BOOKSBOOKS

Favourite booksFavourite books

We all have favourite books:We all have favourite books: Harry Potter?Harry Potter? Winnie the Pooh?Winnie the Pooh? Charlie and the Chocolate Charlie and the Chocolate

factory?factory? Which is your favourite book?Which is your favourite book?

Special BooksSpecial Books

Most communities and families Most communities and families have special books.have special books.

School Log book- where the School Log book- where the headteacher looks back at what headteacher looks back at what has happened in school.has happened in school.

Wedding album- collection of Wedding album- collection of special photographsspecial photographs

All these books help us All these books help us to remember or to remember or celebrate together as a celebrate together as a group.group.

ChurchChurch

A Church has many special booksA Church has many special books Prayer books Prayer books MissalsMissals BiblesBibles Hymn BooksHymn Books These books help us to celebrate These books help us to celebrate

and worship and to remember and worship and to remember what Jesus did.what Jesus did.

Special BooksSpecial Books

Almost every religion in the world Almost every religion in the world has a special book.has a special book.

For Muslims it is the Qu’ranFor Muslims it is the Qu’ran

Jewish TorahJewish Torah

For Jews it is the TorahFor Jews it is the Torah

Guru Granth SahibGuru Granth Sahib

For Sikhs it is the Guru Granth For Sikhs it is the Guru Granth SahibSahib

Hindu VedasHindu Vedas

For Hindus it is the five VedasFor Hindus it is the five Vedas

The Holy BibleThe Holy Bible

For Christians it is the Holy BibleFor Christians it is the Holy Bible

The Bible: a library of The Bible: a library of booksbooks The Bible is a compilation of 66 distinct The Bible is a compilation of 66 distinct

“books.”“books.” Written over a 2,000-year spanWritten over a 2,000-year span Written on three continentsWritten on three continents Written in three languages (Hebrew, Written in three languages (Hebrew,

Greek and Latin)Greek and Latin) Written by more than 40 authors, from Written by more than 40 authors, from

different walks of lifedifferent walks of life Translated into 330 languagesTranslated into 330 languages

The Holy BibleThe Holy Bible

Is like a guidebookIs like a guidebook It shows us the right way to liveIt shows us the right way to live It helps us on our faith journey It helps us on our faith journey

through lifethrough life

WordsWords

Most books have hundreds of Most books have hundreds of words in them.words in them.

Words are very importantWords are very important In the Bible, Saint John actually In the Bible, Saint John actually

calls Jesus “the Word”calls Jesus “the Word” He says, “And the Word became He says, “And the Word became

flesh and lived among us.”flesh and lived among us.”

JohnJohn

John also tells us that there would John also tells us that there would not be enough books in the whole not be enough books in the whole world to tell us everything about world to tell us everything about Jesus.Jesus.

He says, “There are many… things He says, “There are many… things that Jesus did. If every one of them that Jesus did. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that were written down, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the the world itself could not contain the books that could be written.”books that could be written.”

Books of the BibleBooks of the Bible

The Bible is split into the Old The Bible is split into the Old Testament and the new TestamentTestament and the new Testament

Each contains several “books”Each contains several “books” There are 39 books in the Old There are 39 books in the Old

Testament Testament There are 27 books in the New There are 27 books in the New

TestamentTestament

OLD TESTAMENTOLD TESTAMENT

Old TestamentOld Testament

Pentateuch- first five books Pentateuch- first five books of the Bible (Genesis, of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Numbers and Deuteronomy) are the Deuteronomy) are the Jewish holy books.Jewish holy books.

HistoricalHistorical

Historical Books-include Joshua, Historical Books-include Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, the Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, the Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther and the Maccabees. Judith, Esther and the Maccabees.

There are many great stories of There are many great stories of kings and battles here. We hear the kings and battles here. We hear the story of the Jewish people setting up story of the Jewish people setting up their country and the wars they their country and the wars they fought.fought.

WisdomWisdom

These books include beautiful These books include beautiful poems and songs:poems and songs:

Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, The Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, The Song of Songs, the book of Wisdom and the book of Wisdom and Ecclesiasticus.Ecclesiasticus.

ProphetsProphets

There were many people who talked to There were many people who talked to God and explained how His people God and explained how His people should live. Sometimes they got into should live. Sometimes they got into trouble for it!trouble for it!

The prophets are: Isaiah, Jeremiah, The prophets are: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.Zechariah and Malachi.

NEW TESTAMENTNEW TESTAMENT

New TestamentNew Testament This tells us about Jesus’ life- a bit like an This tells us about Jesus’ life- a bit like an

biographybiography The Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and The Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and

John- tell us about Jesus’ life.John- tell us about Jesus’ life. Acts of the Apostles- tells us what Acts of the Apostles- tells us what

happened after Jesus left his disciples happened after Jesus left his disciples and gives a view of the early Church.and gives a view of the early Church.

Letters- from St Paul, James, Peter, John Letters- from St Paul, James, Peter, John and Jude- they deal with how we should and Jude- they deal with how we should live and our relationship with God.live and our relationship with God.

Book of Revelation- written by St John- Book of Revelation- written by St John- tells us about a vision of the end of the tells us about a vision of the end of the world.world.

Dear Lord,Dear Lord,Books can be tasty treats for our minds.Books can be tasty treats for our minds.They can help us stay happy and alive with They can help us stay happy and alive with interest in the world around us.interest in the world around us.They are good to share and to enjoy alone.They are good to share and to enjoy alone.Thank you for all the many books in our Thank you for all the many books in our schools and libraries and for the writers and schools and libraries and for the writers and illustrators who inspire us, make us laugh and illustrators who inspire us, make us laugh and teach us new things.teach us new things.Help us to find books that teach us to be wise, Help us to find books that teach us to be wise, kind and to know more about the world that kind and to know more about the world that you have given us.you have given us.Amen.Amen.

Let us Pray:Let us Pray: