The first volume is divided into four parts:
| Part I.— | Hebrew Story, from the Beginning to the Time of Saul. |
| “ II.— | The Kingdom of all Israel. |
| “ III.— | Samaria, or the Northern Kingdom. |
| “ IV.— | Judah, from Rehoboam to the Exile. |
The second volume comprises:
| Part I.— | Hebrew History from the Exile To Nehemiah. |
| “ II.— | Hebrew Legislation. |
| “ III.— | Hebrew Tales. |
| “ IV.— | Hebrew Prophecy. |
| “ V.— | Hebrew Poetry. |
| “ VI.— | Hebrew Wisdom. |
The third volume will comprise the selections from the New Testament, arranged as follows:
| I.— | The Gospel according to St. Mark, Presenting the Evangelical Story in its Simplest Form; Supplemented by Selections from St. Matthew and St. Luke. |
| II.— | The Acts of the Apostles, with some Indication of the Probable Place of the Epistles in the Narrative. |
| III.— | The Epistles of St. James and the First Epistle of St. Peter. |
| IV.— | The Epistles of St. Paul. |
| V.— | The Epistle to the Hebrews. |
| VI.— | The Revelation of St. John (A Portion). |
| VII.— | The First Epistle of St. John. |
| VIII.— | The Gospel of St. John. |
Full details of the plan of the undertaking, and of the methods adopted by the editors in the selection and arrangement of the material, will be found in the separate prospectus.
“I congratulate you on the issue of a work which, I am sure, will find a wide welcome, and the excellent features of which make it of permanent value.”—Rt. Rev. Henry C. Potter, Bishop of New York.
“Should prove a valuable adjunct of Biblical instruction.”—Rt. Rev. W. E. Stevens, Bishop of Pennsylvania.
“Admirably conceived and admirably executed.... It is the Bible story in Bible words. The work of scholarly and devout men.... Will prove a help to Bible study.”—Rev. Howard Crosby, D.D.