1. The Bible The Bible is divided into two sections: - The Old Testament - The New Testament

2. The Bible The Bible is like a small library made up of different books. There are 72 books in the Bible: - 45 books in the Old Testament - 27 books in the New Testament

3. Using the Bible…. Every book in the Bible: – has a name – has chapters – has verses

4. Finding a Bible Reference A Bible reference helps you to find a sentence in the Bible. A Bible reference tells you the book, the chapter & the verse to look for. Mark 1:8 ChapterBook Verse

5. Draw a picture of the Bible. Write down three things you learned about the Bible. For example. How many sections are in the Bible? How many books are in the Bible? How long did it take to write each section of the Bible? What stories does the Bible contain?

6. Quiz 1.Name the sacred text of Christianity. 2.Name the two sections of the Bible. 3.Which part of the Bible was written before the time of Jesus? 4.Which part of the Bible tells us the story of Jesus and the early Christians? 5.Which part of the Bible tells us the story of the Jewish people? 6.How many books in the Bible? 7.How many books in the Old Testament? 8.Over how many years was the Old Testament written? 9.How many books in the New Testament? 10.What are the first four books of the New Testament called?