INTRODUCTION


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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 LAND OF THE BIBLE

A Bird's-eye View of the Land[97]
Understanding Geography by Pictures[100]
Locating Bible Characters in the Land[105]

PART IV
THE BIBLE IN LITERATURE

The Bible's Place in Literature[113]
Questions bringing out the Bible's Literary Value[116]
1. The Poetry of the Bible [116]
2. The Oratory in the Bible [118]
3. Other Literary Forms Found in the Bible [119]
4. The Literary Value of the Books of Prophecy [120]
5. The Bible--an Inspiration to Writers [121]
The Bible's Gift to Our Language[125]

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PART V
THE BIBLE AND THE TEACHER


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How the Foregoing Suggestions for the Use of THE BIBLE
STORY may be Employed by the Bible School Teacher [161]

1. In the Primary Department

 [161]

2. In the Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Departments

[162]

PART VI
PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY

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