ED2618 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: New Revised Standard Version, Good News Bible, New American Bible
Reading Guide Week 5 Chapter: 14 Primary
Grajczonek, J., & Ryan, M. (2014). Growing in Wisdom: Religious Education in Catholic Primary Schools and
Early Childhood. Hamilton, Qld: Lumino Press.
Title: Teaching the Bible in Primary Schools
Author: M. Ryan
1. What is the Bible?
• 66 books
• 40 authors
• Different languages, different continents
• Poetry
• Narration
• Fiction
• History
• Law
• Prophecy
2. What versions of the Bible are most widely used in Catholic contexts?
• Bible = Greek term biblia which means the books
• The New revised standard Version
• The New American bible
• Jerusalem Bible
• Good News Bible
3. What are some of the rules of engagement for presenting biblical texts to children?
• Directly to biblical text
• Sticking to the text as closely as possible
4. What are the skills of interpretation of the Bible necessary for children in Primary school?
• Direct instruction in how to access the bible
• Need to know how to cite the biblical reference
• Develop skills of interpretation: recount character, plot and narrative style
• Explore theological meaning embedded in the biblical texts
• Shown how to use a bible dictionary, a concordance, a bible atlas, gospel parallels, a
commentary and online resources
5. The Hebrew Bible
• The five books of the Hebrew Bible are:
o Genesis
o Exodus
o Leviticus
o Numbers
o Deuteronomy
6. The Christian Scriptures are known as the New Testament.
7. The four gospels are :
• Matthew
• Mark
• Luke
• John
8. Describe Parables
• A parable is any metaphor, story, proverb or wise saying that has a cutting edge to it and
presented a vivid image that stayed in memory. The use of parables was a common enough
form of teaching in the ancient Jewish community. The parables challenged fundamentally a
listener’s beliefs and values.
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Document Summary
Growing in wisdom: religious education in catholic primary schools and. Author: m. ryan: what is the bible, 66 books, 40 authors, different languages, different continents, poetry, narration. Law: what versions of the bible are most widely used in catholic contexts, bible = greek term biblia which means the books, good news bible. Explore theological meaning embedded in the biblical texts commentary and online resources: the hebrew bible. The five books of the hebrew bible are: genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy, the christian scriptures are known as the new testament, the four gospels are , matthew, mark. John: describe parables, a parable is any metaphor, story, proverb or wise saying that has a cutting edge to it and presented a vivid image that stayed in memory. The use of parables was a common enough form of teaching in the ancient jewish community.
