Project Gutenberg 2014-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 206 Benton, Rita 1881 Benton, Caroline Rita Shorter Bible Plays Editor's introduction -- Noah's flood -- The proving of Abraham -- Moses in the bulrushes -- Up, up from Egypt to the promised land -- The call of Samuel -- David and Goliath -- The judgment of Solomon (longer version) -- The judgment of Solomon (shorter version) -- The good Samaritan -- Manger service. Produced by Charlene Taylor, Martin Mayer, Fox in the Stars, TIA American Library and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Shorter Bible Plays" by Rita Benton is a collection of religious drama written in the early 20th century. The work presents a series of shorter plays that adapt well-known Bible stories for staging, making them accessible for children and educational purposes within church settings. The plays seek to engage young audiences in biblical narratives through performance, fostering both understanding and creativity. At the start, the book introduces the editor's perspective on the importance of religious pageantry and the dramatic expression of biblical events, emphasizing how children can learn more vividly through acting out these stories. The opening portion details the structure of the plays, the intended audience, and the purpose behind using these dramatizations in religious education. Specifically, it mentions "Noah's Flood," setting the scene with characters as Noah, his family, and the mocking children, and hints at the moral foundations tied to faith and obedience to God as they build the ark amid ridicule. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46419/46419-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Bible plays PN Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Religion/Spirituality 249427 2025-09-18T15:53:59.519580 text/html 256481 2014-07-26T11:23:48 text/html 11381885 2025-09-18T15:54:14.175018 application/epub+zip 6019221 2025-09-18T15:54:03.809568 application/epub+zip 123900 2025-09-18T15:54:01.064630 application/epub+zip 7192895 2025-09-18T15:54:20.232015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6282594 2025-09-18T15:54:10.416566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220350 2022-09-21T06:23:14.908599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135772 2025-09-18T15:53:57.712640 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115988 2024-10-24T09:25:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135808 2014-07-26T11:23:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135799 2014-07-26T11:23:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21053 2025-09-18T15:54:20.426978 application/rdf+xml 12359 2025-09-18T15:54:01.204600 image/jpeg 1809 2025-09-18T15:54:01.136618 image/jpeg 48099 2014-07-26T11:27:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 15901257 2014-07-26T11:27:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 48081 2014-07-26T11:27:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 15919244 2025-09-18T15:54:00.332633 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog