--- title: "Year 6 became Bible detectives this week, exploring the Old Testament to uncover what ancient stories reveal about God’s nature. From themes of mercy to justice, the children showed great insight and shared some truly thoughtful reflections." url: "https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2026-04-23-year-6-became-bible-detectives-this-week-exploring-the-old-testament-to-uncover-what-anci" school: "St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy" --- # Year 6 became Bible detectives this week, exploring the Old Testament to uncover what ancient stories reveal about God’s nature. From themes of mercy to justice, the children showed great insight and shared some truly thoughtful reflections. ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/images/news/1776942564741.jpg) 23 April 2026 ### Year 6 became Bible detectives this week, exploring the Old Testament to uncover what ancient stories reveal about God’s nature. From themes of mercy to justice, the children showed great insight and shared some truly thoughtful reflections. [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-6-became-bible-detectives-this-week-exploring-the-old-testament-to-uncover-what-ancient-stories/1776942564741.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/images/gallery/year-6-became-bible-detectives-this-week-exploring-the-old-testament-to-uncover-what-ancient-stories/1776942564741.jpg) [Year 6](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/tag/year-6) [RE](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/tag/re) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/1776872357256.jpg)](https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2026-04-22-to-celebrate-100-years-of-blackburn-diocese-we-visited-the-church-for-blackpool-beach-mis) Previous ### [To celebrate 100 years of Blackburn Diocese, we visited the church for Blackpool Beach Mission activities. Huge thanks to Rev. 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