AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE - THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS



Books of the Old Testament

Books of the New Testament

History of Israel; LAW: Five Books.

Early Church; The four Gospels

Beginnings of Things.

  • Genesis

Departure from Egypt.

  • Exodus

For Jews, Gospel of the Kingdom.

  • Matthew

Laws institutions, ordainances;

  • Leviticus

For Romans; Gospel of Power.

  • Mark

The census, and 40 yrs

  • Numbers

For Greeks; Gospel of the Son of man.

  • Luke

Repeat of the Law;

  • Deuteronomy

The profound truth of Jesus Christ.

  • John

Historical 12 Books;

Theocracy:

  • Joshua

  • Judges

  • Ruth

The United and Divided Kingdoms; Monarchy:

  • 1st. Samuel and 2nd. Samuel

  • 1st and 2nd. Kings,

  • 1st. and 2nd. Chronicles.

Post Exile;

  • Ezra,

  • Nehemiah,

  • Esther.

Establishing the Early Church in

Jerusalem, with Peter as Spokesman. In Antioch; with Paul as the leader.

  • Acts of the Apostles;

 

The Pauline Epistles; Fourteen Books.

  • Romans,

  • 1st.& 2nd Corinthians,

  • Galatians,

  • Ephesians, 1st & 2nd.

  • Thessalonians, 1st. & 2nd.

  • Timothy

  • Titus,

  • Philemon,

  • Hebrews.

Poetry; Five Books;

  • Job - Problems of Life

  • Psalms - Bible Prayer Book

  • Proverbs - Wisdom

  • Song of Solomon - Love

General Epistles;

  • James, 1st. & 2nd.

  • Peter, 1st. 2nd. 3rd.

  • John

  • Jude

These cover a time spread of @ 300 years. Prophets to both Kingdoms and Nineveh. Prophecy; Sixteen Books.

Major Prophets;

  • Isaiah,

  • Jeremiah,

  • Ezekiel,

  • Daniel;

Minor Prophets;

  • Hosea,

  • Joel,

  • Amos,

  • Obadiah,

  • Jonah,

  • Micah,

  • Nahum,

  • Habakkuk,

  • Haggai,

  • Zechariah,

  • Malachi.

The Apocalpse; John's vision on Patmos

Vision of the Son of man.

Letters to the seven Churches of Asia.

Nine prophetic visions.

  • The Revelation