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0 Introduction

On June 26, 2006, the Texas State Board of Education approved a mandated reading list for more than five million public school students in grades K-12. Here is the list of required Bible stories, along with links to the passages at the Skeptic's Annotated Bible.

Grade Title Author Bible Passage
First Noah's Ark Peter Spier Genesis 6-8
Second David and Goliath William J. Bennett 1 Samuel 17
Third Daniel and the Lion's Den Christian Broadcast Network Daniel 6
Fourth The necessity of humility New International Reader's Version (NIrV) Luke 14:7-11
Fifth Moses NIrV Exodus 3, 15
Sixth Don't be anxious English Standard Version (ESV) Matthew 6:25-34
Seventh The Shepherd’s Psalm King James Version Psalm 23
Seventh The Eight Beatitudes King James Version (KJV) Matthew 5:1-12
Eighth To Everything There is a Season KJV Ecclesiastes 3
Eighth Book of Lamentations: Chapter 3 Tanakh Lamentations 3
English I Parable of the Prodigal Son ESV Luke 15:11-32
English II The Book of Job NIrV Job 1-7, 14, 19, 28, 38-42
English III Adam and Eve NIrV Genesis 2-3
English IV The Definition of Love NIrV 1 Corinthians 13

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