Starter quiz
- What do Christians call a story Jesus told with a hidden meaning?
- poem
- gospel
- parable ✓
- miracle
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- Many Muslims tell stories from the life of the Prophet ...
- 'Muhammad' ✓
- __________ are people with a non-religious worldview that do not believe in God.
- Christians
- Peopleists
- Worldists
- Humanists ✓
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- Many Christians believe Jesus was God on earth. What is the special word for this?
- incarnation ✓
- heaven
- resurrection
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Exit quiz
- Which of these are promises?
- I told my friend that I would play with her at lunchtime. ✓
- I told my mum that I would get my homework done before the weekend. ✓
- I told my brother to feed the dog.
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- Match the word to the definition.
- Old Testament⇔the first part of the Christian Bible ✓
- New Testament⇔the second part of the Christian Bible ✓
- Torah⇔Jewish law and scriptures ✓
- What is the name of the Christian holy book?
- Bible ✓
- Qu’ran
- Torah
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- The Bible is made up of ...
- lots of books ✓
- only stories
- only poems
- only letters
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Key learning points
- There are important shared stories with promises in for Christians and Jews.
- The Bible has two 'testaments': the Old Testament and the New Testament.
- The word 'testament' means covenant or 'solemn promise' by God.
- The Old Testament is made up of writings about Jewish tradition and beliefs which are also sacred to Jews today.
Common misconception
The Bible is one book written by one person.
The Bible is made up from lots of books written by different authors over a long period of time.
Keywords
Torah - Jewish law and scriptures, also called the Hebrew Bible
New testament - the second part of the Christian Bible recording the life and teachings of Jesus and his earliest followers
Promise - an agreement to do or not do something
Old testament - the first part of the Christian Bible covering the period before the life of Jesus
Testament - an agreement or statement of belief
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