Table of Contents
Introduction 11
Beginnings
Creation 15
Adam and Eve 17
The Fall 18
Cain and Abel 20
Noah and the Flood 22
The Tower of Babel 24
Patriarchs
Promises to Abraham 29
Abraham and Lot 31
Abraham Offers Isaac 33
Isaac Finds a Wife 35
Jacob vs. Esau 37
Jacob Becomes Israel 39
Joseph: His Early Life 42
Joseph: His Egyptian Life 44
Job 46
Israel's Family Becomes a Nation
Moses and the Burning Bush 51
The Plagues on Egypt 53
Crossing the Red Sea 55
The Golden Calf 57
Twelve Spies Explore Canaan 59
Balaam and His Donkey 61
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho 63
Gideon 65
Samson 67
Ruth and Boaz 69
Kings and Prophets
The Call of Samuel 75
Saul: Israel's First King 77
David and Goliath 79
David and Bathsheba 81
David and Absalom 83
Solomon 85
Elijah on Mount Carmel 87
Naboth's Vineyard 89
Naaman Visits Elisha 90
The Fiery Furnace 92
Daniel in the Lions' Den 94
The Call of Isaiah 96
Jeremiah in the Pit 98
Ezekiel and the Valley of Dry Bones 100
Hosea and Gomer 101
Jonah 103
Esther 105
Nehemiah Rebuilds the Walls of Jerusalem 108
Stories of Jesus
The Birth of John the Baptist 113
The Birth of Jesus 115
Jesus' Baptism and Temptation 117
Jesus Turns Water into Wine 119
Nicodemus Visits Jesus 120
Jesus and the Woman at the Well 122
Proof of Jesus' Authority to Forgive 124
Jesus Feeds Five Thousand (and Later Four Thousand) 126
Two Miracles on the Sea 128
Jesus' Authority over Evil Spirits 130
Jesus' Transfiguration 132
Jesus and the Woman Caught in Adultery 134
The Parable of the Prodigal Son 136
The Parable of the Good Samaritan 138
The Rich Man and Lazarus 141
The Resurrection of Lazarus 142
Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 145
Jesus' Last Supper 146
Jesus' Arrest and Trials 148
Jesus' Crucifixion 151
Jesus' Resurrection 153
Jesus Appears on the Road to Emmaus 156
Peter Renews His Commitment to Jesus 158
Stories of the Early Church
The Holy Spirit Arrives at Pentecost 163
Ananias and Sapphira 165
Two Miraculous Prison Releases 167
The Stoning of Stephen 169
The Conversion of Saul (Paul) 171
Peter's Vision 173
Paul and the Philippian Jailer 175
Paul's Journey to Rome 177
John's Visions 180
Acknowledgments 183
About the Authors 185