III. THE DRAMATIZATION OF "JOSEPH" 17 IV. THE DRAMATIZATION OF "DAVID AND GOLIATH" 44 V. THE DRAMATIZATION OF "MOSES IN THE BULRUSHES" 52 VI. THE DRAMATIZATION OF "RUTH" 59 VII. THE DRAMATIZATION OF "QUEEN ESTHER" 68 VIII. THE DRAMATIZATION OF "ABRAHAM AND THE THREE GUESTS" 84 IX. THE DRAMATIZATION OF "DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN" 93 X. THE DRAMATIZATION OF NEW TESTAMENT PARABLES 98 XI. THE DRAMATIC QUALITIES IN A GOOD STORY 109 XII. BIBLE STORIES SUITABLE FOR DRAMATIZATION 113 XIII. STAGE SETTING AND PROPERTIES 130 XIV. COSTUMING 144 XV. THE ORGANIZATION OF A CHURCH DRAMATIC CLUB 152 INDEX 161 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS A SHEPHERD Frontispiece FIGURE PAGE 1. PHARAOH'S COURT 42 2. A SCENE FROM DAVID AND GOLIATH 47 3. ESTHER AND MORDECAI 73 4. ESTHER DANCES BEFORE THE KING 75 5. THE KING HOLDS OUT THE SCEPTER TO ESTHER 79 6. QUEEN ESTHER PLEADS FOR HER PEOPLE 81 7. THE THREE GUESTS BLESS ABRAHAM AND SARAH 88 8. THE WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS 101 9. THE GOOD SAMARITAN 104 10. WATER JUGS AND OTHER CLAY UTENSILS 132 11. WOMAN CARRYING WATER JUG 133 12. ANCIENT WELLS IN PALESTINE 134 13. ANCIENT WEAPONS 135 14. A SHEPHERD'S SLING AND LOOM FOR WEAVING SLING 136 15. SICKLES 137 16. SCEPTER 138 17. SHIELDS 139 18. TRUMPETS 140 19. SIGNET RING 141 20. LAMP 141 21. EGYPTIAN DESIGNS 142 22. HELMETS AND CROWNS 143 23. A GROUP OF CHILDREN, SHOWING COSTUMES AND A TRUMPET 145 24. THE COSTUME OF ABRAHAM 147 25. TWO KINDS OF COSTUMES--THE RICH SHEPHERD AND THE SERVANT 148