What’s in the Bible



What’s in the Bible?

The word ‘Bible’ comes from a Greek word, which simply means _________.

The Bible has two main parts. The _________ main part of the Bible is called the old testament. The old testament of the Bible was written before Jesus’ birth, so his name isn’t even mentioned in it! It does include many heroes we know from stories though, like _______________. The old testament has ___ books in it. These books were written by ___________

_______________. Some books, like __________, are quite long. Others, like ___________, are very short. The Pentateuch is the name given to the first five books: ____________, ____________, ____________, ____________, and ____________. Even today, the Pentateuch is still a very important to Jewish people all over the world. One book in the old testament that is filled with poems, songs, and hymns is called __________. Many books in the old testament, for example ____________, are named after the women whose stories these books tell. Other books are named after prophets, like ____________ and ____________. These prophets spread the word of God and some even foretold Jesus’ coming. The newest of the books of the old testament to be written, was completed several hundred years before Jesus came.

The _________ main part of the Bible is called the new testament. There are ____ books in the new testament. This part of the bible is much ____________ than the old testament, but so important to Christians, because ________________________________. The first four books of the new testament are called the _____________. Each of these deals with different details of Jesus’ life: his birth, how he chose his disciples, the miracles he performed, what he taught, his death, how he rose from the dead. The fifth book, called _________________________ (or “Acts” for short) tells us about what some of Jesus’ followers, especially St. Peter and St. Paul, did to spread the good news after Jesus’ returned to heaven. The next bunch of books are not really stories, but rather _____________ that were sent from some of Jesus’ followers to others. The last book of the Bible is called _______________.

Choose one statement below and write a paragraph in your notebook about why you agree or disagree with the statement. There are no right or wrong answers, only ideas and opinions that are well or are not well thought out.

1. God helped to write the Bible.

2. The new testament is the only one we should be concerned with in school.

3. The Bible should be updated with a new book.

How to read scripture notation: Matthew 5 : 1 - 12

The following are very well know passages in the Bible. Look up each one. Read the whole passage and write down the first phrase of each.

Psalms 23: 1 – 6 _____________________________________________

Exodus 20: 1 – 17 ____________________________________________

Luke 2: 10 – 12 ______________________________________________

John 3: 16 _________________________________________________

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Book: The Gospel of Matthew

Chapter: 5

Verses/lines: 1 - 12

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