When the King Came: Stories from the Four Gospels


Read by Laura Caldwell

(4.1 stars; 13 reviews)

THIS tells how once the King of Glory came from heaven to visit us here on earth and live amongst us; how He was born in Bethlehem and brought up in Nazareth; how He went about telling people of the Heavenly Kingdom, and doing good, ministering to the sick and the poor; how He was misunderstood, and disliked, and even hated, till at last they took Him in Jerusalem and nailed Him to a cross so that He died; and how, after that, He came to life again, and went back into heaven, promising to return. (Summary from the Preface of When the King Came) (7 hr 14 min)

Chapters

Preface and The Year One 6:01 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Herald of the King 8:04 Read by Laura Caldwell
Shepherds and Singing Angels 6:59 Read by Laura Caldwell
The King's Name 4:32 Read by Laura Caldwell
The King is Taken to the Temple 5:13 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Visit of the Wise Men 10:19 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Carpenter's House 7:25 Read by Laura Caldwell
At the Age of Twelve 13:08 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Herald Speaks 7:22 Read by Laura Caldwell
Heaven and the River 8:40 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Three Temptations 9:56 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Twelve Friends 8:39 Read by Laura Caldwell
The King Goes to a Wedding 7:15 Read by Laura Caldwell
The King Among His Neighbors 10:12 Read by Laura Caldwell
A Day of the King's Life 8:14 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Broken Roof 9:06 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Pool of the Angel 8:15 Read by Laura Caldwell
The King Stops a Funeral 5:03 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Stilling of a Storm 8:54 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Wild Man of Gergesa 7:47 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Minister's Little Daughter 6:47 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Sermon on the Mount 7:07 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Sermon of the Seven Stories 9:29 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Herald's Head 7:41 Read by Laura Caldwell
Twelve Baskets of Pieces 8:34 Read by Laura Caldwell
Why the King was Hated 8:33 Read by Laura Caldwell
In the Land of Tyre and Sidon 11:36 Read by Laura Caldwell
What a Blind Man Saw 7:43 Read by Laura Caldwell
A Rock for a Corner-Stone 7:43 Read by Laura Caldwell
The King in His Beauty 7:34 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Lad at the Foot of the Hill 8:50 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Good Samaritan 9:25 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Prodigal Son 11:07 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Rich Man and the Beggar 12:17 Read by Laura Caldwell
At the Grave of Lazarus 11:56 Read by Laura Caldwell
On the Way to Jerusalem 10:19 Read by Laura Caldwell
In the Streets of Jericho 8:51 Read by Laura Caldwell
Palms and Psalms 7:46 Read by Laura Caldwell
Three Days of the Holy Week 6:58 Read by Laura Caldwell
Pharisees and Sadducees and Wedding Guests 12:18 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Last Supper 11:38 Read by Laura Caldwell
In the Garden of Gethsemane 10:20 Read by Laura Caldwell
Christ Before Caiaphus 12:23 Read by Laura Caldwell
Christ Before Pilate 11:07 Read by Laura Caldwell
Crucified, Dead, and Buried 9:58 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Empty Tomb 11:11 Read by Laura Caldwell
The King Walks with Two Disciples 9:22 Read by Laura Caldwell
The Vision of the Seven Fisherman 8:20 Read by Laura Caldwell
The King Returns to Heaven 6:50 Read by Laura Caldwell

Reviews

EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION OF THE GOSPEL


(5 stars)

I have never encountered a better tool for teaching the gospel to children. This is basically a "harmony of the gospels" told in a manner that children (or anyone) can easily grasp. Every parent and grandparent should get a copy of this. Actually, every church library should have a copy. It also would be nice if we could get this wonderful narrator with the book. THANK YOU.

One of the best audiobooks I have listened to.


(5 stars)

I'm very partial to the Gospels, and besides the fact that the author put the Good Book to story, the reading is very well-done. Thank you Librivox.

highly recomended


(0.5 stars)

being a child and the only Christian in my house, it makes understanding the gospel easier to understand. I am also blind, so God likes to test me.

Perfect for bedtime reading. Reader is excellent


(5 stars)

Not Recommended


(2 stars)

This book had some good insights and for the most part the author’s story telling style was enjoyable. However, there were odd modernisations of the Biblical text. For example, wilderness became woods, priests were sometimes called ministers, synagogues were sometimes called churches and the teachers in Luke became doctors. The author also misquoted Bible, and included elements that weren’t culturally accurate. Admittedly at the time of writing perhaps he didn’t have access to the archeological information we have at present. But that doesn’t excuse the Biblical misquotes. But the aspect that bothered me the most were the large number of theological errors that he made throughout the book. For example, he stated at one point that Jesus came to help us to be good. For this reason I can’t recommend this book to listeners, particularly children. The narrator was excellent and I appreciate her hard work in recording this volume.