Bible stories

Author: (American) Maxwell
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: The Bible has a history of thousands of years from its beginning to its current dissemination. Most Western countries adhere to Catholicism or Protestantism, and the Bible is almost a book found in every household, read by everyone, and passed down from generation to generation. The Concise Cambridge History of English Literature states: "In Britain, regardless of wealth, every family has one book—the Bible. Although people read the Bible, sometimes with little understanding or superficially, it remains unforgettable after reading. It also says: 'For the poor, the Bible is like a university, a source from which they draw historical, philosophical, and linguistic examples.' This book even claims in its 1941 edition: 'If the Bible were to lose its supreme position one day, we could confidently assert that the character of the British would decline simultaneously.' This book is a condensed selection of stories from the Old Testament in the author's 10-volume Stories of the Bible , illustrated with color plates."