The New Testament stories follow the life of Jesus from birth to resurrection, and tell how Paul and the apostles carried His teachings around the world.Beautiful illustrations and colorful maps set the scene and information panels give interesting facts and historical detail.
This delightful book retells the stories of the Bible in simple language and with clear explanations of their meanings.Together, the stories span the whole of biblical times.
The classic stories, the people and the events of the Old Testament are retold,from how God made the world, to the trials of the Israelites in their quest for the Promised Land. The New Testament stories follow the life of Jesus from birth to resurrection, and tell how Paul and the apostles carried His teachings around the world.
Beautiful illustrations and colorful maps set the scene and information panels give interesting facts and historical detail. They also help to explain what the stories mean,both within the context of the Bible itself and to people living today.
Introduction
Land of the Patriarchs
The Creation
The Garden of Eden
Serpent in the Garden
Cain and Abel
Noah and the Flood
God's Covenant to Noah
Tower of Babel
God's Promise to Abram
Promise of a Son
Abraham and Isaac
Isaac and Rebekah
Jacob and Esau
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob and Rachel
The Wedding of Jacob
Jacob's Return
Joseph and his Brothers
Joseph in Egypt
Pharaoh's Dream
Moses in the Bulrushes
The Burning Bush
Moses Warns Pharaoh
Plagues of Egypt
The Passover
Crossing the Red Sea
Poetry in the Old Testament
The Song of Miriam
Judaism and the Old Testament
Family Tree of the Patriarchs
Timeline
The Origins of the Bible
Names and their Meanings
THE WORLD'S BEST-SELLING BOOK
THE CHOSEN PEOPLE
LOOK OVER JORDAN
LOOK OVER JORDAN
THE GREAT KINGS
ECILE AND RETURN
A CHILD IS BORN
THE MAN OF MIRACLES
DEATH AND RESURRECTION
SPREADING THE WORD
Reference section
Glossary
Index