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CONTENTS Introduction 7 1 Milton Flies to the Rescue: the Islamic Golden Age 13 2 Off to Moorish Spain 31 3 Medieval Times: Good or Bad for Scientists? 38 4 Springtime in Paris 49 5 The Road Gets Rocky: New Ideas and the Black Death 62 6 Book a Place in History: Gutenberg, Copernicus, and Kepler 71 7 Shakespeare and Galileo: the Season Finale! 97

CONTENTS OLD TESTAMENT In the Beginning 4 Venom 7 Paradise Lost 10 Land of the Giants 11 Rainman 12 Waterworld 13 Rainbow man 14 Dark Tower 15 Faithman 16 Stars in His Eyes 18 Parenthood 19 Three Angels 20 Sin City 21 Laughter 22 Hungry man 23 Star-Gate 25 The Tricksters 26 Fight Night 27 Dreamboy 28 Fatal Attraction 29 "I Had a Dream..." 30 Death on the Nile 32 The River Baby 33 Holy Fire 34 Passover Night 36 The Great Escape 38 Into the Wilderness 40 Vision for a Nation 42 Mission: Impossible 44 40 Years of Wandering 46 In Sight of the Promised Land 48 Suffering Man 49 The Deliverer 50 The Scarlet Woman 51 Crossing the Jordan 52 Under Siege 54 Invaded 57 the Longest day 58 Possession 60 The Judges' League 61 Judge Dreadlocks 64 Dangerous Liaisons 67 A Close Shave 68 the outsider 69 listen 71 The Man Who Would Be King 73 son of the south 74 Daredevil 76 King No Longer 81 The Shepherd Boy 82 The Madness of King Saul 85 Shepherd King 88 Unfaithful 89 Troubled Times 91 David's Mighty Men 92 The Wise King 93 The Temple 95 Game of two Thrones 97 Rainmaker 99 Earthquake, Wind, and Fire 103 Chariots of Fire 105 Double Portions 106 In Search of an Obedient People 107 The Runner 108 The Visionary 110 Death at the Door 111 The Reformation King 112 The Crying Man 113 Into Exile 116 The Watchman 118 Exiled 120 Total Recall 121 Star Woman 124 The Guardians 126 The Governor 127 The Sentinels 129 a new day of the lord 130 NEW TESTAMENT Iron-foot Empire 131 Incarnation 132 Wonderful Woman 133 Family Man 135 David's City 136 Sheep-men 137 Star-men 138 the voice 139 Temptation 142 The Twelve 144 Wise Man 146 Midnight Caller 148 Thirst-slayer 149 The voice's End 150 Storm-breaker 151 The Exorcist 152 Miracle Man 154 The King? 156 Marvel Man 157 A Secret Messiah? 158 The Transformer 159 A True Hero 160 the prodigal 161 life-giver 162 The Return of the King 163 The Rebuilder 164 To betray or to love? 165 The Betrayed 166 The Abandoned 167 False Witness 168 The Son of God? 169 Condemned 170 Dead Man Walking 172 King of the Jews 173 Dark Night 175 The Resurrection and the Life 176 "My Lord and My God!" 177 Eternal King 178 The Holy Spirit 179 solid Rock 180 Man of Faith 181 Persecutor 182 Freed! 183 Grace Man 185 Citizen 186 Revelation Man 187 Kingdom Come! 191 bible references 192

Contents: January Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, the tower of Babel, Abraham and the promise, wicked cities, Sarah, the birth of Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers February Joseph in Egypt, Joseph and his family reunited, the birth of Moses, Moses and the burning bush, Moses and the escape from Egypt, the journey through the wilderness, the Ten Commandments, the golden calf, the tabernacle, the Covenant Box March The land of Canaan, Joshua and the battle of Jericho, the time of the judges, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Samson, Naomi and Ruth, Hannah, Samuel, Saul April Saul's reign, David, Goliath, Jonathan, Bathsheba, Absalom, David's psalms, Solomon, Jerusalem and the Temple, the queen of Sheba, the divided kingdom, Elijah May The northern kingdom of Israel, Ahab and Elijah, Elisha, Naaman, Jehu, Jezebel, Amos, Jonah, Hosea June The southern kingdom of Judah, Isaiah, Micah, the destruction of Israel, Hezekiah and the siege of Jerusalem, Josiah and the restoration of Temple worship, Jeremiah, the destruction of Jerusalem, exile, Ezekiel, the fiery furnace, Daniel, the story of Job July The return to Jerusalem, the second Temple, Esther, Nehemiah, Ezra, the New Testament, the birth of Jesus, the boy Jesus, John the Baptist, Jesus' baptism and temptation, Jesus the preacher August The teachings of Jesus, the Our Father, parables and their meaning, miracles, friends and followers, the transfiguration September More teachings, parables and miracles, Jesus and the children, Jesus rides to Jerusalem, Jesus in the Temple, Judas Iscariot, the last supper October Jesus' betrayal and trail, the crucifixion and burial, the empty tomb, the risen Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Emmaus, Thomas, Peter, ascension, Pentecost, the apostles in Jerusalem, Stephen November Saul's conversion, Barnabas, Peter, the Christians in Antioch, Saul becomes Paul, Paul's missionary journeys, letter to the Philippians, letters to the Corinthians December Paul's words about faith, hope and love, more of Paul's travels, letter to the Romans, the journey to Rome, letter to the Ephesians, letter to the Colossians, letters of Peter, John and James, the letter to the Hebrews, Revelation, a vision of heaven

Contents: January Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, the tower of Babel, Abraham and the promise, wicked cities, Sarah, the birth of Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers February Joseph in Egypt, Joseph and his family reunited, the birth of Moses, Moses and the burning bush, Moses and the escape from Egypt, the journey through the wilderness, the Ten Commandments, the golden calf, the tabernacle, the Covenant Box March The land of Canaan, Joshua and the battle of Jericho, the time of the judges, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Samson, Naomi and Ruth, Hannah, Samuel, Saul April Saul's reign, David, Goliath, Jonathan, Bathsheba, Absalom, David's psalms, Solomon, Jerusalem and the Temple, the queen of Sheba, the divided kingdom, Elijah May The northern kingdom of Israel, Ahab and Elijah, Elisha, Naaman, Jehu, Jezebel, Amos, Jonah, Hosea June The southern kingdom of Judah, Isaiah, Micah, the destruction of Israel, Hezekiah and the siege of Jerusalem, Josiah and the restoration of Temple worship, Jeremiah, the destruction of Jerusalem, exile, Ezekiel, the fiery furnace, Daniel, the story of Job July The return to Jerusalem, the second Temple, Esther, Nehemiah, Ezra, the New Testament, the birth of Jesus, the boy Jesus, John the Baptist, Jesus' baptism and temptation, Jesus the preacher August The teachings of Jesus, the Our Father, parables and their meaning, miracles, friends and followers, the transfiguration September More teachings, parables and miracles, Jesus and the children, Jesus rides to Jerusalem, Jesus in the Temple, Judas Iscariot, the last supper October Jesus' betrayal and trail, the crucifixion and burial, the empty tomb, the risen Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Emmaus, Thomas, Peter, ascension, Pentecost, the apostles in Jerusalem, Stephen November Saul's conversion, Barnabas, Peter, the Christians in Antioch, Saul becomes Paul, Paul's missionary journeys, letter to the Philippians, letters to the Corinthians December Paul's words about faith, hope and love, more of Paul's travels, letter to the Romans, the journey to Rome, letter to the Ephesians, letter to the Colossians, letters of Peter, John and James, the letter to the Hebrews, Revelation, a vision of heaven

Contents Introduction 6 The Old Testament In the Beginning 8 The story of creation: Genesis 1-2 A Sad Day 10 The story of the fall: Genesis 3 A Special Promise 12 The story of Noah: Genesis 6-9 The Tall Tower 14 The story of the Tower of Babel: Genesis 11 God's Friend 16 The call of Abraham: Genesis 12, 17-18, 21 The Bad Brother 18 The story of Jacob and Esau: Genesis 27 The Runaway 20 The story of Jacob and Laban: Genesis 28-29, 33 Joseph the Dreamer 22 The story of the young Joseph: Genesis 37 Joseph the Prisoner 24 The story of Joseph and the king's dreams: Genesis 39-41 Joseph the Ruler 26 The story of Joseph in Egypt: Genesis 42-45 The Secret Baby 28 The birth of Moses: Exodus 1-2 The Burning Bush 30 The call of Moses: Exodus 3-4 The Great Escape 32 The story of the exodus: Exodus 7-14 A Long Journey 34 Moses leads his people through the wilderness: Exodus 16-40 Spies in Canaan 36 Entering the Promised Land: Numbers 13-14, Deuteronomy 1 The Walls Fall Down 38 The battle of Jericho: Joshua 6 A Brave and Mighty Man 40 The story of Gideon: Judges 6-7 Samson's Great Deeds 42 Tales of a strong man: Judges 14-16 Samson and Delilah 44 A story of betrayal: Judges 16 Samson and the Philistines 46 Samson's last act: Judges 16 Ruth Finds a New Home 48 The story of a foreigner: Ruth 1-4 Samuel Hears a Voice 50 The call of Samuel: 1 Samuel 3 Samuel the Kingmaker 52 Samuel chooses Israel's king: 1 Samuel 8-16 David the Giant-Killer 54 The story of David and Goliath: 1 Samuel 17 The Wise King 56 The wisdom of Solomon: 1 Kings 3 Elijah and the Ravens 58 Elijah in hiding: 1 Kings 16-17 A Jar and a Jug 60 Elijah and the widow: 1 Kings 17 God Sends Fire 62 Elijah and the prophets of Baal: 1 Kings 18 The Helpful Servant 64 The story of Naaman: 2 Kings 5 Jonah the Groaner 66 The story of Jonah: Jonah Hezekiah Trusts God 68 A miracle of healing: 2 Kings 20, 2 Chronicles 32, Isaiah 38 Down in the Well 70 The story of Jeremiah: Jeremiah 38 The Boys Who Liked to Say No 72 Four boys who kept God's rules: Daniel 1 The Men Who Liked to Say No 74 The story of the fiery furnace: Daniel 3 Daniel and the Lions 76 Daniel in the lions' den: Daniel 6 Esther Was a Star 78 A Jewish girl saves her people: Esther 2-9 A Time to Build 80 Rebuilding Jerusalem: Nehemiah 1-4 The New Testament The First Christmas 84 The birth of Jesus: Matthew 1, Luke 1-2 The Wise Men's Visit 86 The story of the wise men: Matthew 2 The Boy in the Temple 88 The visit to the Temple: Luke 2 Jesus is Baptized 90 The baptism of Jesus: Matthew 3, Mark 1, Luke 3, John 1 Jesus' Special Friends 92 Jesus calls the first disciples: Luke 5 Down Through the Roof 94 Jesus heals a paralysed man: Luke 5 The Centurion's Servant 96 Jesus heals a Roman's servant: Luke 7 The Storm on the Lake 98 Jesus calms the wind and waves: Matthew 8, Mark 4, Luke 8 'Time to Get Up' 100 The story of Jairus' daughter: Matthew 9, Mark 5, Luke 8 The Marvellous Picnic 102 Jesus feeds five thousand people: Matthew 14, Mark 6, Luke 9 The Kind Stranger 104 The story of the good Samaritan: Luke 10 The Two Sisters 106 Jesus visits Mary and Martha: Luke 10 The Unforgiving Servant 108 Jesus' story about forgiveness: Matthew 18 'I Can See!' 110 Jesus heals a blind man: John 9 The Two Houses 112 The parable of the two builders: Matthew 7, Luke 6 The Big Party 114 The parable of the great feast: Matthew 22, Luke 14 The Good Shepherd 116 The parable of the lost sheep: Matthew 18, Luke 15 The Lost Coin 118 The parable of the lost coin: Luke 15 The Big Spender 120 The parable of the lost son: Luke 15 Big Bags of Money 122 The parable of the talents: Matthew 25 The Man Who Came Back 124 Jesus heals ten men: Luke 17 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector 126 Jesus' story about heartfelt prayer: Luke 18 Jesus and the Children 128 Jesus blesses little children: Matthew 19, Mark 10, Luke 18 Jesus and the Taxman 130 Jesus and Zacchaeus: Luke 19 The Great Parade 132 The story of Palm Sunday: Matthew 21, Mark 11, Luke 19, John 12 The Widow's Coins 134 Jesus' story about giving: Mark 12, Luke 21 An Important Meal 136 The last supper and a betrayal: Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22, John 13 A Dreadful Day 138 The story of Good Friday: Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 19 A Happy Day 140 The story of Easter: Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20 On the Road to Emmaus 142 A resurrection appearance: Luke 24 Goodbye at Last 144 Jesus appears to his friends: Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 21 The Helper Arrives 146 Pentecost: Acts 2 The Beautiful Gate 148 Peter and John heal a lame man: Acts 3 On the Road to Damascus 150 Paul's conversion: Acts 7-9 Tabitha Wakes Up 152 Peter heals a good woman: Acts 9 The Earth Shakes 154 Paul and Silas in prison: Acts 16 Paul is Shipwrecked 156 Paul goes to Rome: Acts 2-21, 27-28 Sharing stories with a crowd 158