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