g aims:--

In General:

To give a better knowledge of the Bible and thus to make reading it a
delight instead of a task.

Specifically:

To show how to use the work with children and how children may use
it.

To make the Bible as useful as possible in character building.

To bring out the connection of the Bible with its land.

To show the connection of the Bible with literature.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PAGE

Key. 10

Why Read the Bible? 11

Why are Bible Readers so Few? 12

PART I

THE CHILD AND THE BIBLE

The Mother's Part: How Can I Use THE BIBLE STORY with My Child? 15

1. What Do I Have to Know in Order to Make the Best Use
of THE BIBLE STORY with My Child? 15

2. How Can I Encourage My Child to Memorize Bible Verses? 15

3. How Can I Help My Child to Understand God's Relation
to the World? 16

4. How Can I Know the Best Bible Stories to Tell to Children? 17

5. How Can I Get My Child to Read the Bible? 19

6. How Can I Help My Child to Understand Life in Bible Times? 19

7. How Can I Get My Child to Use THE BIBLE STORY for Himself? 20

8. How Can I Interest My Child in the Great Works of Art
in THE BIBLE STORY? 21

Questions to Ask Little Children, for general review of all the
foregoing lessons. 26

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PART II

CHARACTER AND LIVING

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Make the Bible Heroes your Friends. 31

Jesus' Character-Building Stories 32

Foundation Stones 33

Try Lincoln's Way 37

History and the Bible 38

1. The World in Bible Times 38

2. The Bible in History 39

Living with the Bible 42

Questions on the Text 45

PART III

THE