The Great Book is the Bible, but the stories in the book you hold in your hands are not just a retelling of biblical stories. The Bible was written a long time ago, and we cannot understand it until we imagine ourselves as eyewitnesses of those distant events. The stories from the Great Book will help you to become a participant in the Bible stories: to fight giants and a lion, to see miracles, to explore the prophecies of the wise men, to sometimes stay awake at night, to break through a roof, to join a wedding procession and even to walk on water. This book also includes stories from the lives of other people. Some of them happened in reality, others are fictional . You can do some things on your own: make a time capsule, seal confetti in a bottle, take a handful of water and try to hold it, wrap your hand in toilet paper as if it were in plaster, take apart a flashlight, make a horn, and do some things with your family or friends: Copy each other, trying to guess who is who, hold a ball without touching it, discuss bad decisions, have a family meeting, play a game, etc.

Why do you need to do this? To better understand what you have read in this book.