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Learning about the Christian faith

Teaching you today: Mrs Jordan/Mrs Bastable/Mrs Penny

Watford Schools Trust

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����L.O. To explore how Psalm 23 from the bible can help Christians in their daily lives.

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True or False Bible quiz?

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  1. The Bible is the BEST-SELLING book in the world.

5. More than 40 people wrote the Bible in 3 different languages, across 3 continents over 1600 years.

4. The oldest surviving part of the Bible dates to about 600 BC.

2. The Bible is the most banned book in the world.

1. The Bible is the best-selling book in the world. 2. The oldest surviving copy of a bit of the Bible dates to about 600 BC. 3. The Bible is the most banned book in the world. 4. The Bible was written in three different languages, across three continents. 5. The Bible is actually a library of 66 books. 6. Parts of the Bible have been translated into 3,658 different languages (so far). 7. The Bible was the very frst book to be printed using a printing press (instead of written out by hand). 8. Cats are the animal mentioned most often in the Bible.

6. You can read (parts of) the Bible in 3658 different languages.

8. Cats are the animal mentioned most often in the Bible

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Bible Quiz

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How many languages has the whole Bible been translated into?

How many people wrote the Bible?

How long did it take to write the Bible?

How many copies of the Bible

have been sold?

1. The Bible is the best-selling book in the world. 2. The oldest surviving copy of a bit of the Bible dates to about 600 BC. 3. The Bible is the most banned book in the world. 4. The Bible was written in three different languages, across three continents. 5. The Bible is actually a library of 66 books. 6. Parts of the Bible have been translated into 3,658 different languages (so far). 7. The Bible was the very frst book to be printed using a printing press (instead of written out by hand). 8. Cats are the animal mentioned most often in the Bible.

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How many people wrote the Bible?

How long did it take to write the Bible?

How many copies of the Bible

have been sold?

Written in over 700 different languages (over 3,500 for part of the Bible)

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How many people wrote the Bible?

How long did it take to write the Bible?

Written in over 700 different languages (over 3,500 for part of the Bible)

Over 5 BILLION copies sold.

The no. 1 bestseller of all times.

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How many people wrote the Bible?

How long did it take to write the Bible?

Written in over 700 different languages (over 3,500 for part of the Bible)

Over 5 BILLION copies sold.

The no. 1 bestseller of all times.

66 different books

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The word “Bible” comes from the Greek word biblia meaning books.

Biblia = books

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How many people wrote the Bible?

Written in over 700 different languages (over 3,500 for part of the Bible)

Over 5 BILLION copies sold.

The no. 1 bestseller of all times.

66 different books

Written over 1600 years (1500BC – 100AD)

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Written in over 700 different languages (over 3,500 for part of the Bible)

At least 40 different authors

Written over 1600 years (1500BC – 100AD)

66 different books

Over 5 BILLION copies sold.

The no. 1 bestseller of all times.

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It has two parts.

The Old part

and the New part.

The old part contains:

  • action stories,
  • poems,
  • prayers,
  • law books
  • stories about God’s followers.

The new part contains:

  • stories about Jesus,
  • his teachings
  • letters from some of his followers.

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David was a

King, a soldier, a musician a shepherd and a poet.

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The Lord’s My Shepherd….. Page 190

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He guides me in the right paths….. Page 191

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You prepare a feast for me….. Page 192

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I am sure that your goodness….. Page 193

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Use the Bible outline below to illustrate one (or more) of the phrases of Psalm 23.

 

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Use the Bible outline below to illustrate one (or more) of the phrases of Psalm 23.

 

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