The story of Mary Jones

1
The story of Mary Jones
Mary Jones was from a very poor family 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 Ill be able to
read the Bible.
2
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 a Bible to read at home.
Im sorry Mary, but we cant afford a Bible
I can read well now. Can you get a Bible for me?
3
The story of Mary Jones
Mary started doing jobs to make some money. She
looked after chickens, knitted socks and weeded
peoples gardens.
When I have saved enough money, I can buy myself
a Bible
4
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.
Ill have to walk to Bala to see Reverend
Charles. He sells Bibles, I can get one there.
5
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 hed promised it to
someone else.
Mary was so disappointed that she began to cry.
6
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
7
How do Christians use the Bible?
8
The books of the Bible
The Bible is made up of many books. It is
divided into two parts.
The Old Testament
The New Testament
made up of39 books
made up of27 books
written beforeJesus was born
written afterJesus was born
9
The books of the Bible
In your school library you will have many
different types of books, which you use for
different things.
Dictionaries
Picture books
Stories
Textbooks
Poetry
The Bible also contains different types of books,
which show the different ways people write down
their ideas about God.
History
Stories
Parables
Psalms
Gospels
Laws
10
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