Biblical Playing Cards

Anno Domini
Anno Domini biblical card game depicting New Testament history, published by John Jaques & Son, c.1875.

Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi: an early Jaques game described as ‘scripture recreation for the young’ with events in the Bible, c.1875.

Bible Game
“Fireside Bible Game” (No.1124) published by The Fireside Game Co., Cincinnati, USA, 1899.

Bible playing cards featuring the life of Jesus
Bible playing cards featuring the life of Jesus, USA, 2008.

Geistliche Karten
Geistliche Karten, Augsburg, 1718. Each card carries a text in Gothic typeface giving advice regarding what to do and think each day. Not quite oracle or divination cards, they are more like 'a motto for the day' collection. The method of using the cards is not known.

Grace Cards
Packs come complete with suggested instructions for playing a number of popular family games, at the same time, they promote the Word of God.

Jacob’s Bible Cards
Jacob’s Bible Cards published by Lion Playing Cards Factory Ltd, Tel Aviv, since mid-1950s.

Naipes Cristianos
“Naipes Cristianos” catechetical playing cards with quotations from the four gospels, 2002.


Noah’s Ark Card Game
Noah’s Ark Card Game, c.1905, which in its day helped to teach the Old Testament worldview


Old Testament playing cards
Old Testament playing cards with illustrations by Jan Padover, USA, 2012.


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