The Story of Jesus (Jesus' Birth and Ministry)
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The story of Jesus in simple English for children and adults.
Description
The Story of Jesus is a set of three paperback books. It is one of the easiest to read Bible stories in the world. Each lesson uses some new words. These new words are used several times in the lesson. The listeners learn these new words. Then they will know the story and the words used in the Gospels. There is a list of these new words at the back of each book.
The author, Frank C. Laubach is the one who designed the “each one, teach one” system of literacy. This is the system where each person who learns to read agrees to teach one other person to read.
The first book tells about the birth and ministry of Jesus. It has 59 pages. The paragraphs are short. Each chapter contains one short lesson. Each chapter ends with a Scripture reference.
- Chapter 1—Introduction
- Chapter 2—The Story of Mary
- Chapter 3—Joseph Takes Mary to Bethlehem
- Chapter 4—The Shepherds Find Jesus
- Chapter 5—The Wise Men Follow a Star
- Chapter 6—Joseph Takes Jesus to Egypt
- Chapter 7—Jesus in the Temple
- Chapter 8—Jesus is Baptized
- Chapter 9—Jesus is Tempted
- Chapter 10 – Jesus Heals the Sick
- Chapter 11 – Jesus Makes the Bad Woman Good
- Chapter 12 – Jesus Stops a Storm
- Chapter 13 – Jesus Makes the Ruler's Daughter Well
- Chapter 14 – Jesus gives Bread and Fish to the People
- Chapter 15 – Jesus Walks on the Water
- Chapter 16 – Jesus Asks, “Who am I?”
- Chapter 17 – Jesus Teaches in Jerusalem
- Chapter 18 – The Jews Bring a Woman for Jesus to Judge
- Chapter 19 – Jesus Heals a Blind Man
- Chapter 20 – Jesus Sends out Seventy Disciples
- Chapter 21 – The Spirit of the Law
- Chapter 22 – Jesus Teaches His Disciples to Pray
- Chapter 23 – New Words I
Considerations
- These books are written in Special English. Special English is a 1,500 word vocabulary of simple English. Besides the limited vocabulary it is written in a plain, simple style. Each sentence has only one thought. No words are used that are only understood by those who speak English as their first language.
- In this beginning book the paragraphs are very brief.
- Each lesson has a few new words in a box at the right side. They will be used in the lesson.
- Each chapter has a small colored picture that helps explain the lesson.
- As the book is read or listened to, the length of each lesson becomes a bit longer.
- The paragraphs become longer with each lesson.
Limitations
- Some of the pictures show just parts of people or places. This might confuse those who are not picture literate.
Guidelines for Use
- The easy English of these books would make them useful for translating into other languages.
- These books would be good for people who wish to learn English as a second language.
- These books could be recorded on audio cassette.
- These books would be useful in schools.
Where to Obtain
Link to Producer or Source Organization
Cost
$5.95 (US)
Producer/Owners
Author/Artist/Producer
Author: Frank C Laubach Illustrator: Terry Beckham Aldredge
Current copyright owner
Gospel Publishing Mission P.O. Box 1065 Hobe Sound, FL 33475
Phone: 772-546-1113 or 772-546-8426
Website: www.GospelPublishingMission.org
Other Information
If you are interested in translating this book for a minority language, contact the publishers. Working together you will make a Creative Commons License agreement.
