Old Testament Heroes

Jjj Or FOREWORD LELF-RESPECTING persons, young as well as old, dislike being talked down to, especially in words of one syllable. There are of course, many matters beyond the comprehension of children, which no language can make intelligible. But much of the zest of the game of reading comes from the effort to use the tools of grown-ups. Children do not wish to descend to babytalk but to learn the language of men. A nd, therefore, there is no baby-talk in this book. Nor is there any lecturing or moralizing. There are only stories, stories that have been told more often than any others in our part of the world, and for a very good reason. As the source of these stories is the Bible, the sacred book of Jews and Christians, it has always been a problem what details to include or omit. But why tell stories except in so far as they are interesting? Ought not that to be the main test? Each story should stand on its own feet and hold the attention of the reader by virtue of its own dramatic power. We are confident the stories in this book will do so. A. L.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at