《圣经的故事》(作者房龙)是美国著名通俗作家房龙的名著之一,自出版以来一直广受赞誉,传读不衰。房龙对人生和事物有着积极、深刻的理解。《圣经的故事》是以《圣经》为蓝本讲述故事,却并不拘泥于原著,而是将所谓的神迹、民族传说、历史故事与近代历史、考古发现相对照,以客观、冷静的视野探本溯源,时时让读者感受到一种摒弃无知、偏执、倡导宽容、善良的健全理性。
Chapter 1 A Literary Inheritance
Chapter 2 Creation
Chapter 3 The Pioneers
Chapter 4 Further Westward
Chapter 5 A Home in Egypt
Chapter 6 The Escape from Slavery
Chapter 7 Wandering in the Wilderness
Chapter 8 Finding New Pastures
Chapter 9 The Conquest of Canaan
Chapter 10 The Story of Ruth
Chapter 11 AJewish Kingdom
Chapter 12 Civil War
Chapter 13 The Waming of the Prophets
Chapter 14 Downfall and Exile
Chapter 15 The Retum Home
Chapter 16 The Miscellaneous Books
Chapter 17 The Coming of the Greeks
Chapter 18 Judaea, a Greek Province
Chapter 19 Revolution and Independence
Chapter 20 The Birth of Jesus
Chapter 21 John the Baptist
Chapter 22 The Childhood of Jesus
Chapter 23 The Disciples
Chapter 24 The New Teacher
Chapter 25 The Old Enemies
Chapter 26 The Death of Jesus
Chapter 27 The Strength of an Idea
Chapter 28 The Triumph of an Idea
Chapter 29 The Established Church