2011 Year of the Bible
2011 marks the four hundredth anniversary of the publication of what became known as the King James Version of the Bible. ROOTS is offering a range of resources to help us celebrate this fourth centenary.
Listed below are various ROOTS resources for celebrating the Year of the Bible 2011.
You are very welcome to reproduce them for use within your church. Please ensure that the copyright line 'This resource is taken from www.rootsontheweb.com and is copyright © ROOTS for Churches Ltd 2011.' is included.
Adult & All Age
In ROOTS Adult & All-age we have been publishing a series of articles on the impact of the Bible in English, and sermon notes on key passages from the Authorised Version.
Issue 51 January/February (published 1 Nov 2010)
ARTICLE Reading the Christian Bible : an encounter with the author of life
ALL-AGE SERVICE Travellers through eternity
Issue 52 March/April (published 6 Jan 2011)
ARTICLE The Bible in English : what did it mean?
SERMON A lively hope 1 Peter 1.3-9
Issue 53 May/June (published 1 March)
ARTICLE How do we understand? The challenge of translations
SERMON We do hear them speak in our tongues Acts 2.1-11
Issue 54 July/August (published 1 May)
ARTICLE Praise God: the influence of the vernacular Bible on British hymnody
SERMON Faith, hope and charity 1 Corinthians 13
Issue 55 September/October (published 1 July)
ARTICLE In our tongues: the influence of the English Bible on the creativity of Dissent
SERMON In the beginning God Genesis 1
Issue 56 November/December (published 1 Sept)
ARTICLE We have heard with our ears: the impact of the English Bible on literature
SERMON In the beginning was the Word John 1.1-14
Children & Young People
ROOTS Children & Young People provides a range of materials to explore the Bible, including ideas suitable for a holiday club
Issue 51 January/February (published 1 Nov 2010)
Introduction to the Bible and finding your way around it
Activities to encourage your group to get 'into' the Bible
Issue 52 March/April (published 6 Jan 2011)
Bible writing
Styles of writing in the Bible with suggestions for exploring the text
Issue 53 May/June (published 1 March)
Heroes and villains
Stories of people, their relationship with God and how they speak to us today
This material could be used as a focus for a holiday club, together with the material in issue 54.
Issue 54 July/August (published 1 May)
Heroes and villains
Stories of people who rejected God and some of the consequences
This material could be used as a focus for a holiday club together with the material from issue 53.
Issue 55 September/October (published 1 July)
Bible as revelation of God : God who makes the first move
What do we discover about God through the Bible?
Issue 56 November/December (published 1 September)
Celebrating the Bible
How can we help children and young people get to know the Bible, even a little bit of it, so that it touches their lives and they can feel its value, comfort and gifts?
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