Unit 3D

Unit 3D: The story of Mary Jones

Unit 3D

The story of Mary Jones

Mary Jones was from a very poorfamily in Wales. One day at chapel,it was announced that a school was going to be built in the town.

Now I can learn to

read. One day I’ll be

able to read the

Bible.

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The story of Mary Jones

Mary went to the new school, worked hard and soon learned to read. She asked her mother if she could get aBible to read at home.

I can read well now. Can you

get a Bible for

me?

I’m sorry Mary, but we can’t afford a

Bible

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The story of Mary Jones

Mary started doing jobs to make some money. She looked after chickens, knitted socks and weeded people’s gardens.

When I have saved enough money, I can buy myself a

Bible

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The story of Mary Jones

After 6 years of work, Mary finally saved up enough money to buy a Bible. But there was no-one in her village who sold them.

I’ll have to walk to Bala to see

Reverend Charles.

He sells Bibles, I can get one

there.

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The story of Mary Jones

After her long walk, she arrived in Bala. But when she went to see Reverend Charles, he said he only had one Bible left, and he’d promised it to someone else.

Mary was so disappointed thatshe began to cry.

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The story of Mary Jones

But when Reverend Charles heard that she had been saving her money for six years, he was very moved. He decided that she deserved to have the last Bible.

After meeting Mary, Reverend Charles went on to start the British and Foreign Bibles Society in 1804, to try and make sure that people all over the world had access to a copy of the Bible

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How do Christians use the Bible?

…for public worship(in church)

…for private worship(at home)

…for guidanceand advice

…for teaching…for prayer

…as a basis for songs or hymns

Christians usethe Bible…

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The books of the Bible

The Bible is made up of many books. It is divided into two parts.

The Old TestamentThe New Testament

made up of39 books

made up of27 books

written beforeJesus was born

written afterJesus was born

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The books of the Bible

In your school library you will have many different types of books, which you use for different things.

The Bible also contains different types of books, which show the different ways people write down their ideas about God.

Stories

Poetry

Dictionaries

Textbooks

Picture books

Psalms

Stories

Laws

Parables

History

Gospels

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Using Bible references

You may have seen passages, stories or prayers from the Bible along with a Bible reference. This tells you where to look in the Bible to find that text.

This is how it works:

Reference: Matthew 11: 18 - 30

This bit tells you

which book of the Bible to

look at

This bit tells you

which chapter to go to within

that book

This bit tells you

which verses to look at in that chapter