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 {6} PART II CHARACTER AND LIVING PAGE 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 {7} PART V THE BIBLE AND THE TEACHER PAGE 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 {8} {9} INTRODUCTION {10} KEY Throughout this volume initials are used to indicate titles of volumes in which references are found, as follows:-- G.B. Golden Book. H.T. Hero Tales. T.J. Tales of Old Judea. L.J. Life of Jesus. S.A. Songs of the Ages. {11} INTRODUCTION Why Read the Bible? If Bible readers everywhere could return their answers what diverse and interesting points of view the replies would bring!