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Stories from the Old Testament

This collection of stories is the result of the author’s work to introduce children of the lower grades to the world of the Old Testament. Jakob Streit draws from various biblical sources and apocryphal texts to provide rich pictures and a colorful depiction of the stories, while being thoroughly true to the sources. Out of the oral tradition, these stories bring in legendary form a concise, biblical report that is poetically and mythologically accessible for the developing child from ages 8–10.
“Sympathy with the good, the divine world, and sadness and darkness resulting from the expulsion from light make up not only the drama of the Old Testament, but also of the individual human being. It is this that the child experiences and follows, on the wings of his feelings. If one succeeds in letting the reality of nature grow out of the divine, colorful background of a world creation, then awe, reverence, and love of nature can blossom. If sin and corruption as evolutionary forces are transformed into good and then clarified, moral powers are awakened. More powerful, significant pictures than those expressed in the great events of the Old Testament can hardly be found!” – Jakob Streit

Available in print from Waldorf Publications