02 - How to Read The Bible (Part 1)

Lesson ( 2)
How to Read
The Bible
Part (1)

The Bible looks like one big book contains a lot of small books gathered together. It
is like a library full of books.

The word "Bible" Means "books."
When you say the word "Bible" you are talking about a lot of smaller _______________

The word "Bible" means ______________

Remember this, because you will be asked this question again and again.

The Bible is called "Bible" because it is not just one big book, but a lot of smaller __________
with one cover.

The Bible has ________ main parts, Old testament and New testament.

The name of one large group of books in the Bible is the Old Testament.
A second large group of the Bible is the ________ Testament.

A list of the book of the Bible is found in every front page of the every Bible.
The list of books is in two parts:
The books of the _________ Testament.
The books of the _________ Testament.

Look in your Bible (near the front) until you find the page with the list of the books in the
Bible.

The Old Testament

Find the name of the second book in the Old Testament list.

Write the name here: ______________________

Now see if you can find the book of Ruth. It is also in the Old Testament list.
Ruth is the number ____ down the Old testament list.

Lay your pencil under the book of Ruth. In your Bible the book of Ruth begins on page
__________. Turn to the book of Ruth in your Bible, and keep it's place.

Now let's find another book in the Old Testament. Let's find the Book of Job.
Find the page number where Job begins. Turn to that page.

The Book of Job begins, "There was______________ ..."
(Fill in the missing word.)

Now find the last book in the Old Testament.

What the name of the book? __________________

Where does it begin? Page__________

The Book start with "_________________________________"

The New Testament

The New Testament Comes after the Book of Malachi, the last book in the Old Testament.
Note: In many Bibles the New Testament starts over again with page 1 and has another set of
page numbers.

The first book in the New Testament the Book of __________________
The full name of the Book of Matthew is

The _________________ According to Matthew.

Now find another New Testament book.
Find the Book of Romans.

Write the full name of the book:

The Letters of ___________________ to the _________________.

Note: Sometimes two or more books in the Bible have almost the same name, like 1 Samuel
and 2 Samuel. (We say "First Samuel" and "Second Samuel.")
The number in the name of each book helps you to tell them apart.

Look up the Old Testament book 1 Samuel.
We say "First Samuel."

Write the full name of the book:
The _______________ Book of Samuel.

Now look up the Book 2 Samuel.
We say "Second Samuel."

Write the full name of the book:
The _______________ Book of Samuel.

Now we know there are two books of Samuel.
There is a book in the New Testament called 1 Peter.
Remember we say "First Peter."

There is another book in the New Treatment with a name very much like 1 Peter.
Can you guess its name?

Try, and write it here: ___________________

Now turn again to the New Testament list of books.

In the New Testament list you will see that more than one book has the word "John" in its name,
but they are not all together in the list

How many books in the New Testament have the word "John" in There name?
Find the book John in your Bible. It is in the New Testament list.

Be careful!! Find John, not 1 John.

Write here the full name of the book John:

The ______________ According to John.

Find the book 2 John.

Remember we say "Second John." It comes right after 1 John.

Write here the full name of the book 2 John:

The ______________ John.

Now you know how to find any book in the Bible.
You are ready to learn how to find any part of any book in the Bible.

A Bible reference (pronounced R E F er ens) tells you where to look to find a part of any book
in the Bible.

When your servant ask to find part of the Bible, he will give a Bible refer_______

Your teacher would write the reference like this :

John 3:16

(He Would say, "John three, sixteen.")

The first thing a Bible reference tells you is which book in the Bible you are to look up.

In the reference John 3:16, the word "John" is the name of the ______________ you are to
find.

In the reference John 3:16, what is the name of the book you are to find? ___________

The big number 1 means "Chapter 1 begins here."

Most of the books of the Bible have been divided into large parts called chapters.

The beginning of each ______________ is marked with a big number.

The beginning of the first chapter of a book in the Bible is marked with a big number
________.

The big number 1 shows you where C __ __ __ __ __ __ 1 begins.

In a Bible reference, the first number after the name of the book tells you which chapter to
look in.

In the reference John 1, the number 1 comes after the name and tells you to look in the first
_____________ of the Book of John.

In a Bible reference you know which chapter you are to find by the first number

( ) before or ( ) after the name of the book.
(Check the right word)

Remember! 1 John means the book First John.
John 1 means the book John, Chapter 1.

We write "First John" this way : ( ) John 1, or
( ) 1 John

The Bible reference John 1 means :

( ) the Book of John, Chapter 1, or
( ) First John

Now turn again in your Bible to the beginning of the Book of John in the New
Testament.

Find the big number 2 in the Book of John. You may have to turn the page to find it. This is
Chapter 2. (You would write it John 2.)

The first words of Chapter in the Book of John are :
"On the third ________ ..."

(Fill in the missing word.)

The big number 2 means ______________ 2 begins here.

Now find the big number 3 in the Book of John. It may be on the next page.

The big number 3 shows you where Chapter 3 begins.

The first words of John 3 are: "Now there was a ___________ ..."

Be sure you find the big numbers.

Now - let's see if you remember!

John 2 means ( ) Second John, or
( ) Book of John, Chapter 2

3 John means ( ) Third John, or
( ) Book of John, Chapter 3

John 3 means ( ) Third John, or
( ) Book of John, Chapter 3

(Check the three right answers.)