Bible Story Teachings: A Survey of Children’s Bible Stories about Creation in 19th Century Britain

Q3 Arts and Humanities

Journal of Religious and Theological Information Pub Date : 2022-06-17 DOI:10.1080/10477845.2022.2087167

Alissa Droog

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Abstract Every retelling of a story is an interpretation, and children’s Bible stories are no exception. This paper analyzes changes made to the Biblical story of creation in a collection of thirteen Bible stories published in 19th century Britain. The aim of this paper is to answer two questions: what purpose did the story of creation serve in Bible stories in 19th century Britain, and what changes were made to the story to serve this purpose? Common themes and changes made to the Bible stories discussed here suggest that the story was told to children for various reasons. For many, the creation narrative was used to familiarize young children with the story, and changes were aimed to simplify the story. For others, the original sin was closely tied to Jesus’ atonement, and in stories that stress this, Jesus often shows up as an additional character. Moreover, many versions of this story add lessons to impart moral or didactic advice to their audience. Overall, analyzing changes made to children’s Bibles stories reveals how authors changed the story of creation to influence their intended audiences.

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圣经故事教导:19世纪英国儿童圣经创世故事调查

每一个故事的复述都是一种诠释，儿童圣经故事也不例外。本文分析了19世纪英国出版的13部《圣经》故事集对《圣经》创世故事的修改。本文的目的是回答两个问题:在19世纪英国的圣经故事中，创造故事的目的是什么?为了达到这个目的，对故事进行了哪些修改?这里讨论的圣经故事的共同主题和变化表明，这个故事是出于各种原因讲给孩子听的。对许多人来说，创造叙事是为了让年幼的孩子熟悉这个故事，而改变的目的是为了简化这个故事。对其他人来说，原罪与耶稣的赎罪密切相关，在强调这一点的故事中，耶稣经常作为一个额外的角色出现。此外，这个故事的许多版本都增加了教训，向观众传授道德或说教的建议。总的来说，分析儿童圣经故事的变化揭示了作者如何改变创造的故事来影响他们的目标受众。

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