How To Teach The Books Of Bible
Understanding how to teach the books of Bible truths often depends quite a bit on who the students will be. The approach taken should be designed for the particular age being taught, and therefore appropriate materials should be acquired that appeal to children. Let's think about ways on how to teach the books of Bible truths to both adults and children. There is no reason why teaching should be dry and boring for anyone, and certainly the recipients should not be falling out of their chairs from falling asleep! Since children enjoy play, learning about the divisions of the scriptures can take on the form of play. Deciding how to teach the books of Bible truths should not be that difficult!
Many people have early pleasant memories of a first Sunday school experience. Why? The teacher incorporated art, music, interesting reading and perhaps some drama into the curriculum. It was understood that their teacher knew how to teach the books of the Bible. Scriptural stories are interesting to begin with, but the ability to make the stories come alive will ensure the class will be rapt with interest. So, what kinds of art projects can assist the instructor in how to teach the books of the scripture? Well, what about providing the children with pieces of fabric, a drawing of a scripture story, some glue and crayons? Then, have the children decorate the picture with the fabric, using it as clothing for the people in the story, and coloring the remainder of the picture. As the children work, the teacher can tell the story, and bring the students into it by asking questions about the pictures. There are still other ideas on how to teach the books of the Bible.
In thinking about teaching the books of the Bible, memorization is a good exercise for students of the scriptures, and is even commanded in the Old Testament. "Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul..." "And ye shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up" (Deuteronomy 11:1-19 KJV).
Another approach on how to teach the books of Bible truths is to use music as a platform. The scripture can be made into little songs and put to music for the children to sing. This would be a great drill for repetitive learning which has now been made more pleasant. Also, characters from each scripture section can be incorporated into the songs, and the songs then categorized according to the particular portion of scripture to which they pertain. Not only will the children learn to sing together in unison, but they'll be learning all the divisions of the Holy Scriptures, and quickly too. Perhaps they'll even learn to sing all of it backwards! As a musical visual aid, the teacher can create a large guide made out of poster board with all the parts of the Holy Scriptures listed throughout its pages. Then, as the song progresses, the children can follow along. Teaching the books of the Bible then will become a regular part of the children's musical curriculum.
Surely there are some glamorous ways on how to teach the truths of the Bible to those future budding movie stars who are among some of those children in the classroom. Even if there isn't, children love to act out scenes with each other. It gives children the opportunity to experience life in the shoes of the particular characters who are being studied. They may even take this example and learn how to teach the books of the Bible to their un-churched friends! Perhaps a scene from the story of Jesus can be acted out, with one child playing the part of Mary, one playing Joseph, another child playing animal parts, and others angels. Another idea would be to have the children pick a situation in the Word, and ask each child how they would respond if a particular thing were said to them by that character. This will help the students to think about how to respond to messages in the Word,and begin to personalize the message. Soon the children will begin to associate certain stories and parables with the parts of the scripture where they are located. This is a pleasant way for teachers to teach children how to learn the various portions of the scripture.
Teaching the books of the Bible to adults is far less labor-intensive, but more cerebral. Therefore the approach should be more mature. Adults enjoy receiving tools to assist in expanding and reinforcing their memories. Some suggested tools could be bookmarks with the parts of the Word written on them. Perhaps the tomes can be divided into sections. The first section could be entitled "The Pentatuch", and then list the first five divisions of the Old Testament under the heading. Then, the next section could be titled "The Prophets", the next "The Poems", etc. This serves to break up the 66 parts into manageable portions and associated themes. Another solution could be to break the adults into pairs, and have them work through flashcards of the scripture divisions with each other. Still another approach could be to have fun quiz games by dividing the people into groups or teams. Perhaps pit them against each other to make it competitive. Making these games a regular part of the curriculum will ensure everyone learns the divisions and enjoys the process. Then, teaching the books of the Bible to adults will become a fun task for any teacher.
While there are many more ways to learn how to teach the books of the Bible, the ideas expressed above should give most teachers a good head start in doing so. Just remember to know and understand the audience, have interesting materials, and show enthusiasm for the subject.
Many people have early pleasant memories of a first Sunday school experience. Why? The teacher incorporated art, music, interesting reading and perhaps some drama into the curriculum. It was understood that their teacher knew how to teach the books of the Bible. Scriptural stories are interesting to begin with, but the ability to make the stories come alive will ensure the class will be rapt with interest. So, what kinds of art projects can assist the instructor in how to teach the books of the scripture? Well, what about providing the children with pieces of fabric, a drawing of a scripture story, some glue and crayons? Then, have the children decorate the picture with the fabric, using it as clothing for the people in the story, and coloring the remainder of the picture. As the children work, the teacher can tell the story, and bring the students into it by asking questions about the pictures. There are still other ideas on how to teach the books of the Bible.
In thinking about teaching the books of the Bible, memorization is a good exercise for students of the scriptures, and is even commanded in the Old Testament. "Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul..." "And ye shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up" (Deuteronomy 11:1-19 KJV).
Another approach on how to teach the books of Bible truths is to use music as a platform. The scripture can be made into little songs and put to music for the children to sing. This would be a great drill for repetitive learning which has now been made more pleasant. Also, characters from each scripture section can be incorporated into the songs, and the songs then categorized according to the particular portion of scripture to which they pertain. Not only will the children learn to sing together in unison, but they'll be learning all the divisions of the Holy Scriptures, and quickly too. Perhaps they'll even learn to sing all of it backwards! As a musical visual aid, the teacher can create a large guide made out of poster board with all the parts of the Holy Scriptures listed throughout its pages. Then, as the song progresses, the children can follow along. Teaching the books of the Bible then will become a regular part of the children's musical curriculum.
Surely there are some glamorous ways on how to teach the truths of the Bible to those future budding movie stars who are among some of those children in the classroom. Even if there isn't, children love to act out scenes with each other. It gives children the opportunity to experience life in the shoes of the particular characters who are being studied. They may even take this example and learn how to teach the books of the Bible to their un-churched friends! Perhaps a scene from the story of Jesus can be acted out, with one child playing the part of Mary, one playing Joseph, another child playing animal parts, and others angels. Another idea would be to have the children pick a situation in the Word, and ask each child how they would respond if a particular thing were said to them by that character. This will help the students to think about how to respond to messages in the Word,and begin to personalize the message. Soon the children will begin to associate certain stories and parables with the parts of the scripture where they are located. This is a pleasant way for teachers to teach children how to learn the various portions of the scripture.
Teaching the books of the Bible to adults is far less labor-intensive, but more cerebral. Therefore the approach should be more mature. Adults enjoy receiving tools to assist in expanding and reinforcing their memories. Some suggested tools could be bookmarks with the parts of the Word written on them. Perhaps the tomes can be divided into sections. The first section could be entitled "The Pentatuch", and then list the first five divisions of the Old Testament under the heading. Then, the next section could be titled "The Prophets", the next "The Poems", etc. This serves to break up the 66 parts into manageable portions and associated themes. Another solution could be to break the adults into pairs, and have them work through flashcards of the scripture divisions with each other. Still another approach could be to have fun quiz games by dividing the people into groups or teams. Perhaps pit them against each other to make it competitive. Making these games a regular part of the curriculum will ensure everyone learns the divisions and enjoys the process. Then, teaching the books of the Bible to adults will become a fun task for any teacher.
While there are many more ways to learn how to teach the books of the Bible, the ideas expressed above should give most teachers a good head start in doing so. Just remember to know and understand the audience, have interesting materials, and show enthusiasm for the subject.
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