The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Bible Story, by Rev. Newton Marshall Hall and Rev. Irving Francis WoodThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: The Bible StoryAuthor: Rev. Newton Marshall HallRev. Irving Francis WoodRelease 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 THEBIBLE STORY" (the first volume), organizes the use and access of the other five volumes. The general index to allthe volumes is at the end of the last volume.These links connect to the beginning of each volume:HOW TO USE THE BIBLE STORYVOLUME ONE: THE GOLDEN BOOKVOLUME TWO: HERO TALESVOLUME THREE: TALES OF OLD JUDAEAVOLUME FOUR: LIFE OF JESUSVOLUME FIVE: SONGS OF THE AGESGENERAL INDEX TO ALL VOLUMESPage numbers in this book are indicated by numbers enclosed in curly braces, e.g. {99}. They have been locatedwhere page breaks occurred in the original book.Quotation marks are often unbalanced. This transcription copies the original text.Colons (:) ...
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]
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HOW TO USE THE BIBLE STORY
THE KING-RICHARDSON COMPANY
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
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COPYRIGHT, 1917,
BY THE KING-RICHARDSON COMPANY,
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
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FOREWORD
The five volumes of THE BIBLE STORY have served to beautify and classify the Bible and are simple and complete inthemselves. 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.
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CONTENTSINTRODUCTION
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
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CHARACTER AND LIVING
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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 45PART 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 105PART 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
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