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Essential Reading for Bible Literacy Supporters

Thinking about bringing this course to your school? These resources will answer many questions you may have about implementing an academic Bible course.

Step Title Description File Name
1 Sheila Weber on Pilgrim Radio Hear Sheila Weber on Pilgrim Radio discussing the widespread acceptance and successful use of The Bible and Its Influence Click to listen.
2 The Bible and Public Schools: A First Amendment Guide
Our course meets legal standards set by National School Boards Association, First Amendment Center, among 21 national organizations.
Published by Bible Literacy Project, Inc. and the First Amendment Center, this document contains guidelines for teaching about the Bible in public schools in a fair and constitutional way. DOWNLOAD BibleAndPublicSchools.pdf
3 The Case for Bible Literacy The Case for Bible Literacy in Secondary Schools. Biblical Literacy: Crisis and Solution Click here to read the article.

Volunteer Presentation Package

Get the materials you need to present the textbook to your local school.

Click here to buy the volunteer kit.

 

The kit includes:
  • A copy of the textbook
  • 2 research reports on Bible literacy
  • First Amendment Guidelines Summary (not pictured)
  • 5 brochures
BIBLE LITERACY REPORT I: What American teens know and need to know. NEW BIBLE LITERACY REPORT II: What University Professors Say  Incoming Students Need to Know Released June 1, 2006
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Supplementary Materials

Step Title Description File Name
A Bible Literature Fact Sheet Important books and phrases that require student Bible literacy. DOWNLOAD BLPLiteratureFactSheet.pdf 
B Read:  FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About the Bible Literacy Project's textbook, The Bible and Its Influence. View the web version of this document.
C Bible Literacy Report I Executive Summary From the Bible Literacy
Report I
BLRExecutiveSummary071008.pdf
D Bible Literacy Report II Executive Summary From the Bible Literacy
Report II
BLR2ExecutiveSummary071008.pdf
E Bible Literacy Report I Find out  what leading high school English teachers believe students need to know about the Bible, as well as what students actually know about this important book. DOWNLOAD BibleLiteracyReport2005.pdf

Visit the Press Room for full
background information.

F Bible Literacy Report II NEW June 1st 2006 Release Bible Literacy Report II: What University Professors Say Incoming Students Need to Know DOWNLOAD
the Full Report:

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full background information.

G Textbook Sampler for The Bible and Its Influence Sample chapters and information from the Bible Literacy Project's Textbook, The Bible and Its Influence - the first of its kind produced in nearly thirty years. DOWNLOAD SampleChapters.pdf

This is a large file. It is better to right click and choose "Save Target As..." and save it your local hard drive before opening it.

H Sample Course Descriptions
For The Bible And Its Influence
Sample course descriptions that may be use by high school curriculum developers. Visit the training page.
I Teacher’s Training
For The Bible And Its Influence
Offered Through Concordia University
These documents provide an overview of the courses offered through Concordia University.

For full details please visit our training area.
Click here.

Download a list of current course descriptions

 

J The Bible and Its Influence Brochure
This brochure provides a good overview of the text book, its features, and endorsers.

Note: The document is formatted to print full size on legal paper (8.5 x 14). You can print on letter paper as well. Please make sure you have selected the option to "Fit to Printer Margins" or a similar command in the Acrobat reader program.

DOWNLOAD a PDF of the brochure.

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