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52 Bible Characters Dramatized: Easy-to-Use Monologues for All Occasions

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This is written more for reader's theater than in performance style. So unless you're very creative and can re-write, I would pass. This would be good for Sunday School lessons where you can go right to the appropriate verses to follow up. Not the best for just performance.

The monolouges in this book are perfect for use in worship service! Each character has about a page and a half of dialouge telling their story in language that is modern and to the point. Both old and new testament characters are represented. Great for begining or inexperienced performers!

The book is split into 26 Old Testament and 26 New Testament monologues. There are parts for 18 women and 34 men. Each drama has Scriptural references, reflections, and suggested hymns to go along with it. Some characters don't seem to be fleshed out very well, but with a bit of personalization from the individual actor, they work well. For the most part, it's a great resource.

This is a very good resource to make Bible classes a little more interesting to middle school age students.

These monologues are brief (under 5 minutes?) and capture the flavor of the Bible characters. They are great to use as part of a church service to add a little Christmas or Easter flavor, for example.

I or others have simply read them (sometimes in costume) and they went over well. Churches with extensive drama teams will probably not find these useful. But small and medium churches with small or no drama groups could find these a great way to demonstrate the value of drama.

If you are looking for another "layer" for church services, this is a great place to start. Also useful for camp presentations, as a short devotional, etc.

From a Biblical viewpoint, the author takes few liberties but adheres pretty closely to Biblical information.

As one who has written and directed several dramas for my church, I found this work both interesting and useful although quite basic. Osbeck has done a credible job of identifying and summarizing the 52 Biblical characters portrayed. For an experienced director they are somewhat elementary and could require significnt additional research and editing before using. This reader found them much more narrative and informative than directly suitable for dramatic presentation. I compliment Osbeck on his work and do recommend it highly as an excellent starting point to learn of these 52 Biblical characters. Osbeck's work could be quite useful as reference material for ministers pursuing a series of sermons on topics such as: Women of the Bible, Great Biblical Leaders, The Prophets of the Bible, etc. Dr. D.

This book is wonderful if you are interested in learning bible characters in a quick and fun fashion. Each character is described in a short story manner -quick and to the point, and you learn how bible characters are related/connected to each other. Excellent for teaching children and adults. I am a pastors wife and I found this book as an excellent resource to learning bible characters like the back of your hand.

Wonderful book. Easy to read.