《圣经》分《旧约篇》和《新约篇》，是犹太人和基督徒的圣书，对西方人的精神和文化影响深远。《圣经的故事》一书叙述的便是《旧约》和《新约》中的故事。《旧约篇》讲述了创世之初，上帝耶和华创造亚当、夏娃以及他们的后人如何形成，以色列民族,并在"上帝应许之地"建立和发展自己的王国等故事。《新约篇》讲述了基督耶稣的诞生、传播上帝福音和被犹大出卖并被处死的经历，以及使徒们传教等故事。此书作者赫尔伯特一生精研《圣经》，所著《圣经的故事》、《圣经地理》、《圣经的历史》等对初学者助益颇多，在英语世界中几至家喻户晓、人手一册。(The Bible is divided into The Old Testament and The New Testament. It is a sacred book for the Jews and Christians and has a far-reaching influence on spirit and culture of westerners. The Story of The Bible narrates stories in The Old Testament and The New Testament.The Old Testament describes stories about that the God Lord created Adam and Eve, how their descendants generated Ephraim, established and developed their own kingdom in the Promised Land and so on at the beginning of the world. The New Testament describes stories about the Jesus Chrst 's Birth, spread of the God's Gospel, experience of being betrayed by Judas and put to death, apostles' missionary work, etc.Helbert, the author of this book, was studying The Bible carefully in all his life. Books written by him, such as The Story of the Bible, The Biblical Geography and The Biblical History, help beginners a lot, they are well-known and everyone has a copy in English-speaking world.)