Joshua: The Conquest and Distribution of the Land of Canaan
1 Joshua's Army Prepares to Marchㆍ8
2 The Spies of Jerichoㆍ12
3 Crossing the Jordan Riverㆍ17
4 Erecting a Monument in Gilgalㆍ21
5 Circumcision and Passoverㆍ24
6 The Fall of Jerichoㆍ31
7 The Battle of Ai and the Sin of Achanㆍ42
8 The Conquest of Ai and the Reading of the Lawㆍ50
9 The Gibeonitesㆍ59
10 The Battle of Gibeon and the Conquest of Southern Canaanㆍ66
11 Battle of Meromㆍ75
12 The 31 Kings Conquered by Israelㆍ81
13. The Division of the Land East of the Jordanㆍ85
14 Caleb's Portionㆍ91
15 The Tribe of Judah Receives Allotmentㆍ95
16 The Tribe of Joseph Receives Allotmentㆍ102
17 The Half-Tribe of Manasseh Receives Allotmentㆍ105
18 The Tribe of Benjamin Receives Allotmentㆍ112
19 The remaining six tribes receive their allotmentㆍ117
20 Refugesㆍ126
21 The inheritance of the tribe of Leviㆍ130
22 Building a Large Altar on the Banks of the Jordan Riverㆍ137
23 Joshua's Farewell Addressㆍ144
24 The Death of Joshuaㆍ148

Judges: The Twelve Judges of Israel
1. Territorial Expansion Warㆍ156
2 The Fall of Israelㆍ165
3. Establishing Judgesㆍ172
4 Deborah and Barakㆍ179
5 Song of Deborahㆍ187
6 Gideon's Callingㆍ194
7 Gideon and the Three Hundred Warriorsㆍ203
8 Gideon's Warㆍ210
9 Abimelechㆍ219
10 Judges of Israelㆍ229
11. Sasa Ipdaㆍ233
12 The War between Gilead and Ephraimㆍ240
13 Samson is bornㆍ244
14 Samson's Marriageㆍ248
15 Samson's Fightㆍ253
16 Samson and Delilahㆍ259
17 Micah the Priest, 271
18 The Tribe of Dan Seeks a Land to Settleㆍ275
19 The Levite's Concubineㆍ281
20 The Fall of the Tribe of Benjaminㆍ285
21 The Daughters of Shilohㆍ291

Ruth: Ruth, David's great-grandmother
1 Naomi's Returnㆍ296
2 Ruth Gleaning Gleanersㆍ304
3 As Naomi saidㆍ313
4 The Marriage of Ruth and Boazㆍ319
? Reviewer's Note / Min Yeong-jin, 326

1 Samuel: Samuel, Saul, and David
1 Hannah's Prayerㆍ8
2 Hannah's Praiseㆍ16
3 The Calling of Samuelㆍ24
4 The Ark of the Covenant is Capturedㆍ28
5 The Ark of the Covenant in the Land of the Philistinesㆍ33
6 The Ark of the Covenant Returnsㆍ36
7 Judges Samuel 41
8 Appoint a Kingㆍ45
9 Saul and Samuel's Meetingㆍ48
Saul Becomes Kingㆍ53
11 Saul Defeats the Ammonitesㆍ59
12 Samuel's Farewell Speechㆍ65
13 War with the Philistinesㆍ69
14 Jonathan's Courageㆍ74
15 Saul the Abandonedㆍ82
16 The Anointed Davidㆍ88
17 David and Goliathㆍㆍ94
18 David and Jonathanㆍ106
19 David on the Runㆍ111
20 Covenant of Friendshipㆍ116
21 David's Life on the Runㆍ121
22 Saul's Evil Deedsㆍ125
23 David on the Runㆍ130
24 En Gedi Caveㆍ135
25 David and Abigailㆍ140
26 David Saves Saul's Life Againㆍ147
27 David Flees to Philistine Landㆍ153
28 Saul Visits a Shamanㆍ156
29 David Excluded from the Battle with Israelㆍ161
30 Defeating the Amalekitesㆍ163
31 Saul's Defeat and Deathㆍ168

2 Samuel: David's Kingdom Built on Covenant
1 David's Lament: Psalm 174
2 King David of Judah, 179
3 Abner's Surrender and Deathㆍ184
4 The Death of Ishboshethㆍ192
5 King David of Israel, 195
6 Bringing the Ark of the Covenantㆍ200
7 Davidic Covenantㆍ207
8 David's Victoryㆍ212
9 Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, 216
10 Defeating Ammon and Aramㆍ221
11 David and Bathshebaㆍ224
12 David's Repentanceㆍ232
13 Amnon and Tamarㆍ241
14 Absalom's Pardonㆍㆍ249
15 Absalom's Rebellionㆍ254
16 David's Escapeㆍㆍ261
17 Hushai and Ahithophel, 267
18 The Death of Absalomㆍ272
19 David Returns to Jerusalemㆍ283
The Rebellion of Seba 20ㆍ294
21 Saul's House, Judgedㆍ301
22 David's Thanksgiving Psalmㆍㆍ309
23 David's Last Wordsㆍ316
24 Census and Disastersㆍ322
? Reviewer's Note / Min Yeong-jin, 331

1 Kings: Solomon's Reign and the Division of the Kingdom
1 Adonijah and Solomon, 8
2 David's Testamentㆍ19
Solomon's Thousand Burnt Offerings and Wise Judgmentsㆍ27
4 Solomon's Kingdomㆍ33
5 Preparations for the Temple Constructionㆍ38
6 Building the Templeㆍ41
7 Solomon's Palaceㆍ47
8 Temple Dedication Ceremonyㆍ54
9 Solomon's Achievementsㆍ62
10 Solomon's Wealth and Honorㆍ66
11 Solomon's Fallㆍ71
The Division of the 12 Kingdomsㆍ76
13 The Destruction of the Bethel Altarㆍ82
14 The Failure of Two Kingsㆍ87
15 Kings of the North and Southㆍ92
16 History of Rebellionㆍ97
17 Elijah's Ministryㆍ104
18 The Confrontation on Mount Carmelㆍ110
19 Elijah on Mount Horebㆍ121
20 Ben-Hadad and Ahabㆍ129
21 Naboth's Vineyardㆍ133
22 The Death of King Ahabㆍ138

2 Kings: The Reigns of Kings and the Fall of Kingdoms
1 Ahaziah and Elijahㆍ150
2 Elijah's Ascensionㆍ154
3 War with Moabㆍ163
Elisha's Miraclesㆍ169
5 Naaman and Gehaziㆍ178
6 Axes and Invasionㆍ184
7 The Salvation of Samariaㆍ190
8 The Shunammite Woman and King Hazaelㆍ194
9 Jehu's Rebellionㆍ199
10 Jehu's Great Purgeㆍ207
11 Athaliah and Joashㆍ214
12 Joash's Temple Repairsㆍ220
13 Jehoahaz and Joashㆍ224
14 Amaziah and Jeroboam IIㆍ229
15 Azariah and the Rebellions of the Northern Kingdomㆍ234
16 Ahaz's Idolatryㆍ241
17 The Fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israelㆍ246
18 Hezekiah's Reignㆍ253
19 Hezekiah's Prayerㆍ260
20 Hezekiah's Restorationㆍ269
21 Manasseh's Wicked Deedsㆍ275
22 Josiah and the Book of the Lawㆍ280
23 Josiah's Religious Reformsㆍ285
24 The Last King of Judahㆍ296
25 The Destruction of Jerusalemㆍ303
? Reviewer's Note / Min Yeong-jin, 317

1 Chronicles: David's Kingdom and Jehovah's Reign
1 Genealogy from Adam to Jacobㆍ8
2 Genealogy from Jacob to Davidㆍ18
3 Descendants of David and Solomonㆍ24
4 Genealogy of the Tribes of Judah and Shemonㆍ28
5 Genealogies of the Tribes East of the Jordanㆍ35
Genealogy of the Tribe of Leviㆍ40
7 Genealogies of the Tribes West of the Jordanㆍ50
8 Descendants of Benjaminㆍ56
9 Those who lived in Jerusalemㆍ61
10 Saul's Endㆍ70
11 David's Appearance and Activitiesㆍ74
12 The Warriors Who Follow Davidㆍ84
13 Bringing the Ark of the Covenantㆍ91
14 David's Prosperity and Defeat of the Philistinesㆍ95
15 Carrying the Ark of the Covenantㆍ98
16 Before the Ark of the Covenantㆍ103
17 Davidic Covenantㆍ108
18 The Sound of the Victory Drumㆍ113
19 Hanun's Doubtㆍ117
20 When Spring Flowers Bloomㆍ122
21 David's Prideㆍ125
22 Preparations for the Temple Constructionㆍ132
23 Duties of the Levitesㆍ135
24 Those Who Care for the Templeㆍ140
25 Sing to the Lord with Joyㆍ144
26 Those who care for the outskirts of the templeㆍ148
27 Defense and Administrative Organizationㆍ153
28 David's Testamentㆍ159
29 David's Prayer of Thanksgivingㆍ164

2 Chronicles: The Kingdom of Judah and the Temple in Jerusalem
1 The Wisdom of Solomonㆍ170
2 The House of Godㆍ173
3. Temple Constructionㆍ178
4 Temple Furnitureㆍ182
5 The Temple and the Ark of the Covenantㆍ186
6 Prayer for the Dedication of the Templeㆍ190
7 Dedication Ceremonyㆍ195
8 The Prosperity of Solomon's Kingdomㆍ200
9 King Solomon's Glory and Deathㆍ204
10 Descendants of David and Solomonㆍ210
11 Rehoboam's Reignㆍ215
12 The Fall of Rehoboamㆍ219
13 King Abijah of Judah, 223
14 King Asa of Judah, 227
15 Asa's Religious Reformationㆍ230
16 The Reality of Asaㆍ234
17 Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, 237
18 Jehoshaphat and Ahab, 240
19 Jehoshaphat's Judicial Systemㆍ250
20 Defeating Ammon and Moabㆍ253
21 Jehoram's Wicked Reignsㆍ261
22 The Reign of Ahaziahㆍ265
23 Joash ascends to the throne, 269
24 The Reign of Joashㆍ275
25 The Reign of Amaziahㆍ280
26 Uzziah, the leper, 287
27 The Reign of Jothamㆍ291
28 The Wickedness of Ahazㆍ293
29 Hezekiah's Reformsㆍ298
30 Observance of Passoverㆍ303
31 Hezekiah's Religious Reformsㆍ307
32 Hezekiah's Victoryㆍ311
33 Manasseh's Humiliation and Repentanceㆍ319
34 Josiah's Reformsㆍ324
35 Passover Feastㆍ331
36 The Last Kings of Judahㆍ336
? Reviewer's Note / Min Yeong-jin, 346

Ezra: Temple Rebuilding and Reform
1 King Cyrus's Edict of Returnㆍ8
2 List of Returnees to Jerusalemㆍ17
3 Temple Groundbreaking Ceremonyㆍ26
4 People who hinder the rebuilding of the templeㆍ32
5 Resumption of Temple Reconstruction Workㆍ43
6 Temple Reconstruction and Dedication Ceremonyㆍ49
7 Second Returnㆍㆍ59
8 List of Second Returneesㆍ67
9. Prohibition of intermarriage with foreignersㆍ75
10 Ezra's Reformationㆍ82

Nehemiah: Rebuilding the Wall and Restoring Faith
1 Nehemiah's Prayerㆍ90
2 Nehemiah's Returnㆍ99
3 Repairing the Walls of Jerusalemㆍ107
4. The Enemies' Sabotageㆍ113
5 Nehemiah's Social Reformsㆍ119
6 The Enemy's Conspiracy and the Completion of the Wallㆍ126
7 List of the First Returneesㆍ133
8 Reading of the Law and the Feast of Tabernaclesㆍ140
9 Prayer of Repentanceㆍ147
10 Confirmation of the Covenantㆍ156
11. Deciding on a place of residenceㆍ162
12 List of Priests and the Dedication of the Wallㆍ168
13 Purification Movement of Jewish Societyㆍ176

Esther: The Crisis and Triumph of the Jews
1 Queen Vashti is Deposedㆍ190
2 Esther Chosen as Queenㆍ202
3 Haman's Conspiracyㆍ210
Queen Esther's Decisionㆍ219
5 Esther Appears Before the Kingㆍ225
6 The Admired Mordecaiㆍ231
7 The Fall of Hamanㆍ236
8 The King's New Decreeㆍ243
9 Purim for the Jewsㆍ251
10 Mordecai's Rise in Statusㆍ261

? Reviewer's Note: Min Yeong-jin, 266

From the Conquest of Canaan to the Return to Homeland, a Thousand Years of Salvation History
The Storytelling Bible History Book is finally complete!

God, who secretly intervenes behind the scenes in human history!
From Joshua's war to conquer Canaan
Through the 12 judges, Samuel, David, and Solomon
The kings of the southern kingdom of Judah and the northern kingdom of Israel,
And from the Babylonian captivity to the return to the homeland
God's history of salvation unfolds over a thousand years!

1) Why I recommend this book
1) Interpark Religious MD Highly Recommended - Naver Main Book Introduction Post 25,000 Views
2) Immediately after publication, the book enters the bestseller list on online bookstores - 1,000 copies sold upon release
3) Series sold over 40,000 copies! - 40,000 people are waiting for the new series to be published.

2) Publication schedule (one volume every other month)
January 19: Genesis first published
July 2020: Complete publication of history books
September 2020: New Testament begins
November 22: Until the Book of Revelation
Completed 24 volumes

3) Online bookstore reader reviews
Active Ochan
The storytelling Bibles published by Seongseowon, one by one, are not mass-produced by machines, but rather are woven together verse by verse with the goal of helping readers better understand the Bible through stories and background knowledge.

So, every time I hear news of a new book being published, I run to it with surprise, wonder, and joy.
May God hold you until the very last moment!

freXXmc
Finally, the history book has come out.
First of all, I thank God.
Thank you for publishing the Storytelling Bible, which makes the Lord's word easier to understand for many people.
I believe that the Lord intervenes in all things.
Revised Standard Version. Easy Bible.
I read the storytelling and it felt like a reference book.
A storytelling Bible written like a story in an easy-to-understand way.
Personally, I would like to recommend reading it together with the Revised Version or the Easy Bible rather than just reading the Storytelling Bible.
Through the history books, I pray that many people will once again acknowledge the Lord as the Lord of all nations, learn how God has carried out His will in world history, and which nations and people are the Lord's kingdom and people. I pray that we will realize how we should live as the Lord's people in these difficult times and hope only for the Lord's kingdom.

tjdXXX12
Finally, the historical storytelling Bible, 1 and 2 Kings, has been published.
thank you
I also bought two sets of the Pentateuch and gave them as gifts to new believers and Bible readers around me, and they loved them.
I also enjoy reading the Storytelling Bible because it is written in a more narrative style and develops more vividly than other easy-to-read Bibles or message Bibles.
I will continue to pray for the prophets and poets, as well as the historical books.
Thank you, Seongseowon, fighting! ^^

Yoo O-ha
I've purchased both the paper and e-book versions of the Pentateuch, the Storytelling Bible, and have only purchased the history books in paper form so far. However, Ezra-Esther will be published next month, so I think I'll be able to purchase the e-book version of the history books soon.
I know that there are many prayers and thoughts involved in the process of publishing the Bible, the word of God.
Although it is a little later than planned, I pray that the correct gospels permitted by God the Father will be published even if it is delayed further.

Shintong OO-ri
The miraculous story of the Bible has finally been published! What kind of story will thrill me this time?
As expected, I've been waiting for a long time.
The storytelling Bible is also fun.
It also makes sense.
This time too, I won't disappoint you. I'll be immersed in the world of the storytelling Bible.

4) What kind of book is the Storytelling Bible?

Immersed in the story of our lives
The Holy Story of Life and Salvation

The Storytelling Bible of Seongseowon has been created to make it very easy to understand the contents of the Bible in the 'story form' that has been most familiar to people since ancient times.
This is not a summary of the Bible or an excerpt of its main points.
Even the parallel texts of the Bible are not omitted at all, and each verse is followed with annotations and commentary, telling the story as a “magnified Bible” that conveys the message of the Bible to readers in a friendly and fun way.
The Storytelling Bible is 2-4 times longer than the original Bible text, as it includes not only stories but also commentary and explanations.
For example, based on the text of the Easy Bible, “The Story of Joseph and His Brothers” (Genesis 37-50) is 200 pages of 200-character manuscript paper.
However, in the Storytelling Bible, it is 2.5 times as many, with 500 pages.
The reason for this increased volume is that in the storytelling Bible, the storyteller not only objectively explains the biblical text, but also confessionally states his or her own response to the Word through devout and holy meditation after reading the text.
When the author's emotions meet the reader's emotions, the reader can experience sharing the Word, enriching their lives.
Therefore, when it comes to understanding the Bible, it is much better to read the storytelling Bible once than to read the text 10 times without understanding it.

5) Publication schedule (the first book in Korea to be published every other month)

Just as you meditate with the QT book every day, now read and QT the Storytelling Bible every month.
Start your storytelling with excitement for next month!

I'm reading the entire Storytelling Bible! (One book every two months). Start now!

24 volumes published over 4 years
- Old Testament 16 books
- New Testament, Volume 8

2019
January Genesis (Published) (Old Testament)
Exodus (published) in February
Leviticus (published) in March
April Numbers (published)
May New Testament (published)

History Book
Joshua-Ruth (published) in September
December 1-2 Samuel (published)
1-2 Kings (Published) February 2020
April 1-2 Chronicles (published)
June Ezra-Esther (published)

The Four Gospels
September Gospel of Matthew (New Testament)
November Mark

2021
January Gospel of Luke
March Gospel of John
Acts of the Apostles in May

Paul, General Epistles
July Romans-Philemon
September Hebrews-Revelation

Poetry
November Job

2022
January Psalms
March Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon

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May Isaiah
July Jeremiah~Lamentations
September Ezekiel~Daniel
Hosea-Malachi (Complete) in November

The Storytelling Bible is currently a manuscript in progress.
We are trying to make the world's first full-length Bible story, but there are parts of the Bible that are difficult to compose as a story.
Therefore, the publisher proceeds with a grand plan, but please be advised that the volume and schedule may be adjusted depending on the intentions of the writers or the circumstances of the publisher.

6) Recommended for (Please recommend this to these people!!)

① First, for teenagers who do not yet have a representative Christian book worth reading.
② Second, for all new believers who are new to the Bible and lack understanding.
③ Third, for Sunday school teachers who are concerned about how to convey the Bible in an interesting way.

7) Try it for free

① Free reading session on YouTube: Search for “Storytelling Bible” on YouTube.
(Reading the Pentateuch complete!)
② Free e-book: Search for “Storytelling Bible” in online bookstores (ebooks).
(Free trial registration for each volume!)
③ Apply for the History Book Expedition: Join the expedition that is serialized every day at 10 o'clock.
(Search Naver Cafe for “Seongseowon”)
④ Naver Audio Clip Registration: Genesis to Kings 1 and 2 are on sale (rental price 2,160 won)

8) Why is storytelling necessary in the Bible?

Storytelling Bible
1.
Definition: The world's first and only Bible that tells and explains the entire Bible (1,189 chapters) in a story-like manner (in an easy and fun way)!

2.
Why is it necessary? (i.e., is there a real need to publish this book?)

1) It helps you understand the Bible properly and completely.
The Bible is a book of 66 books written by about 40 authors over a period of approximately 1,500 years, from about 1,400 BC to about 100 AD.
So, it is a book written about the history, geography, language, customs, and weights and measures of the ancient Middle East, centered around ancient Israel, 3,500 to 2,000 years ago.


This means, "It's incredibly difficult for today's average Christian reader to truly understand the Bible!" Therefore, even highly educated readers, without the aid of commentaries or expositions, struggle to grasp even 50% of the Bible's content.
That is why there have been many translations of the Bible into ‘easy language’, but they only explain the words and sentences of the Bible in an easy way, and there are still limitations to a complete understanding of the Bible.

Example) Ruth 1:11-13 Revised Standard Version Bible “Then Naomi said, ‘Return, my daughters! Why should you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb who will become your husbands? Turn back, my daughters, for I am old and cannot have a husband. Even if I say, ‘There is hope,’ and even if I were to have a husband tonight and bear sons, why would you wait until they grow up, and why would you set your heart on being without a husband?”

Storytelling Bible [Background Explanation] What Naomi said at this time was in mind of the long-standing custom of 'step-marriage' in Israelite society.
Intermarriage is a custom in which, when a husband dies and there are no children to carry on the family line, the widow continues the family line through another brother of the deceased husband.
Therefore, if Naomi had a grown son, the two widows could continue their family line through him.
But Naomi had only two dead sons, and she was too old to remarry and have children.
So, instead of suffering as a widow without a husband or children for the rest of your life since you don't even have any hope of remarriage, you should go out and find a new life while you are still young.
It was said with sincere concern for the future of his two daughters-in-law (Ruth and Orpah).

2) It makes reading the Bible easy and fun.

The Bible, consisting of 66 books, is enormous in volume.
Approximately 15,000 pages of 200-character manuscript paper.
250-page single volume, a whopping 20 volumes.
This enormous volume of the Bible was written in a stiff, archaic style, without even punctuation, against the backdrop of the difficult language, customs, and history of the ancient world.
So, it is very difficult to read the entire book without a certain amount of determination and patience.
Even if I read with difficulty, I quickly forget it and cannot even properly understand what I read.

The Storytelling Bible, consisting of 24 volumes, is written in a simple, modern language that we use today, with accurate punctuation, and is written in a dialogue style that captures the emotions of each character, making it easy and fun to read.
Moreover, footnotes, exposition, and background explanations are naturally incorporated into the sentences, and maps and pictures are appropriately inserted, making it easier and more enjoyable to read the Bible while properly understanding it.