1. Leave a page for Title Page : “The Bible”

2. The Bible Introduction to the Bible Which facts about the Bible are TRUE? Write the number. 1.The Bible was written by one person 2.The Bible was originally written in Arabic 3.The Old Testament is about God and the Jews 4.The Old Testament tells the story of Jesus’ birth, life and death. 5.The New Testament includes letters of St Paul and other apostles. 6.The oldest part of the Bible was written about 3500 years ago ie 1500 BC 7.The Bible can be used to teach science To give 5 facts about the Bible To identity the different styles of writing in the Bible To explain why its useful to have so many styles Write out 5 true facts about the Bible. To get your last 2 true facts, change FALSE facts to make them true.

3. How the Bible is made up Look at your Bible contents page. 1.What are the 2 main sections of the Bible? 2.Which one is thicker? 3.How many books are there 1.of the Old Testament 2.of the New Testament 4.Where do you find information about Jesus? Name 3 books. 5. Write 3 instructions for looking up this reference Jer. 1:5. – Write out Jer 1:5 45 27

4. Starter How many types of writing do you find in a library? List as many as you can think of. Eg Biographies, poetry. This bookshelf is in a bit of a mess. Can you tidy up the books that make up the bible from thickest to thinnest ? Draw yours in order. 1.Why are there so many different styles? 2.Why is it good to have so many different types of styles in the Bible? law History (of God’s dealings with the Jewish people) fiction (stories & parables) Prophecy (speaking God’s words) letters Proverbs Biography (Life of Jesus & the first Christians) Poetry (the psalms )

5. What style are these…

6. Why is it helpful to have the Bible written in different styles ? Give a reason.

7. Bible Project Homework: Project Produce a dummies guide to the Bible, using information from this unit. THIS HOMEWORK: AT1 Facts about the Bible – describe how the Bible is divided up – What the Old Testament and New Testament are about – What styles of writing the Bible has in it. – Explain why it has many styles of writing. AT2 Your Turn – Choose a passage of the Bible write it out. Explain what style of writing it is. Explain what type of writing you prefer