Scapegoat

With New Tongues

King James’ Bible

In the eginning

Bible languages ד ג ב א α β γ δ

The Old Testament was mostly written in ______________.

The New Testament was written in ___________________.

For hundreds of years, people used a _________ translation.

By 1300 many people could not ________________ Latin.

Write down possible reasons.

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Why was this a

problem? In my view, Church

leaders should focus on

___________ matters.

Power and politics are

the _______ concern.

Why did William Tyndale leave England? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Unscramble the words and

complete the phrases from

Tyndale’s New Testament.

This worksheet is part of Telling Tales of King James’ Bible. Copyright (c) The University of Sheffield, 2011.

The Root of the Matter

Bishops

Bible (1568)

Geneva Bible (1560)

New Testament (1525)

Can you match the books

to their translators? You may need to study more boards!

Puritans

English

Bishops

William

Tyndale

Work on a new bible started one

year after I became King of England.

How long did the work take?

Pride goes before a Fall

All things to All Men

Why do you think this picture is described as “propaganda”?

Swords into Ploughshares

In the printing workshop, the

text is set out in mirror image.

Try to read this example.

A Thorn in the Flesh 1) Puritan Christians wanted...

2) According to the “divine right to rule”, disobeying the

Queen is...

Finish the sentences.

Did you spot the mistake? In the 1600s people left England to find religious

freedom. Where did they go?

India Scotland North America

Name two writers who used King James’ Bible.

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Born Again

English

Bishops

Number the events in chronological order (1-4).

Oliver Cromwell took control. King Charles was killed.

Scottish people protested. Civil war began in England.

Match each

picture with a

word from the

Bible and a name.

tell

comfort

Stuart Hall Handel Pink Floyd

From Strength to Strength shepherd

This worksheet is part of Telling Tales of King James’ Bible, copyright (c) The University of Sheffield, 2011. All images are copyright protected.