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Contents Welcome 4 First Edition Welcome from the Schools and Colleges team to the first edition of our new magazine.
Features 6 What is The Salvation Army? New resources A look at the exciting, newly updated primary school resource.
8 Ultimate Church Visit A memorable school visit at your local Salvation Army.
Resources 12 Primary resources More resources specifically aimed at primary age pupils.
13 Secondary resources Resources about The Salvation Army for 11-18 year-olds.
Lesson Plans 15 William and Catherine Story Script A script for 3-5 year-olds to discover William and Catherine’s story.
17 What is The Salvation Army? Lesson 1 A lesson plan for Key Stage 2 pupils; an introduction to The Salvation Army.
18 Faith Hope Love A lesson to help secondary pupils reflect on what faith, hope and love mean to The Salvation Army.
19 Bible Fact File A fact file and dicussion for pupils16+. 2 SCHOOLS & COLLEGES EDITION 1
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Welcome Welcome to the first edition of the Schools and Colleges Unit magazine! The purpose of this new magazine is to inform you and your school of the resources we offer and for you to find out how your local Salvation Army can support you. We hope that this first volume gives you
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useful information and ideas, whether you
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need resources for an RE lesson or want to
captivating and fun learning experiences
organise a visit to your local Salvation Army
and establishing positive relationships with
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local schools. If you have any questions
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The Schools and Colleges Unit exists to
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about any of the resources or articles in the magazine or about getting connected with your local Salvation Army Officer please get in touch with us.
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What is The Salvation Army? The Schools and Colleges Unit has just produced a new version of the much loved ‘What is The Salvation Army?’ resource. The original range of resources has served as a valuable primary school teaching aid since it was first produced in 2006. Now, seven years on, we have created a vibrant resource that is a fresh, innovative contrast to the content and style of the original, but which we hope will be just as much fun, and equally as inspiring and informative for primary school children. The purpose of this resource is to equip teachers, officers and schools workers by providing enjoyable and engaging learning experiences that link to the curriculum and give primary children an informed overview of the history, beliefs and work of The Salvation Army as a whole. Our hope is that through this 6 SCHOOLS & COLLEGES EDITION 1
resource the story of The Salvation Army will continue to be brought to life for today’s generation.
The new resources The eye-catching resources include a cartoon booklet that takes you on a journey with characters Tom and Lucy through the different aspects of The Salvation Army. On this journey Lucy finds out about the following six aspects of The Salvation Army -history of the Army, Jesus, the Bible, worship, faith in action and international work. Each downloadable PowerPoint presentation and lesson plan that accompanies the booklet focuses on one of the six aspects of The Salvation Army mentioned above. These lessons include a range of fun activities that can be used as a oneoff lesson or as a series of six lessons.
Alongside the booklet and lessons we also have a striking new A2 poster that enables pupils to engage with a series of cartoon images depicting the different aspects of The Salvation Army. This poster is a great resource to introduce pupils to The Salvation Army. This poster would be a valuable part of a classroom display or simply used as a one-off visual aid for these lessons.
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What demands of the curriculum does the resource meet? England
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• Describe the variety of practices and ways of life in religions and understand how these stem from, and are closely connected with, beliefs and teachings.
• Show some understanding of loving God and one’s neighbour.
• Reflect on what it means to belong to a faith community, communicating their own and others’ responses.
Northern Ireland • Pupils should develop a knowledge of Christian worship, prayer and religious language. • Develop a growing awareness of the meaning of belonging to a Christian tradition, and sensitivity towards the beliefs of others.
• Show awareness of and concern for the needs of individuals in the local community.
Scotland • Understanding of key values of Christianity and how they might be put into action in people’s lives and communities. • Increasing knowledge and under standing of different forms of Christian worship and artefacts and can explain their importance for Christians.
Opportunities to use the resources Here are a just a few ideas for how this new range of ‘What is The Salvation Army?’ resources could be used with your class.
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The booklet can be used by pupils learning about one particular aspect of The Salvation Army in RE lessons.
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The free poster will look great on your classroom display and can be used as a visual aid in lessons.
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Pupils could take the booklets home to complete homework tasks when looking at a topic on The Salvation Army.
Wales • Understand that other people have feelings and beliefs that affect the way they think and behave. • How the importance of personal relationships and responsibility to others is demonstrated by religions.
Ultimate Church Visit continues to be a popular resource with children, teachers, officers and volunteers alike as a fun and interactive way for primary school children to be introduced to the history, beliefs and work of The Salvation Army.
Uniform Zone The children learn about the different styles of Salvation Army
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uniform and how to recognise a Salvationist.
Ultimate Church Visit is a resource designed to enable you to organise a memorable and enjoyable school visit at your local Salvation Army church or centre. It fits into the Religious Education and Citizenship primary school curriculum and also has many cross-curricular links in other subjects. Pupils learn about The Salvation Army and the Christian faith in an exciting and interactive way and have
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beliefs and opinions. An Ultimate Church Visit session usually lasts a morning or an afternoon and works best with just one primary school class. In small groups of about seven or eight, pupils visit different zones set up around the hall. With the help of a zone leader, children explore one aspect of The Salvation Army through a variety of activities which include drama, music, craft, quizzes, stories and Godly play. There are nine zones to choose from when planning the visit. These include: Bible Zone, Worship Zone, Community Zone, International Zone, Symbol Zone, Music Zone, History Zone, Uniform Zone and Homeless Zone.
Can it be taken into schools?
children in a drama of ‘This was your life, William Booth’.
Ultimate Church Visit to use with a Year 9 class from John Chilton Special School visiting Feltham Corps, and we have also used the Ultimate Church Visit resources with primary pupils in a classroom at William Booth College. Ultimate Church Visit can quite easily be taken into a school if a class is unable to visit their local Salvation Army corps and you can easily change some of the activities to suit the class you are with. For more information or advice on an Ultimate Church Visit, take a look at our UCV teacher page on our website - www.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/ ucv-teacher-pack. Here you can also access all the information you need to know about the individual zones. Alternatively you can get in
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Church Visit at your local Salvation Army church.
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RESOURCES Curriculum linked and beautifully designed, our educational resources equip you with everything you need to lead a fun and memorable learning experience.
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What is The Salvation Army? A new, eye-catching range of primary school resources aimed at pupils aged 7-11 years old. These resources provide a captivating and fun introduction to The Salvation Army through a range of lessons and activities. They are ideal to use in one-off lessons, or to introduce a longer topic looking at different aspects of The Salvation Army.
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Resources are available online for free - www.salvationarmy.org.uk/ucv Set of CD and DVD £12.00
Signs & Symbols picture cards These cards accompany a free online resource exploring signs and symbols. You can download lesson ideas, a PowerPoint presentation and pupil worksheets to help your class discover how Salvation Army symbols express religious and spiritual ideas.
FREE What is The Salvation Army? Downloadable resources
Ultimate Church Visit resource pack
‘Pray for schools’ postcards Free
Lesson plans, Powerpoint presentations and pupil worksheets are all available to download from the Schools and Colleges website. Each lesson has a focus on one aspect of The Salvation Army as covered in the pupil booklet.
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Victorian Photo Collection A history resource about the beginnings of The Salvation Army in Victorian Britain based on a series of photographs. Lesson activities and information accompany the images.
FREE A2 Poster This striking poster uses cartoon illustrations portraying different aspects of The Salvation Army; this is great for a classroom display or to be used as a visual aid in lessons and visits.
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A5 Booklet This is a 15-page cartoon booklet that takes you on a journey with characters Tom and Lucy through different aspects of The Salvation Army. On this journey Lucy finds out about six different aspects of The Salvation Army – history, Jesus, the Bible, worship, faith in action and international work. £0.20 each
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Picture Pack A set of 16 laminated pictures showing the work of The Salvation Army - one for each letter of our name! Pack comes with accompanying lesson and assembly ideas, all in a durable plastic wallet. £17.00
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A new set of free online resources to help secondary pupils learn about homelessness and about how The Salvation Army is responding to this ongoing issue through projects all around the UK and Ireland.
Includes four A3 posters, a fold-out postcard and samples of badges and stickers. All posters are now free but we do charge for postage and packing. Please say if you would like your posters folded or rolled.
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Fold-out postcards introducing The Salvation Army’s beliefs, work and history, with activities on reverse with space for students to express their own thoughts and ideas about faith, hope and love. Individual postcards £0.10 Pack of 100 £9.00
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Faith Hope Love badges and stickers
Lesson outlines and PowerPoint presentations accompany the films, making them ideal for RE, PSHE and Citizenship. Visit our website to find out more about this resource and to download accompanying lesson materials. DVD
Faith Hope Love downloadable resources Lesson ideas, student worksheets and PowerPoint presentations based on the posters and postcards. www.salvationarmy.org.uk/faithhopelove
RESOURCE PACKS Primary/Secondary teacher packs
Link for Schools DVD A DVD for secondary schools featuring short films about homelessness, addictions, street work and prison work, taken from The Salvation Army’s DVD magazine series, LINK. Each film features a different Salvation Army project or centre and lots of real-life stories.
Badges and stickers for RE workshops and other events. Faith Hope Love 38mm badges (1 design) £0.10 Faith Hope Love 25mm badges (3 designs) £0.05 Faith Hope Love stickers (4 designs) £0.05
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Front line DVD A 17-minute introduction to The Salvation Army, showing Christian faith in action. Recommended for 13+ years. Lesson ideas to accompany the DVD are available to download from our website. DVD
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Lesson Plans All of our lesson plans have been created by teachers, and are designed to fit the National Curriculum, ready for teachers or Salvation Army workers to pick up to use to teach. To see our full selection of lesson plans, visit our website.
William and Catherine story script This resource is part of the Story Zone from our mini missions range of resources aimed at 3-5 year-olds. Using a mini-theatre and William and Catherine figures, the script tells the story of how and why William and Catherine Booth founded The Salvation Army. Theatre cut-outs from the story are available to download from the schools website. In addition a limited number of cardboard constructs of the theatre are available to order for free from the Schools and Colleges Unit. www.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/mini-missions-story
What is The Salvation Army? Lesson plan This lesson is the first in a series of lessons introducing primary school children to the beliefs, history and work of The Salvation Army through a new exciting range of resources. To download the PowerPoint presentations, key word cards or the crossword, go to the primary teachers section of our website. http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/whatisthesalvationarmy
Faith Hope Love lesson plan This lesson is for students aged 14-16. It asks students to reflect on the definitions of faith, hope and love and enables students to gain a greater understanding of how they are lived out within the context of The Salvation Army. The PowerPoint presentation for the lesson and any additional resources as well as curriculum links can be downloaded from the schools website. www.salvationarmy.org.uk/FaithHopeLove
Bible Overview fact file and discussion activity This fact file is aimed at students aged 16-18 studying Christian Ethics. The text is an overview of the Bible as a whole text and leads on to a discussion of how the Bible can be used as a canon for Christians. Other follow-up material focuses on the unique perspective and style of each Gospel, also with accompanying discussion points. The other fact files and curriculum links for this text can be downloaded from the schools website.
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Story Script ● Show children the theatre with the Victorian street scene backdrop Hello, children. Does anyone know what this is? (Wait for responses) This is a theatre. Using this theatre today we are going to learn about someone very special who lived in Victorian times. Ask Does anyone know what ‘Victorian’ means? (Wait for responses) Victorian means during the time that Queen Victoria was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland more than 150 years ago. Times were very different then and there were no aeroplanes, computers or televisions. These things hadn’t been invented yet. In those days life was harder for a lot of people. If people were very poor and had no work, often they had no money to buy food or clothes. ● Introduce William Booth figure This is William Booth. He lived when Victoria was Queen. Here he is standing in a street in London more than 100 years ago. Ask Do you notice anything different about his clothes or about the buildings? Today I’m going to tell you the story of how William loved to help people. In fact, he loved helping people so much that he started The Salvation Army. When William was a young man he worked in a shop. He began to notice how many people there were who were poor and who didn’t have enough money for food and clothes and had nowhere to stay. William really wanted to help these people. William had become a Christian when he was a teenager. Being a Christian means that William believed in Jesus Christ and followed him. William wanted to help people just as Jesus did. When William grew older he gave up his job and became a preacher. This meant that he started
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to teach people about God and about following Jesus. In the Bible we read about how Jesus helped people whom no one else wanted to help. ● Scene change ~ backdrop of crowd listening to William preach Here is William teaching people about God in a theatre. Ask Can you see William? How many people do you think are listening to him speak? Is there an answer? Lots of people came to hear William in the theatre, but he spoke in lots of other places too, like outside in the street, in big tents, in music halls and dance halls. One day, when he was preaching in London, William met a lovely lady called Catherine. ● Introduce figure of Catherine William and Catherine fell in love and, two years later, they got married. Ask Is anyone here married? (Wait for a possible giggly response!) And they had eight children! Can you imagine that? Ask Put your hand up if you have brothers or sisters. Who would like to have seven brothers and sisters? Even though lots of people came to listen to William speak he found that teaching people about Jesus Christ wasn’t enough. He wanted to do something to help people who were poor and unhappy. In London 150 years ago there were a lot of very poor people. ● Scene change ~ Salvation Army ‘food and shelter’ building Ask Can you imagine having nowhere to live and nowhere to sleep?
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Or not having any clothes to wear? Or not having any food to eat? (Wait for response) Well, William and Catherine both really wanted to help people who lived on the streets and didn’t have anywhere to sleep or any food to eat. They decided to start a different kind of church so that they could tell poor people about God and help them to become Christians. They also wanted it to be a church that helped people in need. They named this church The Salvation Army and helped people who needed food and somewhere safe to sleep. This is one of the first buildings they opened in London where people could get food and a place to sleep. ● Scene change ~ Image of ‘farthing breakfast’ children William and Catherine really wanted to help the children too. They started farthing breakfasts where poor, hungry children could get a breakfast before they went to school. In those days a lot of families were so poor that the children had nothing for breakfast. William Booth wanted to make the breakfast cheap so all of the children could afford to eat. Ask Does anybody know what a farthing is? (Wait for response) A farthing was the smallest amount of money 150 years ago. In today’s money it would be worth about 50p. A farthing breakfast was a little round loaf cut into three slices with margarine on one, then jam on the next one, then margarine on the top one and a mug of cocoa to drink. The children could have as much cocoa as they wanted until the supplies ran out. All this cost them just a farthing. William and Catherine did lots of other amazing things to help people. Many other people loved what they were doing and joined The Salvation Army so that they could help too.
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The Salvation Army has been getting bigger and bigger ever since. Today The Salvation Army has lots of members and it is helping people in more than 120 countries - places like Japan, Canada, Pakistan, France and Australia and many more! ● Scene change - modern-day Salvation Army building ● Introduce Salvation Army officer characters Here are some Salvation Army officers (ministers). They work in a church and also help people who live in their area in lots of different ways. They might visit people who are old or sick, or, like William and Catherine did, help people who don’t have any work or anywhere to live. ● Introduce standup image of van Sometimes if something really bad happens - like a flood or a fire – The Salvation Army will be there to help the people who are hurt or the people who are helping, like the firemen and police officers. We have a special van (show emergency van) and helpers who give them food and drink and comfort them if they would like someone to talk to. Members of The Salvation Army worship God and try to be like Jesus by helping people. Ask Put your hand up if you help at school or home. Ask What kind of things do you do to help? (Allow 5 or 6 children to respond) Sometimes we help people because we really care about them, and The Salvation Army is just the same. We want to help people because we care for them. Ask I wonder if anyone has any questions about The Salvation Army? (Allow as many of the children as possible to ask you their questions) Make sure the story doesn’t upset the children, eg, sensitive handling of nowhere to sleep, nothing to eat,etc.
Lesson Ages 7 - 11 years
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THE SALVATION ARMY? This is the first in a series of lessons introducing primary school children to the beliefs, history and work of The Salvation Army through an exciting new range of ‘What is The Salvation Army?’ resources. (For more information including curriculum links see page 6) To download the PowerPoint presentation, key word cards or crossword go to: www.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/whatisthesalvationarmy
Lesson Outcomes • To understand what The Salvation Army is • To be able explain what The Salvation Army is and to be able to give examples of two things a member of The Salvation Army might do • To reflect on what a Salvation Army corps might be used for and how you would want your Salvation Army corps to help people
Starter Give each pair of pupils the cards with different definitions of what The Salvation Army is. In their pairs pupils have to decide which definition they think is correct. When all pairs have picked one of the cards, ask for feedback on the definition they have chosen and the reasons why they think that. When the feedback is complete tell them which one is correct and that today we are going to be investigating more about what The Salvation Army is.
Phase/Activity 1 Show students the ‘What is The Salvation Army?’ A2 poster. Ask students in groups of four to make a list of the things they think are happening on the poster. Give pupils five minutes to do this. When
complete, go around each group and ask them to tell you one thing they think they can see. You don’t have to correct them at this stage if they are wrong (unless what they are saying is completely off the mark!) as in future lessons they will look at all of these areas in more detail. But hopefully this will give them all a few ideas about the sort of things members of The Salvation Army do. Explain that the poster shows lots of different things but they are all part of what it means to belong to The Salvation Army. Explain to students that in order for us to know more about The Salvation Army there are a few words we will need to make sure we understand first. In groups of four give students the key word picture card sort to complete. When all are complete ask for feedback.
Review Progress Refer back to the lesson outcomes. Read out the three outcomes, as you read them ask students to stand up when you say an outcome they think they have met. At each outcome ask a student standing how they have met the objective.
Phase/Activity 2 Go on to read pages 2 and 3 of the ‘What is The Salvation Army?’ booklet.
Ask pupils what Tom does on a Saturday in his corps. After students have answered, remind them that Tom mentions that they want to love people because they believe Jesus loves everyone and they should do the same. Then ask pupils to look again at the poster and reflect on some of the other things that might happen at Tom’s corps to help people. Students now have the task of designing their own corps. Explain that it can have anything inside, but they must label and explain how what is inside can help people in their community. The main aim is to have a building that enables Salvation Army members like Tom to be able to love others as Jesus loved people. Pupils can use the corps work sheet for this activity.
Plenary Give students the crossword to finish (students can use pages 2 and 3 of the booklet to help them, this covers all of the key words and concepts from the lesson. Finally, ask pupils to stand in one area of the room if they have met the first objective ,another for the second and another for the third. Once students are standing in the correct place ask students why they are standing where they are. Use questioning to assess the progress of the students in today’s lesson. SCHOOLS & COLLEGES EDITION 1
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FAITH HOPE LOVE Introduction This is the first lesson in a series for students aged 14-16. This first lesson asks students to reflect on the definitions of faith, hope and love and enables students to gain a greater understanding of how they are lived out within the context of The Salvation Army. PowerPoint presentations for each lesson and any additional resources as well as curriculum links can be downloaded from the schools website. www.salvationarmy.org.uk/FaithHopeLove Lesson Outcomes 1. All students will understand and be able to explain what The Salvation Army is and some of the work it does. 2. Most students will reflect on how The Salvation Army shows faith, hope and love through its work and worship. 3. Some students will reflect and express their personal opinions on what faith, hope and love are, showing they have thought about a number of different views. Starter: Faith Hope or Love? To start the lesson, show the three photos (slides 3,4,5). Ask students to discuss in pairs and decide whether the pictures show faith, hope or love, and pick out a few students to feed back their opinions. This will give you some idea on the students’ understanding of the three concepts. You may want to explain a little more about faith, hope and love if you feel it is necessary.
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Organise students into groups of four and ask the students to give each member a number between one and four. Place the four fact files on a desk in a different part of the classroom, away from the goups. Explain to the students that each member will have the task of studying one of the four fact files for 3 minutes starting with all the number ones from each group. When the 3 minutes is up they must return to the group and explain orally all the information they can remember .The other students in their group then have the task of deciding whether these actions are done out of faith, hope, or love. Ask for feedback from the groups and then ask number two’s to go to the next fact file. The same process is completed until all four members have completed this task. Progress Review Students are to tell the person next to them one thing Salvationists do out of faith, one thing they do from hope, one thing they do out of love. They then tell each other which objective they think they have met so far and why. Gain verbal feedback through questioning. Phase 2: Faith in Action Ask students to share with the person next to them one thing they have faith in and how it changes the way they act, one thing they have hope about and how it may cause them to act in a certain way and one thing/person they love and how that affects the way they act. Give students time to think and discuss the questions, then ask for feedback from a few students for each one.
Go on to introduce the title of today’s lesson - Faith Hope and Love - and the work of The Salvation Army and the lesson objectives (slide 4). Explain that we will be returning to these objectives in the middle and at the end of the lesson.
In pairs students then write their own definitions of what faith, hope and love are after looking both at their own lives and The Salvation Army. Then ask each pair to join one other pair; students are to compare definitions and come up with one that they all agree with. Ask each group of four to feed back their agreed definition.
Phase 1: Who are The Salvation Army? Students can now complete the ‘true or false’ activity in which they can assess how much they know about The Salvation Army. When students have completed the quiz, give out the leaflets enabling students to find answers themselves and to peer assess their quiz.
Progress Review/Plenary Ask the students to discuss one thing they have been reminded of today, one thing they have learned and one question they still have about The Salvation Army. After a few minutes of discussion, pick a few students to feed back.
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The Bible is made up of many books, some with multiple authors such as the Psalms. It was written over approximately 1,600 years and features many different genres of writing. For example, large parts of the Bible are sections of poetry, biography or wise sayings. There are many different English translations of the Bible, as scholars work hard to best translate the original Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic texts into modern language. Many of the books are believed to have been written by eyewitnesses to the events described, or people who have put to paper traditions passed on orally. The Bible is devised into two sections, the ‘New Testament’ and the ‘Old Testament’ which is sometimes also referred to as the ‘Hebrew Bible’. These books were chosen by Christians as having special authority
due to their content or the people who wrote them. This selection of texts is called the ‘canon’, which means ‘rule’ as they see the Bible as a book by which to measure other books or theology. Different sections of the Christian Church may use different books within their canon. The Bible is seen by Christians as a work that puts their own experience of God into perspective theologically and historically. Many of the events recorded in the Bible are attested to by independent sources. For example, both 2 Chronicles 32:9 and the Sennacherib Prisms record an Assyrian siege of Jerusalem; however, both differ in perspective and offer different outcomes. Many of the authors who composed sections of the Bible were independent of each other, separated geographically or even in time.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1) What are the positive and negative aspects of the Bible having multiple authors? 2) What are the benefits and problems of there being many different English translations of the Bible? 3) Is it a good thing that many of the books are written by eye-witnesses or are passed down from oral traditions? Why? Why not? 4) How do you think the Bible can be used as a ‘canon’ in everyday life? Try and think of real examples of how Christians would use the text in this way. 5) What do you think is meant here by ‘The Bible puts their own experience of God into perspective theologically and historically; Can you explain further what might be meant here? 6) What point is the last paragraph trying to make about the credibility of what is written in the Bible? Do you agree? SCHOOLS & COLLEGES EDITION 1
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COMING UP IN 2013 September Back to School Why not get in touch with your local Salvation Army at the start of the school year to organise an ‘Ultimate Church Visit’ for your class. This would be a great opportunity for experiential learning and a memorable day for everyone. For more information see page 8.
September Harvest Take a look at our harvest assembly resources in September; these are a great way to encourage pupils to think more about how they can help people in need.
December Christmas Present Appeal The Christmas Present Appeal is the perfect opportunity to get pupils involved in making a difference in their community. Take a look at our assembly ideas for December.
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