The Bible Story

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Bible Story, by Rev. Newton Marshall Hall and Rev. Irving Francis Wood This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Bible Story Author: Rev. Newton Marshall Hall Rev. Irving Francis Wood Release Date: June 7, 2010 [EBook #32736] Language: English *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BIBLE STORY *** Produced by Don Kostuch [Transcriber's notes] Thanks to Jim and Carol Presher of Timeless Antiques in Valley Alabama for providing access to the original texts. This is the complete text of all six volumes of the set to permit linking among the volumes. "HOW TO USE THE BIBLE STORY" (the first volume), organizes the use and access of the other five volumes. The general index to all the volumes is at the end of the last volume. These links connect to the beginning of each volume: HOW TO USE THE BIBLE STORY VOLUME ONE: THE GOLDEN BOOK VOLUME TWO: HERO TALES VOLUME THREE: TALES OF OLD JUDAEA VOLUME FOUR: LIFE OF JESUS VOLUME FIVE: SONGS OF THE AGES GENERAL INDEX TO ALL VOLUMES Page numbers in this book are indicated by numbers enclosed in curly braces, e.g. {99}. They have been located where page breaks occurred in the original book. Quotation marks are often unbalanced. This transcription copies the original text. Colons (:) are frequently used instead of commas or semicolons. Page number references using a variety of abbreviations have been standardized for clarity. [End transcriber's notes] {1} HOW TO USE THE BIBLE STORY THE KING-RICHARDSON COMPANY SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS {2} COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY THE KING-RICHARDSON COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. {3} FOREWORD The five volumes of THE BIBLE STORY have served to beautify and classify the Bible and are simple and complete inthemselves. They do not require explanation or enrichment. It is the desire, however, by the addition of this volume to suggest definite ways of using the work. This book contains a series of suggestions to fit the occasion, the temperament, and the time of the user. It may be picked up often and a part of it used as opportunity offers. We believe there may be those who will wish to use all the suggestions. We are sure that all who own THE BIBLE STORY will wish to use some of them. This volume has the following aims:-- In General: To give a better knowledge of the Bible and thus to make reading it a delight instead of a task. Specifically: To show how to use the work with children and how children may use it. To make the Bible as useful as possible in character building. To bring out the connection of the Bible with its land. To show the connection of the Bible with literature. {4} {5} CONTENTSINTRODUCTION PAGE Key. 10 Why Read the Bible? 11 Why are Bible Readers so Few? 12 PART I THE CHILD AND THE BIBLE The Mother's Part: How Can I Use THE BIBLE STORY with My Child? 15 1. What Do I Have to Know in Order to Make the Best Use of THE BIBLE STORY with My Child? 15 2. How Can I Encourage My Child to Memorize Bible Verses? 15 3. How Can I Help My Child to Understand God's Relation to the World? 16 4. How Can I Know the Best Bible Stories to Tell to Children? 17 5. How Can I Get My Child to Read the Bible? 19 6. How Can I Help My Child to Understand Life in Bible Times? 19 7. How Can I Get My Child to Use THE BIBLE STORY for Himself? 20 8. How Can I Interest My Child in the Great Works of Art in THE BIBLE STORY? 21 Questions to Ask Little Children, for general review of all the foregoing lessons. 26 {6}PART II CHARACTER AND LIVING PAGE Make the Bible Heroes your Friends. 31 Jesus' Character-Building Stories 32 Foundation Stones 33 Try Lincoln's Way 37 History and the Bible 38 1. The World in Bible Times 38 2. The Bible in History 39 Living with the Bible 42 Questions on the Text 45PART III THE LAND OF THE BIBLE A Bird's-eye View of the Land 97 Understanding Geography by Pictures 100 Locating Bible Characters in the Land 105PART IV THE BIBLE IN LITERATURE The Bible's Place in Literature 113 Questions bringing out the Bible's Literary Value 116 1. The Poetry of the Bible 116 2. The Oratory in the Bible 118 3. Other Literary Forms Found in the Bible 119 4. The Literary Value of the Books of Prophecy 120 5. The Bible--an Inspiration to Writers 121 The Bible's Gift to Our Language 125 {7}