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1. Contents
big
story
the
Old
Testament
Books Within
the
Old & New Testament
canon
divisions
New
Testament
tool
chest
Let’s take a quick view at
Old
Testament
Law
Numbers:
Israelites wander
in the wilderness
Deuteronomy
Israelites
reminded of
history & God’s
laws
each book within
Joshua; Judges; Ruth
Israel conquered the promised land
History
Genesis:
beginning
Exodus
going out
Leviticus:
God explains how to
worship Him
MAJOR PROPHETS
Isaiah: Call to
righteousness,
coming captivity
because of sin;
the Divisions
1 & 2 Samuel; 1 & 2 Kings; 1 & 2
Chronicles
Israel became a monarchy, rose to be
one of the great nations of the world,
divided & weakened, made captive by
Assyrians & Babylonians
Ezra; Nehemiah; Esther
Events in Palestine and Persia after
Babylonian captivity ended
Prophecy
Poetry
Jeremiah: pointed out captivity would come as a
result of sin; Lamentations: Jeremiah laments
Jerusalem’s fate; Ezekiel: rebukes sins of people,
defends God’s justice
MINOR PROPHETS
Hosea: God’s forgiveness/pleaded with Israelites to
repent; Joel: denounced sins that would lead to
disaster; Amos: turn away from selfishness,
dishonesty & cruelty; Obadiah: destruction of Eden;
Jonah: carried God’s call to repentance; Micah:
similar to Isaiah; Nahum: final ruin of Nineveh;
Habakkuk: sinners were so long unpunished;
Zephaniah: call for sinners to repent; Haggai: build
the temple and stay faithful to worship; Zechariah:
brought a similar message as Haggai; Malachi:
closes with a prophecy fulfilled in John the Baptist
Gospels
Matthew
Jesus, the King of Israel
Mark
Jesus, the Servant
Luke
Jesus, the Man
John
Jesus, the Almighty God
Job
Problems of human suffering
Psalms
collection of songs
Proverbs
collection of short sayings
Ecclesiastes
uselessness of much
human activity
Song of Solomon
love story; prophecy between
Christ and His Church
New
Testament
Acts:
Reveals how people became
Christians
The
Letters
Prophecy
Revelation
Records the revelation of
Jesus Christ. Shows conflict
between good and evil, as
well as the final victory of
Christ and His people
History
PAUL’S LETTERS
Romans; 1&2 Corinthians;
Galatians; Ephesians;
Philippians; Colossians,
1&2 Thessalonians;
1&2 Timothy; Titus;
Philemon; Hebrews
correspondence to churches
and/or individuals for
teaching and counsel
LETTERS FROM OTHERS
James; 1&2 Peter;
1,2&3 John; Jude
clarity and encouragement
for application of the Gospel
message
References
Eichenberger, J. (2011). Training for service
Value Books, (2008). Know your Bible
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