In questions of chronology, we have followed Archbishop Ussher’s dates without exception, as being the most learned, and logical, and completely consistent with Scripture’s internal evidence. This question revolves around the Scripture in Exo 12:40, which says in many modern versions, “The time that the people of Israel lived in Egypt was 430 years.” But […]

Biblical history has been taken as authoritative in all cases, and it has acted as the plumb line for the evidence left to us by archaeology and classical history. Looking at “secular” history through the lens of Biblical history has allowed a complete and unified picture of the ancient world to emerge, which makes sense […]

So why not only Old Testament history if The Story of the Ancient World does not cover every ancient civilization? There is not another book out there for children, of which I am aware, which first of all, honors the Biblical history and chronology as accurate, and secondly, includes details from Josephus and other ancient […]

We never intended to cover the ancient history of every civilization with The Story of the Ancient World. The Story of the Chosen People, upon which this book is based, is the story of the Old Testament retold. But we did not wish to just reprint the history of the Old Testament. We wanted to […]

Ancient World, like all the others in Guerber’s history series, is meant for a child’s first introduction to history. It was written with first graders in mind, which is the year we recommend history study begins. It is too advanced for a first grader to read independently, but very appropriate for a history read-aloud to […]

The Story of the Ancient World covers history from Creation at 4004 BC through the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great at 330 BC. (A thorough and complete timeline of the events and persons encountered in the history is included in the back of the book.) However, it does not address the history of […]