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Captivating Bible Stories for Young People, Written in Simple Language

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By Charlotte M. Yonge
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Organized as fifty-two weekly lessons, each with three short Sabbath readings followed by questions, the volume retells central Old and New Testament narratives in simple, accessible language for young readers. It moves from the Creation and Flood through the patriarchal stories, Exodus, judges, and the rise of Israel under kings, into exile and return, and concludes with the story of Jesus' birth, ministry, and passion. Clear moral lessons and theological points are emphasized, and more than two hundred illustrative engravings accompany the text to clarify scenes and engage the imagination.

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Title: Captivating Bible Stories for Young People, Written in Simple Language

Author: Charlotte M. Yonge

Illustrator: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Release date: May 14, 2020 [eBook #62126]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CAPTIVATING BIBLE STORIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, WRITTEN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE ***

From Eden to Calvary

Captivating
Bible Stories

FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

WRITTEN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE

BEGINNING AT THE CREATION OF THE WORLD IT TAKES THE
READER THROUGH THE BIBLE IN FIFTY-TWO LESSONS,
EACH LESSON COMPRISING THREE READINGS FOR
EACH SABBATH OF THE YEAR, WHILE A SERIES
OF QUESTIONS WITH EACH READING HELP
TO IMPRESS UPON THE YOUNG MIND
THE TRUTHS OF THE HOLY BIBLE.

DESIGNED TO

PROMOTE GREATER INTEREST IN THE SACRED SCRIPTURES

AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR TEACHINGS

INCLUDING

ALL THE IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS DESCRIBED
IN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS

By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE

The Noted Author and Missionaries' Friend

EMBELLISHED WITH MORE THAN 200 SUPERB ENGRAVINGS
BY JULIUS SCHNORR VON KAROLSFELD OF SCENES
DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE