The Bible
The great guide
The Bible
Slit into two parts old and new
testaments
Old = before Jesus, the story of the
Jews
New= Jesus’ life
The Bible is a moral guide
The 4 Gospels
Copy and fill in the gaps:
The bible is divided into 2 parts, the old
and the new……………. The Old Testament
tells of a time before ………and it follows
the story of the Jews. Contained within
the old testament there are many stories
which contain ……….. which are meant to
give a people guidance in how God
wants them to live.
The New Testament is divided into ……..
Gospels which tell the life story of Jesus,
they again guide people how to live a
moral live. The importance of the bible to
Christians is that it tells them about
Jesus’ life and it also acts as a …….. for
them to live a moral life.
A Bible Reference
Mark 4:35-41
Book
Verses
Chapter
2 Now look up these Bible references
copy out the table below and complete it.
For the following
references:
Mark 4:35-41
Luke 23:34
John 20:24 -31 Reference Problem Reason
Revelation 21 :4 for my
Luke 12 :22 -31 choice
Problems
Weak faith
Afraid
Facing death
doubting
attacked
My Ideas on the importance of the
Bible
Now we have discussed the
Bible answer the question;
• Do you think reading these parts
of the bible would help you if you
were feeling one of these feelings?
Give a reasons to support your
answer.
• Your answer should be a short
paragraph in length.
Homework
Perceptions (= how people think of) of the
Bible
Ask 2 people at home the following
questions and record their answers.
A. Would you read the Bible if you had a
problem? Yes/No
B. Do you think reading the bible can help
you live a better life? Yes/No
C. Name a story you can remember from
the bible?
D. Which age group do you think is most
likely to read the Bible?
E. If you have a problem where would you
look to get advice?