bible stories

The daughter of a free black man who worked as a blacksmith in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1800s recalls the stories from the Bible that her father shared with her, relating them to the experiences of African Americans.

Presents the story of Esther, revealing the transformation of a shy orphan girl into a compassionate queen who is willing to risk the wrath of a king in order to save her people.

An interpretation of the familiar Bible story using a simple text based on the King James version.

Retells the story of David's meeting with the giant in the speech patterns and images of African people newly acquainted with the English language.

Describes how God sent Moses to lead his people out of slavery in Egypt and into the promised land of Canaan.

Retells the Old Testament story of how the baby Moses was saved from death by the Pharoah's daughter.

Retells the Biblical story of how a man was swallowed up by a great fish.

Retells the Bible story in which a Hebrew shepherd boy kills the giant Philistine warrior Goliath with a slingshot.

A collection of Bible stories, from Creation to the Resurrection of Christ and the appearance of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

A retelling of Bible stories from the familiar tales of Adam and Eve and Noah's ark to lesser-known stories such as Jotham's fable and Saul's meeting with the medium at Endor.