The stories of Christianity

The stories of Christianity make up an ancient, culturally important body of literature that have served and for many, continue to serve the purpose of providing moral and historical instruction, and building the faith of believers. The best-known and most important of these can be read in the Bible.

More general remarks are needed!

Biblical stories include:

Old Testament stories

• [The Creation]?
• [Adam and Eve]?
• [The Fall of Man]?
• [Cain and Abel]?
• [Noah and the Flood]?
• [The Covenant]?
• [The Three Visitors]?
• [The Offer of Abraham]?
• [Abraham and Melchizedek]?
• [The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah]?
• [Esau Sells his Birthright Blessing]?
• [Jacob's Dream at Bethel]?
• [Jacob Wrestle]?
• [Dinah and the Sechemites]?
• [Joseph in Egypt]?
• [Judah and Tamar]?
• [Pharao's Dreams]?
• [Joseph and the Famine]?
• [The Birth of Moses]?
• [The Ten Plagues]?
• [The Exodus]?
• [The Wanderings in the Desert]?
• [The Golden Calf]?
• [Moses Receives the Ten Commandments]?
• [Water From the Rock]?
• [The Twelve Spies]?
• [Balaam and the Donkey]?
• [Rahab and the Spies]?
• [The Fall of Jericho]?
• [The Sun Stands Still]?
• [The Judges]?, some of these:
  • [Deborah and Barak]?
  • [Samson and Delilah]?
  • Gideon?
• [Boaz and Ruth]?
• [David and Goliath]?
• [David and Johathan]?
• [David and Bathsheba]?
• [Absalom's Conspiracy]?
• [The Wisdom of Solomon]?
• [Solomon builds the Temple]?
• [The Queen of Sheba]?
• [Eliah on Mount Carmel]?
• [Eliah Taken up to Heaven]?
• [The Sunnamite's Son]?
• [The Healing of Naaman]?
• Hezekiah
• [The Exile]?
• [Nebuchadnezzar's Deam]?
• [Daniel in the Lion's Den]?
• [The Fiery Furnace]?
• [Jonah and the Fish]?
• [Esther and Mordechai]?
• [The Return to Jerusalem]?
• [The Building of the Second Temple]?

New Testament stories

• [The Birth of Johan the Baptist Foretold]?
• [The Birth of Jesus Foretold]?
• [The Shepherds and the Angels]?
• [The Tree Wise Men from the East]?
• [The Birth of Jesus]?
• [Jesus at the Temple]?
• [The Temptation of Jesus]?
• [The Wedding at Cana]?
• [The Healing of the Man who was Born Blind]?
• [The Healing of the Lepers]?
• [The Faith of the Centurion]?
• [The Healing of the Crippled Woman]?
• [The Rich Young Ruler]?
• [Zacheus the Tax Collector]?
• [The Healing of the Demon-possessed man]?
• [The Healing of the Sick Woman]?
• [The Triumphant Entry]?
• [The Healing at the Pool]?
• [The Healing of the Boy With an Evil Spirit]?
• [Peter's Confession]?
• [The Young Man from Nain]?
• [The Woman Caught in Adultry]?
• [The Woman at the Well]?
• [The Death and Resurrection of Lazarus]?
• [The Feeding of the Multitudes]?
• [Jesus Walks on the Water]?
• [The Transfiguration]?
• [Jesus Annointed at Bethany]?
• [Jesus Washes his Disciples' Feet]?
• The Last Supper
• [Jesus Agony at the Mount of Olives]?
• [The Betrayal and Arrest]?
• The Trial
• [Peter's Denials]?
• [The Crucufixion]?
• [The Resurrection]?
• [On the Road to Emmaus]?
• [Jesus Appearances]?
• [Peter's Restoration]?
• [The Ascension]?

Parables told by Jesus

• [The Sower]?
• [The Good Samaritan]?
• [The Good Shepherd]?
• [The Lost Sheep]?
• [The Faithful Servant]?
• [The Lost Son]?
• [The Shrewd Manager]?
• [The Rich Fool]?
• [The Rich Man and Lazarus]?
• [The Persistent Widow]?
• [The Ten Virgins]?
• [The Great Banquet]?
• [The Two Sons]?
• [The Householder]?
• [The Marriage Feast]?
• [The Pharisee and the Tax Collector]?
• [The Lost Coin]?
• [The Talents]?
• [The Workers in the Vineyard]?
• [The Tenants]?

Acts of the Apostles

• [The Day of Pentecost]?
• [The Life of the Early Church]?
• [Ananias and Sapphira]?
• [Peter heals the Cripples Beggar]?
• [The Stoning of Stephen]?
• Simon the Sorcerer
• [Philip and the Ethiopian]?
• [Saul's Conversion]?
• [Peter's Vision]?
• [Peter's Escape from Prison]?
• [The Council at Jerusalem]?
• [Paul and Silas in Prison]?
• [The Riot in Ephesus]?
• [Paul's Trials]?
• [The Shipwreck]?

There are other stories sourced from the various Apocrypha:

• We need a list of narratives from the Apocrypha/Deuterocanon.
• We need a list of narratives from New Testament Apocrypha, especially the various Apocryphal Acts and Gospels.

Other stories related to Christianity, but not sourced from the Bible include:

• Hagiographies, that is, stories of the lives of the saints.
• Many of the stories involving Lucifer, which owe more to John Milton's [Paradise Lost]? than to the Bible.
• The legends of King Arthur and other tales of medieval chivalry, especially the Quest for the [Holy Grail]?.
• The results of Christian fusions with other cultures, such as Vodun.
• Stories about angels, [guardian angels]?, devils, and tales of making pacts with the Devil (see e.g. Faust?).
• Stories about the physical appearances of angels with white robes, a halo, and wings.
• Stories about the physical appearances of the Devil wearing a red suit or having bright red skin, carrying a pitchfork? and having a forked tail and horns.
• [Pilgrim's Progress]? by [John Bunyan]?.
• Some (see "Myth Matters," Christianity Today [1]) classify certain modern works as Christian mythology, such as C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia or Oscar Wilde's [The Selfish Giant]?. Some people would include J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in this category, and perhaps "At the Back of the North Wind", "Lilith" and "Phantastes" written by [George MacDonald]?.

External links:

• [The Selfish Giant]

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See also: [the stories of Islam]?, the stories of Judaism, Greek mythology

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