STORIES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT.
Reading edition
1. The Creation.
The Garden of Eden.
2. The story of Noah.
The building of the Ark—The flood—The message of the dove—The bow in the clouds.
3. The story of Abraham.
God's promise—Toward the land of Canaan—Isaac's birth—Abraham offers up Isaac to God—Isaac and Rebecca—Jacob and Esau—Jacob's dream—Jacob and Rachel.
4. The story of Joseph.
Joseph and his brothers—The coat of many colors—In the land of Egypt—Pharaoh's dream—The famine—The brothers go down to buy corn—Their second journey—The cup—Joseph makes himself known to his brothers—Jacob finds his sons—Jacob's blessing.
5. The story of Moses and the Children of Israel.
The Israelites in bondage—The child in the bulrushes—The burning bush—Bricks without straw—The miracle—The ten plagues—The flight from Egypt—Across the Red Sea—Through the wilderness—The ten commandments—The worship of the Golden Calf—The building of the tabernacle—Balaam and the ass—Moses' death—Joshua leads them into the promised land.
6. The story of Gideon.
The story of Samson.
7. David, the Shepherd King.
Saul disobeys God and David is made king—David plays the harp before Saul—David kills the giant, Goliath—Saul seeks to kill David—The Love of Jonathan and David—David spares Saul's life—The battle of Gilboa—David's lament—The twenty-third psalm.
8. The story of Solomon.
Solomon's choice—He sits in wise judgment between two women—The building of the temple—The visit of the Queen of Sheba—Some of the proverbs of Solomon.
9. The story of Ruth.
The story of Esther.
10. Little Samuel.
Daniel, the fearless.
Sources for the story teller:
Bible text:
Douay version. King James version.
Josephus, Flavius. Our young folks Josephus.
A simplification of the Jewish history of Josephus. Contains: Story of Abraham—Story of Joseph—Story of Moses—Stories of Gideon and Samson—Story of David—Story of Solomon—Stories of Ruth and Esther.
Adaptations of the Bible text:
Bible stories retold by L.L. Weedon.
Retold simply but not without dignity.
Bible stories. Old Testament; with an introduction and notes by R.G. Moulton.
"Stories in the language of Scripture, altered only by omissions."
Bible stories in Bible language, by E.T. Potter.
Similar in plan to the Moulton and Tappan editions.
Garden of Eden, by G. Hodges.
Stories from the first nine books of the Old Testament. Somewhat modern in spirit. Contains: The Creation; Story of Noah; Story of Abraham; Story of Joseph; Story of Moses; Stories of Gideon and Samson; Story of David; Story of Ruth; Story of Samuel.
Old, old story book, compiled from the Old Testament by E.M. Tappan.
The Bible text is followed literally, omissions being made for the sake of clearness.
Old Testament stories, selected for the children by E. Chisholm.
Retains the dignity and simplicity of the Bible narrative. Contains: Story of Abraham; Story of Joseph; Story of Moses.
Stories from the Old Testament for children, by H.S.B. Beale.
Told in the language of the Bible save where the abridgment requires explanation from the author. Contains: Story of Abraham; Story of Joseph; Story of Moses; Stories of Gideon and Samson; Story of David; Story of Solomon; Little Samuel.
Story of the Bible, by C. Foster.
"Told in simple language adapted to all ages, but especially to the young."
Story of the chosen people, by H.A. Guerber.
A direct, historical narrative having considerable background.