類在地球上烙印下的過往與痕跡。◆跨頁地圖:全書提及的所有奇觀,不分時期,明確標註。增加世界之大的探索感受。◆希羅多德奇觀:希羅多德是著名的古希臘歷史學家,甚至有歷史之父的美名。古希臘文明深遠地影響人類文明發展至今,有很多集歷史、地理、哲學、科學於一身的知名學者。而希羅多德最愛的去處是希臘薩摩斯島,他稱尤帕里內奧隧道(Tunnel of Eupalinos)、薩摩斯島防波堤(Breakwater of Samos)和赫拉神廟(Sanctuary of Hera)為希臘世界最巧奪天工的偉大建築。就這樣史上第一份世界奇觀的名單,無意間誕生了!◆古代七大奇觀:兩千年前,古希臘人開始熱中旅遊,因而紛紛出現很多必訪的景點。長期以來古希臘人視「七」為神聖且不可取代的數字,故羅列而出七大奇觀。然而在那個年代,古人都無法遊歷到更遠的地方,這些奇觀侷限在希臘境內以及比較鄰近的國家,當時美洲和澳洲的存在尚未被發現。而且在歷經千年來天災、人禍等摧殘後,七大奇觀僅剩吉薩大金字塔。◆現代七大奇觀:於西元2007年,由全球一億多人參與投票選出的新七大奇觀。即使票選流程有些爭議,
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