What do the Old and New Testaments have in common? To answer this
question, Maura Roan McKeegan presents biblical typology for children.
Taking familiar stories from the Old and New Testaments and placing them
side by side, children can easily understand at an early age what St.
Augustine meant when he said that “the New Testament lies hidden in the
Old and the Old Testament is revealed in the New.”
In this third book in the Old and New series, author Maura Roan
McKeegan recounts how all the world spoke one language—until the people
of Shinar became too proud, and the Lord came down from heaven and
confused their words. What can undo the chaos? And how will Pentecost
help God’s children understand one another again?
Building the Way to Heaven helps young readers to see God’s plan of salvation unfold within the stories of the Tower of Babel and Pentecost.
See biblical typology—the Old Testament people, symbols, and events that foreshadow the New Testament—come to life in Building the Way to Heaven.
Other books in the series:
- The End of the Fiery Sword: Adam & Eve and Jesus & Mary
- Into the Sea, Out of the Tomb: Jonah and Jesus
- Saved by the Lamb: Moses and Jesus
Books in the Old and New series:
- The End of the Fiery Sword: Adam & Eve and Jesus & Mary
- Into the Sea, Out of the Tomb: Jonah and Jesus
- Building the Way to Heaven: The Tower of Babel and Pentecost
Recommended for ages 7 and up.
About the AuthorMaura Roan McKeegan is a former elementary and middle school teacher who also studied graduate theology and reading education. She is the author of The End of the Fiery Sword: Adam & Eve and Jesus & Mary, the award-winning first book in the Old and New series, which introduces children to biblical typology.
"Children have a particular sensitivity to the work of the Holy Spirit," she says."Their pure hearts are able to understand Scripture in great depth."
Maura grew up in Potomac, Maryland, and now lives in Steubenville, Ohio, with her husband Shaun and their four children.
About the IllustratorTed Schluenderfritz is the illustrator of several books including A Life of Our Lord for Children, The Book of Angels, and Darby O'Gill and the Good People. He is a freelance graphic designer and the art director for Catholic Digest and Gilbert Magazine. He lives in Littleton, Colorado with his wife Rachel and their six children.