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A warm welcome to the 'Monday Club' Page!
The aim of the Club is to provide young
people with a welcoming environment which includes games
of various descriptions, crafts, cooking , together with
an epilogue in which we aim to present a clear message to
the Children of Jesus Christ as Saviour and to encourage
them to consider these claims.
All are welcome to attend. There is a
weekly subscription of just 25p!
We meet at St. James' Church Hall,
Garlinge every Monday. Club times are as follows:- 7-11
Years 6.30pm. 11-13 Years 7.45pm.
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Bible Quiz
For an excellent Bible Quiz site on what
you know about the Bible,  You need to provide a user name and
password the first time you use this. (Make a careful
note of them for the next time you have a go!).
FACTS
ABOUT THE BIBLE
1. Why is the Bible divided into
Old and New Testaments?
a) The Old Testament contains the 39 books of the Jewish
scriptures which include the Law of Moses and the
prophecies about the coming of Christ.
b) The New Testament contains 27 books including the 4
gospels about Jesus and Paul’s letters to the first
Christian churches.
2. In which languages are the
Bible written?
a) The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and Aramaic
and then translated into Greek by Jewish scholars.
b) The New Testament was originally Greek and then
translated into Latin and other languages.
3. When was the Bible written?
a) The Old Testament books were written by many people
including Moses and the Jewish prophets between 1400 and
400 BC.
b) The books of the New Testament were written between AD
50 and 100 by those who knew Jesus personally and also
those who later became His followers.
THE
MOST POPULAR AND POWERFUL BOOK IN HISTORY
• The laws of Western nations are based on the laws
given to Moses.
• Copies of the first printed English Bible were
placed in all the churches in England in 1540; people
listened for hours to it being read.
• At the Coronation service in Westminster Abbey the
Bible is presented to the new monarch with the words
“We present you with this book, the most valuable
thing this world affords; here is wisdom; this is the
Royal Law; these are the lively oracles of God”.
• John, a close friend of Jesus, was imprisoned on
the island of Patmos by the Roman emperor Domitian. There
he wrote the last book of the Bible called Revelation. It
is about the triumph of good over evil and the New Heaven
and Earth.
• The pioneer experimental scientist and philosopher,
Francis Bacon, wrote to his old college, Trinity; Study
diligently first the sacred volumes of the word of God
and the Scriptures, and next to them the great volume of
works of God and His creation. Thousands of scientists
see their work in the same light today.
DID YOU KNOW?
• There are hundreds of ancient manuscripts of the
Bible but for ancient books like Plato’s Republic or
the writings of Julius Caesar there are very few.
• The oldest fragment of a manuscript copied just a
few years after the original one indicates that the words
of the Bible have not changed since they were first
written.
• The British Library in London has on display
several very ancient copies of the Bible. They are
written on vellum, made from skin of sheep or goats,
which is very durable.
• The Canterbury Gospels was made by the monks in
Italy over 1400 years ago.
• Cambridge University Library has a Bible
manuscript called Codex Bezae from 6th century.
• The Bible in full, or parts of it like Luke’s
gospel, have been translated into over 2000 languages.
• Followers of Jesus constitute the largest religion
in the world today and can be found in every country on
our planet.
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