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A First Bible Story Book Stories retold by Mary Hoffman Illustrated by Julie Downing US_001_Title_page.indd 1 14/09/16 3:32 pm For Anna-Louise and William Editors Marie Greenwood, Anamita Guha, Kritika Gupta US editor Rebecca Warren Designers Rashika Kachroo, Katie Knutton, Roohi Rais Managing editor Laura Gilbert Managing art editors Neha Ahuja Chowdhry, Diane Peyton Jones DTP designers Sachin Gupta, Shankar Prasad Producer, pre-production Nikoleta Parasaki Producer Srijana Gurung ORIGINAL EDITION Editor Lee Simmons Designer Sheilagh Noble Managing editor Jane Yorke Managing art editor Chris Scollen Producer Josie Alabaster Religious consultants Rev. Terence Handley McMath, Donald Kraus, Jenny Nemko DTP designer Almudena Diaz Additional design Linda Cole, Mark Haygarth First American Edition, 2017 Published in the United States by DK Publishing 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2017 Dorling Kindersley Limited DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC 17 18 19 20 21 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001–298701–Feb/2017 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under the copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. 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For details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 [email protected] Printed and bound in China A WORLD OF IDEAS: SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW www.dk.com 2 US_002-003_Contents.indd 2 14/09/16 4:35 pm Contents 4–5 Introduction The Old Testament The New Testament 8–15 52–57 God Makes the World The First Christmas 16–23 58–61 Noah’s Ark Three Wise Men 24–27 62–65 Abraham and His Family Jesus Is Lost and Found 28–35 66–69 Joseph and His Rainbow Coat Five Thousand Hungry People 36–39 70–73 Moses in the Bulrushes The Last Supper 40–43 74–77 Daniel in the Lions’ Den The First Easter 44–49 78–80 Jonah and the Big Fish Who’s Who in the Bible Stories 3 US_002-003_Contents.indd 3 14/09/16 3:32 pm A First Bible Story Book Introduction to the Bible The Bible is a collection of some Jonah, were reluctant heroes and had of the best stories ever told. to be persuaded by strong means. For hundreds of years they have These stories are also full of vivid been familiar to many readers. pictures—the glorious garden of The stories themselves are full of Creation, the pairs of animals being fascinating characters and exciting marshaled into the ark, Joseph’s coat incidents and I have tried to tell of many colors. Some images are them in ways that young children disturbing in their can find easy to understand. However, power, like Adam the Bible is different from other story and Eve being collections. Not all of these retellings banished from are happy, some are sad or even Eden, the near- frightening. Therefore you may want sacrifice of to read each of the stories for yourself Isaac by his before reading them aloud. In this father, and way you will be ready for any the lions who questions that might arise. ate Daniel’s accusers. But The Old Testament they are as The Old Testament stories are full much a part of heroes like Noah, Abraham, of the Bible as the more comforting Moses, and Daniel, who had a special imagery of creation, repentance, relationship with God. Some, like and salvation. 44 US_004-005_Introduction.indd 4 14/09/16 3:32 pm Introduction to the Bible The New Testament its fulfillment in the pain and hope of The imagery of the New Testament is the Crucifixion and Resurrection. The familiar to most of us from Christmas Easter story is not an easy one for cards and carols and from the young children, but we owe them the Christian symbol of the cross. But the truth about what happened to the stories themselves are memorable too. man who preached love, peace, and An ordinary Jewish couple suddenly forgiveness. The sorrow of Jesus’ death find their lives turned upside down by on Good Friday is followed quickly by an angel, who explains that their the joy of his rising from the dead on child will be the son of God. the first Easter Sunday and this is at As a baby, Jesus is visited the heart of Christian belief. The Bible begins with Creation and this Bible story collection ends with the Resurrection, both powerful images of fresh starts. In writing A First Bible Story Book I have tried to convey some of the excitement and power of the well- known stories within a framework of hope and reconciliation. by important men with rich gifts and a powerful king wants to kill him. As a boy, he amazes people with his wisdom and learning. And as a man, Jesus is a great teacher and performs astonishing miracles, like feeding five thousand people with just five loaves of bread and two fishes. The New Testament moves from the promise of the first Christmas to 5 US_004-005_Introduction.indd 5 14/09/16 3:32 pm T h e O l d Te s t a m e n t 6 US_006-007_TITLE_PAGE.indd 6 14/09/16 3:32 pm T h e O l d Te s t a m e n t 7 US_006-007_TITLE_PAGE.indd 7 14/09/16 3:32 pm A First Bible Story Book God Makes the World In the very beginning, there was nothing but emptiness, darkness, and lots of water. Then God said the word and the world was filled with light. He had made the first ever Day . . . . . . but He saw that darkness was good too, so He kept it and called it Night. On the second day, God divided up the water. He kept some to be the sea. The rest He put up in the sky and made Heaven to keep them apart. On the third day, God put the seas in their proper places and dry land appeared between them. He told the earth to start growing trees, and grass, and plants. 8 US_008-009_Creation.indd 8 14/09/16 3:32 pm
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