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	NIV True Images: The Bible for Teen Girls List Price: $34.99 Sale Price: $21.93
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What stories should a teen read in the Bible?

I'm a teen who is just starting to read the Bible. What stories should I read? I'd like to read ones that aren't really well know, but are still interesting. Thanks!

Well, you asked for interesting, so here they are. Note that these are listed in order of how interesting they are, NOT how important they are.

Level 1
..Ruth - a chick story, but it reads more like a novel than any other section of the bible, and you should like it
..Ezekiel 1-3 - just the first few chapters - tell me that doesn't sound like he was describing a modern aircraft

Level 2 - pretty interesting stories, dryly written
..Genesis 1-5 Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel
..Gen 6-9 Noah and the flood
..Gen 11:1-9 the tower of Babel
..Gen 19 Sodom & Gomorrah
..Gen 34 rape of Dinah
..Exodus 2-14 Moses and the Exodus
..Exo 19-20 the 10 Commandments
..Joshua 2 the spies at Jericho
..Jos 6 the walls of Jericho
..Jos 10:1-27 the defense of Gibeon
..Judges - the whole books is full of good, short stories like Samson & Delilah
..1Samuel 17 Davy & Goliath
..1Sa 28 the witch of Endor (remember Endora from Bewitched?)
..2Sa 11-12 Davy & Bathsheba
..2Sa 13 Amnon rapes his sister
..1Kings 3, 8, 10, 11 Solomon (best parts)
..1Ki 21 - Elijah & Ahab (read this next: 2Ki 9)
..2Ki 2, 4-8 Elisha (my favorite OT character - he even performs mouth-to-mouth resuscitation)
..Judith - girl beats the bad guys
..Esther - girl becomes queen
..Jonah - & the whale
..Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John) you should read at least one - I recommend Luke, as it connects very well with Acts
..Jude - very short with some very interesting references found nowhere else in the bible
..Revelation - prophecies for the future. Difficult to understand exactly what's going on but great reading - sort of like the book "The Blind Worm" by Philip K Dick

Level 3 - less interesting
..Gen 12-22 Abraham
..Gen 24 Isaac
..Gen 25:19- chap 33 Jacob
..Gen 37-47 Joseph & Judah
..1Sa 18-21 David & Saul at odds
..1Sa 22-26 Davy is running a protection racket
..1Sa 27,29-31 Davy hooks up with the Philistines
..2Sa 2-10 Davy in charge
..1Ch 15 Davy & the Ark of the Covenant (goes here)
..1Ch 21 first mention of Satan, who tempts Davy
..2Sa 14-19 Absalom's revolt (he takes over David's throne)
..1Ki 5-6 the building of the 1st temple (repeated in 2Ch 3-4)
..1Ki 17-19 Elijah
..2Ki 11 Athaliah
..2Ki 20 Hezekiah's miracle
..Tobit
..2Maccabees 7 - execution of the 8 who would not eat bacon
..Job 1-2, 42 see what a baddy Satan is
..Proverbs - all of proverbs is pretty good, with words of worldly advice such as "don't blow your money on hookers" (Pro 23:27-28)
..Ecclesiastes - all pretty good. It starts out depressing but ends up with "live for the day"
..Ezekiel - (after the first 3 chapters) can be dry but has some really interesting prophecies that connect with Revelation
..Daniel - can be dry but has some very interesting prophecies and dream interpretations that will be very useful in Revelation
..Acts - see how the early Christian church operated, plus bunches of miracles, like Paul passing out handkerchiefs and people being healed by them
..James - short and to the point, advice for Christians on how to live a Christian life

Jim, http://www.bible-reviews.com

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	Velocity: A Bible Study For Teenagers [Episode 10: More To Life] List Price: $45.00 Used From: $21.00
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Inside the Bible $17.95 This book is a popular introduction to each of the 73 books of the Bible designed to help the reader grow in the knowledge and love of God's Word. The introduction to each book includes the time frame and author, the theme, a summary of the contents and some comments about the context in which it was written, the theology of the book, an outline, and a prayer taken from the book. Fr. Baker provides quick access to essential information the daily or occasional reader of sacred scripture should find helpful. The book may also be of help to more advanced students who wish to refresh their memory of a particular book of the Bible. By carefully reading Inside the Bible one can have a thumbnail summary of each book of the Bible at his fingertips. "Many Catholics revere the Bible without reading it. They find themselves paralyzed, not knowing where to start reading. Fr. Kenneth Baker comes to the rescue. In brief synopses of the 73 books he guides new readers through the threshold and shows them how they can move forward on their own. Inside the Bible will transform almost-readers into avid readers of the sacred text." "Karl Keating, Author, What Catholics Really Believe Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J. , is the editor of Homiletic and Pastoral Review and author of the 3-volume series Fundamentals of Catholicism . '

The Bible and the Qur'an (Book on CD) $23.95 Read by Chris Knufke 'A Catholic missionary examines differences between the Bible and the Quran.

Catholic Study Bible $9.95 The 12th volume in this very popular study Bible series based on the Ignatius Bible, the Revised Standard Version edition. Each volume in the series contains numerous Bible study helps and tools that include insights from the Church Fathers, topical essays, word studies and charts, maps, study questions and a cross-reference section.'

Walking the Bible $24.95 This beautifully shot PBS special offers valuable insights into the roots of the Biblical narrative. Both a heart-racing adventure and an uplifting quest, it presents one man's epic journey "by foot, jeep, rowboat and camel"through the stories of the first five books of the Bible. From crossing the Red Sea to climbing Mt. Sinai, to considering the burning bush, Bruce Feiler's inspiring odyssey will bring you back to the world of the major Biblical characters.

Ignatius Bible - New Testament on CD $58.95 Read by Mark Taheny Revised Standard Version"Regarded by many Bible scholars as the most beautiful, accurate and clearest modern translation of the Bible in English.

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