聖經的故事

by Hendrik Willem van Loon, 房龍, 鄧嘉宛 (Translator)

全球有史以來最暢銷的典籍《聖經》　ft.　美國暢銷作家房龍
　　深植千年西方文明的核心內涵化作可口故事無負擔秒懂
　　暢銷全球逾百年　多達26種語言版本　
　　《魔戒》譯者鄧嘉宛傾力之作21世紀全新權威校訂版
　　
　　《聖經》，一部人類史上印過最多次的書
　　引用典故縱橫跨界文學、社會學、科學等無所不在
　　暢銷作家房龍以精湛的說故事技巧、輕鬆易懂的插圖
　　將《聖經》化成引人入勝的圖文故事
　　《舊約》道出了猶太人千年流離失所的歷史
　　《新約》講述了拿撒勒村一個單純木匠，成為眾人信仰的一生
　　影響西方文明五千年的歷史典故　完全掌握
　　
　　★房龍親筆插圖近兩百幅，完全收錄。
　　★猶太人古代勢力圖、遷徙圖重點整理，不再迷失在兩河流域。
　　★人物關係表一點就通，哥哥嬸嬸阿公表哥外甥都難不倒你。
　　
　　房龍的筆，有一種魔力……是將文學家的手法，拿來用以講述科學……無論大人小孩，讀他書的人，都覺得娓娓忘倦了。──中國近代文學家郁達夫
　　
　　為什麼偷嘗禁果要被逐出伊甸園？
　　歷史上第一位殺人犯改隱為何殺了親兄弟亞伯？
　　約櫃又是怎麼回事？為何上戰場帶著它就無往不利？
　　為何猶太人流離失所？流奶與蜜之地又在哪裡？
　　以小小身軀擊敗巨人的大衛王，為何曾四處逃竄？
　　彌賽亞就是耶穌嗎？
　　
　　《聖經的故事》是房龍的代表作，出版後銷量高達上千萬冊。他按照《聖經》的章節排序，將《舊約》與《新約》中的故事用通俗有趣的寫作手法，轉換為概略簡要的「聖經故事」，不僅保留了《聖經》原典的精神，也使讀者輕鬆進入《聖經》世界。房龍用樸素睿智的語言講述古老故事的同時，也演繹出了《聖經》故事背後浩瀚的人類歷史。如此博大神秘的《聖經》，房龍卻妙筆生花讓普通人都能看懂。
　　
　　本書經由知名譯者鄧嘉宛以當代語言重新翻譯，並仔細一一對照《聖經》內容，尤其是《舊約》裡繁雜的人物與戰爭紀事都根據原文並查考《聖經》，讀起來不至於張冠李戴。書中主要人名、地名、字詞用法皆與《聖經》一致。
　　
　　《聖經的故事》並不是一本只寫給基督徒看的書，而是一本能讓每個人都讀懂《聖經》中奇妙故事的書。《聖經》中紛繁的人物、深奧的教義、頻繁的戰爭，在房龍輕鬆詼諧的筆調下，變得清晰而迷人且更容易理解和接受，他親手繪製的插圖也十分有趣。這本書為人們開啟了《聖經》的便捷之門，強烈推薦給各界讀者。
　　
　　你們人生中總會有一段迫切需要智慧的時候，而那些智慧就隱藏在這些古老的編年史裡。──房龍

Genres: Religion, History, Spirituality, Philosophy, Nonfiction

464 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1923

About the author

Hendrik Willem van Loon (January 14, 1882 – March 11, 1944) was a Dutch-American historian and journalist.

Born in Rotterdam, he went to the United States in 1903 to study at Cornell University. He was a correspondent during the Russian Revolution of 1905 and in Belgium in 1914 at the start of World War I. He later became a professor of history at Cornell University (1915-17) and in 1919 became an American citizen.

From the 1910s until his death, Van Loon wrote many books. Most widely known among these is The Story of Mankind, a history of the world especially for children, which won the first Newbery Medal in 1922. The book was later updated by Van Loon and has continued to be updated, first by his son and later by other historians.

However, he also wrote many other very popular books aimed at young adults. As a writer he was known for emphasizing crucial historical events and giving a complete picture of individual characters, as well as the role of the arts in history. He also had an informal style which, particularly in The Story of Mankind, included personal anecdotes.

Reviews

[Jonathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took me longer to read this summary book than it might take someone to read the actual thing. I got stuck somewhere in the Old Testament, where names abound and so much happens that it's like nothing were happening. What helped me finish, though, were the thoughts and commentaries of the author: very interesting, insightful, and à-propos.

[CrunchyApple · Rating 1 out of 5]

I couldn't finish the book because the stories are not true to the Bible. I am not sure if it is the translation or the author. I may give it a try later when I have the original version.

Due to the the fame of the author and his sharp understanding of human nature, I am willing to try another book of his.

[Hachimaru · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is awful. It seems that the original book was simply scanned and converted into the digital text maybe without human eyes and hands. However, though including some words without notices for political correctness as it was written in 1920's, the original work is well written and very useful for people ignorant of Christianity like me.

[Hugo Li · Rating 4 out of 5]

很精彩的史实故事，很多情节让我想起《权游》中的情节。此外，想起中国的《尚书》，包含（远）古代帝王统治故事，当然《尚书》要薄很多。历史诠释作为一种理念/信念的保留与传播方式。

[Stacie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I cannot give this book more than one star because it is not True to the Scripture it is meant to be re-telling. It is unfortunate because it is a book of great physical beauty, and I really enjoy the author/illustrator’s art-work and even (mostly) like his writing style. BUT He doesn’t seem to believe in the Providence of God and speaks in a way that diminishes miracles and God’s power. There were a number of statements throughout that I found quite troubling and to not exactly reflect what I read in Scripture. I would never recommend this book, really to anyone, and especially not to a person that wasn’t already strong in their faith and well-versed in their Scripture-reading.

[Duane Erikson · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh; i did like the original art work.

[William Cenlam · Rating 4 out of 5]

458/458
The author used his special eyes help us to understand better about the Bible and dwelled about our modern life. Darkness of human heart and also brilliant human heart, always against each other. It told us some summaries about the Bible and also the relationship between Jewish and the Bible and also the Bible's logic.
And also gave us some ideas about the background about the Bible and also the relationship with Jewish. It helped me to understand more about Christian and also Western culture and also some themes in the Bible, such as snake and apple.
but the only bad thing to this book is too loquacious.

[Kest Schwartzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE the print quality of the illustrations. I picked up a number of Van Loons out of an old man's trash, just for the images. Each one is worthy of framing.

Turns out the text is also pretty hilarious.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

he irreverently called the Bible "the national Jewish scrapbook"

[CaptKirk42 Classic Whovian]

My copy is a very old pre-ISBN copy.

[Edith · Rating 2 out of 5]

John Jordan and I read this book for part of his Bible course and I made worksheet questions for all 436 pages of it. Quite a job, let me tell you. Very glad to be done.

[John Doe · Rating 3 out of 5]

brief history of Jewish people

[Reading]

《圣经故事》（美）亨德里克·威廉·房龙。

这个版本是完整版吗？

[Artemis · Rating 4 out of 5]

No finish reading it totally.

[Diana · Rating 1 out of 5]

It might be appropriate for children or young adults. It was inadequate for me on all levels.

[Xialin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to read. good summary.