Does anyone have a recommendation of a good book of Bible stories at say a middle school level (Torah/Old Testament)?
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I'd personally start with Bullfinch's. But I recognize that mine is not the answer you're seeking. Posted by adenam (Member # 11902) on :
The books of Joshua, Judges, and Samuel. Lots of cool and exciting stuff happens in them.
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
I came across Isaac Asmiov's guide to the Bible in the bookstore th other day. While I haven't personally read it, I remember reading (in middle school) a little bit about how he wrote it in his hefty autobiography.
Might be interesting.
Posted by Minerva (Member # 2991) on :
Ah, sorry. I should clarify. I'm looking for a sorta Reader's Digest version for a middle school child.
Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: I'd personally start with Bullfinch's. But I recognize that mine is not the answer you're seeking.
Ha! I would have said Edith Hamiliton befors Bullfinch's. Which reminds me, I need to get a copy for my nephew.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
I think this may be what you're looking for. Pearl S. Buck's The Story Bible.
One of the comments mentions others by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut and Elsie Egermeier, but I don't know anything about those.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mucus: I came across Isaac Asmiov's guide to the Bible in the bookstore th other day. While I haven't personally read it, I remember reading (in middle school) a little bit about how he wrote it in his hefty autobiography.
I thought it was pathetic. Particularly coming from a Jewish author. The listing of names and their pronunciations in the back of the books just made me giggle. Like there's a right and wrong way to pronounce an Anglicization of a Hebrew name...
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mucus: I came across Isaac Asmiov's guide to the Bible in the bookstore th other day. While I haven't personally read it, I remember reading (in middle school) a little bit about how he wrote it in his hefty autobiography.
Might be interesting.
I found a copy inside some boxes my great aunt and uncle put their book collection in. I tried reading it, but to be honest I found it kinda dull and boring. It felt like it was written by somebody in love with their own intelligence. Personally I've found Smith's Bible Dictionary to be the only thing approaching a decent effort.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
veggie tales?
Posted by swbarnes2 (Member # 10225) on :
When I was in middle school, I inhaled a dictionary of clasical, literary and Biblical allusions. I just read it cover to cover. It has short paragraph-long blurbs about famous literary chracters and references for quotations.
Posted by adenam (Member # 11902) on :
I pretty much read Biblical Literacy by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin cover to cover while in middle school. I'm still the only one in my class to know a lot of stories, like Hosea marrying a prostitute.
I also highly recomend Jewish Literacy for anyone who's interested.
Posted by adenam (Member # 11902) on :
I pretty much read Biblical Literacy by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin cover to cover while in middle school. I'm still the only one in my class to know a lot of stories, like Hosea marrying a prostitute.
I also highly recomend Jewish Literacy for anyone who's interested.
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