Pilgrim's Progress in Today's English
From SPARK
One-sentence summary
The well-known English allegory in modern-day language.
Description
In 1964, James H. Thomas rewrote Paul Bunyan's well-known Christian allegory Pilgrim's Progress. He wrote it in modern American English. This makes it more readable. Some unimportant details of the story have been deleted, but the original message is the same. Names of some people have been changed. Two or three new people have been added to the story.
Both parts of the story tell the progress of the pilgrims as they travel toward the Celestial City (Heaven). In part one, Christian leaves his home in the City of Destruction. He begins a long journey to the Celestial City. He has many adventures while traveling. He meets people named Faithful, Hopeful, Ignorance, and others. He travels through places such as Vanity Fair and the Valley of the Shadow of Death. He finally enters Heaven (the Celestial City). He learns to trust God to lead him during the journey. In part two, Christian's wife, Christina, goes to the Celestial City to join her husband. As she travels, Christina meets people named Greatheart, Mercy, Honesty, and others. Her story shows how all Christians make a spiritual journey toward Heaven and eternity with Jesus.
Considerations
- This adult book should be understandable by older children.
- This paperback book has 250 pages.
- It has a few black and white illustrations. They show people wearing clothes from 17th century England.
- This book lists Bible references at the end of many pages.
- This book is written in modern English. This will be easier to translate into minority languages than the original, older English.
Limitations
- Some children may not understand allegorical stories.
- The pictures may need to be explained to children who are not picture literate.
Guidelines for Use
- As an audio book or CD.
Where to Obtain
Link to Producer or Source Organization
Cost
$9.99 (USD)
Producer/Owners
Author/Artist/Producer
Moody Publishers (Search under Pilgrim's Progress on their site.)
Current copyright owner
Moody Bible Institute, 1964
Other Information
If you are interested in translating this book for a minority language group, contact Moody Publishers, They will help you work out a Creative Commons License agreement.
Reviewed by
Vida, VMS
Date
August 28, 2008
