YEAR 8 LAC RE SEPTEMBER

1.          PRAYER  -  The method that we use to talk or communicate with God.

2.          FATHER  -  A name we use to address God.  It is used in the Lord’s Prayer - “Our Father.”

3.          BIBLE  -  A collection of books that are often described as God’s Word.  There are 66 books in the Bible.

4.          TESTAMENT  -  A covenant or agreement.  The Bible is divided into two testaments – Old and New.

YEAR 8 LAC RE OCTOBER

1.          PAPYRUS  -  Papyrus paper was made by the Egyptians using dried reeds which grew by the River Nile.  Some parts of the Bible were written on these.

2.          PARCHMENT  -  The skins of sheep and goats were dried, scraped and cleaned to make a smooth material called parchment to write on.

3.          SCROLL  -  The parchment was rolled up to make a scroll.  The books of the Bible were first written on scrolls.

4.          TRANSLATION  -  The Bible was translated into English from Hebrew and Greek.

YEAR 8 LAC RE NOVEMBER

1.          LIBRARY  -  A library is a collection of books.  The Bible is called a “Divine Library.”

2.          REFERENCE  -  To look up a particular place in the Bible we use a reference, for example, John 3v16.

3.          CHAPTER  -  Each book is divided up into chapters.

4.          VERSE  -  Each chapter is divided up into verses.

YEAR 8 LAC RE DECEMBER

1.          TORAH  -  The Torah is the Hebrew name for the books of the Law in the Old Testament.  They are the first five books and were written by Moses.

2.          EXODUS  -  The second book in the Old Testament.  Exodus means “go out” or “exit”, and it tells the story of the Israelites going out of Egypt.

2.          PSLAMS  -  The book of Psalms in the Old Testament contains a collection of songs that give praise to God.  There are 150 and most were written by David.

YEAR 8 LAC RE JANUARY

1.          PROVERBS  -  A proverb is a wise saying.  The book in the Old Testament is full of good advice about how to live.

2.          PROPHETS  -  There are seventeen books in this section of the Bible.  A prophet spoke God’s messages to the people.

3.          GOSPEL  -  Gospel means “good news”.  The first four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) tell the good news about Jesus.

YEAR 8 LAC RE FEBRUARY

1.          DEAD SEA SCROLLS  -  A collection of scrolls from the time of Jesus and earlier found near the Dead Sea.

2.          QUMRAN  -  Qumran is the place where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

3.          COVENANT  -  A covenant is a special promise.  God made a covenant with Abraham.

4.          ZIGGURAT  -  The Ziggurat was the temple in Ur where the Moon god Nannar was worshipped.

YEAR 8 LAC RE MARCH

1.          FERTILE  -  Ground is described as fertile if it is able to produce crops.

2.          SACRIFICE  -  This word talks about making an offering to God.  Abraham sacrificed a ram instead of Isaac.

3.          BIRTHRIGHT  -  A right or privilege which someone is entitled to if they are born into a particular family or country.

4.          BLESSING  -  A prayer that blesses a person or thing.  Jacob tricked his father to receive Esau’s blessing.

YEAR 8 LAC RE APRIL

1.          REVENGE  -  Revenge is harming someone in return for harm that they have caused.  Esau wanted to get revenge from Jacob.

2.          DECEIT  -  Making someone believe something that is not true.  Jacob deceived his father Isaac.

3.          ALTAR  -  A table or something similar on which sacrifices were made.  Jacob used the stone to build an altar on.

4.          PROMISED LAND  -  The Promised Land was the place that God promised to his chosen people, the Jews.

YEAR 8 LAC RE MAY

1.          FAVOURITE  -  When something is a favourite it is liked more or given special treatment.  Joseph was Jacob’s favourite son.

2.          MERCHANT  -  A merchant is someone who is involved in trade or business.  Joseph’s brothers sold him to merchants for 20 pieces of silver.

3.          PHARAOH  -  This is the title given to the ancient Egyptian Kings.

4.          FAMINE  -  A famine is a huge shortage of food or water.  There was a famine in Egypt and Canaan.