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October 2019 GIFT Road Map - Reading the Bible

GIFT Connection to the Catechism:  The Revelation of God 50-73,The Transmission of Divine Revelation 74-100, Sacred Scripture 101-143
Learning Objectives“Reading the Bible” learning session guides learners of all ages to…
  • Explore the essential value of reading, studying, and praying with the Bible in living one’s Christian life (know what).
  • Grow in appreciation of the many riches the Bible holds. The more one understands the structure, origin, and context of the Scriptures, the better one can incorporate the Bible into one’s daily life (know why).
  • To be able to navigate one’s way around the Bible with at least a basic understanding of the various types of literature in the Scriptures, and to begin understanding how to interpret the proper meaning in a Scripture passage (know how).
 
Grades 1 &2
             Reviewed four parts of the Mass
            Introduce the Bible - Story of Creation - Genesis 2
            Introduce Our Father
 
Grades 3,4 & 5
            Reasons to read the Bible
            What is the Bible - inspired by the Holy Spirit
            Old Testament (before Jesus) New Testament (with Jesus)
           
Grades 6 & 7
            What is the Bible? Video from The Bible Project
            Old Testament 46 books(before Jesus) New Testament 27 books (with Jesus)
            Why should I read the Bible? God is the principle author - inspired by the Holy Spirit
            The Bible is our guide: How can I love God more? My neighbor more?
           
High School
            Matthew Kelly's Decision Point
                        A Map for the Journey
                        How should I use the Bible? Start with Matthew, Genesis, and Psalms
                        The Power of Habit





Finding A Bible Passage
 
 
To find a passage in the Bible follow these simple steps:
 
  1. Scripture references are always listed in the same format:
    • name of the book, such as “Matthew”
    • followed by the Chapter number, such as “5:”
    • followed by the verse number, such as “14”
 
  1. Locate the book. Use your Table of Contents to find the beginning of your desired book.
 
  1. Locate the chapter. Next, page forward to the desired chapter. Notice the relatively large chapter numbers in the text of the Bible.
 
  1. Locate the verse. Notice the small numbers embedded with the words of the text. These numbers designate the verses.
 
Practice finding Bible passages. Write down the verse indicated.
 
Matthew 5:14 ________________________________________________________________________
 
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Psalm 23:1 ________________________________________________________________________
 
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Psalm 46:11 ________________________________________________________________________
 
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John 3:16 ________________________________________________________________________
 
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