What's in the Bible?: An Introduction to the Book of the Christian Faith

by Deborah Lock

Overview

An introduction to the Bible, its contents, and its message through the explanation of keywords to inform and expand understanding.

Find out about who wrote the Bible, the books and range of writing styles, and the structure of the Bible. Discover the meaning of key terms such as testament, prophets and apostle. Provides a quick and accessible reference to the story of the Jewish people and the fulfilment of the prophecies through Jesus.

The Keywords series is written and designed to support children develop good reference skills through asking questions and clearly identifying key terms, so that the information needed is quickly found on a page. Facts are presented in easy-to-read bite-size explanations with visuals. Includes contents page, index and glossary for children to access the information and definitions, expand vocabulary and engage with the topic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780745979663
Publisher:	SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)
Publication date:	11/19/2021
Series:	Keywords , #3
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.68(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Deborah Lock has been writing and editing children'snon-fiction, fiction and educational titles for more than 20 years. Sheis dedicated to developing products that engage and inspire children, instil a love of reading and lifelong learning, and share the Christian faith. She is a licensed lay minister at her local parish church, leadingworship and actively involved with children and youth work, and enjoyssinging, drama and dance (which comes in very useful when co-ordinatingthe children-led Nativity service each year).

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
What is the Bible? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
What does "Bible" mean?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Who wrote the Bible? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
What is the Old Testament?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
How does the Bible begin?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Are there laws in the law books?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
What are the history books?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
What happens next in the history books? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
What are the books of Wisdom?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Who were the prophets?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Why are some Bibles longer than others?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
What is the New Testament?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
What are the Gospels? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
What do we know about Jesus? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
What happened after Jesus?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
How did Christians stay in touch? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Does the Bible describe heaven?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
What is the history of the Bible?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
How is the Bible used?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
What is the Bible's message? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Bible references. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Attractive RE non-fiction resources ideal for any school or class library. Teachers and children alike will love to delve into the beautiful content and there is certainly so much information included. Saima Saleh (Teacher and NATRE Exec and Local Groups officer

Editorial Reviews

"Attractive RE non-fiction resources ideal for any school or class library. Teachers and children alike will love to delve into the beautiful content and there is certainly so much information included."

Saima Saleh (Teacher and NATRE Exec and Local Groups officer)

An accessible non-fiction book introducing the holy book of the Christian faith.

From the Publisher