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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.
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