Overview of the Bible Getting the Big Picture: Session 3
Feb 22, 2016
Overview of the BibleGetting the Big Picture: Session 3
Structure of the Bible
Old Testament• History of Israel• Written in Hebrew and Aramaic• Covers 4000 plus years
New Testament• History of Christ and His Church• Written in Greek• Covers less than 100 years
Structure of the Old Testament
History• 17
books
Poetry• 5 books
Prophecy
• 17 books
Nine Periods of the Old Testament
123 4
56 7
89
Nine Periods of the Old Testament
Creation
23 4
56 7
89
Nine Periods of the Old Testament
Creation
Patriarch
3 456 7
89
Nine Periods of the Old Testament
Creation
Patriarch
Exodus 456 7
89
Nine Periods of the Old Testament
Creation
Patriarch
Exodus Conquest
56 7
89
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
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Judges 6
789
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
rchExod
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Judges
Kingdom
789
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
rchExod
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Judges
Kingdom
Exile89
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
rchExod
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Judges
Kingdom
ExileReturn
9
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
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Kingdom
ExileReturn
Silence
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
on 234
5 678
9
Creation
History Genesis 1-11
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
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345 6
789
Patriarchs
History Genesis 12-50
Poetry Possibly Job
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
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789
Exodus
History Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
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5 678
9
Conquest
History Joshua
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
rchExod
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Judges 6
789
Judges
History Judges Ruth
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
rchExod
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Judges
Kingdom
789
Kingdom
History 1 & 2 Samuel 1 & 2 Kings 1 & 2 Chronicles
Prophecy Isaiah Jeremiah Hosea Amos Micah Nahum Zephaniah
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
rchExod
usConquest
Judges
Kingdom
Exile89
Exile
History Daniel Prophecy
Daniel Jeremiah
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
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Kingdom
ExileReturn
9
Return
History Ezra Nehemiah Esther
Prophecy
Zechariah Haggai Malachi
Nine Periods of the Old TestamentCreati
onPatria
rchExod
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Judges
Kingdom
ExileReturn
Silence
Silence
400 years of Biblical silence
Extra-biblical History 1 & 2 Maccabees
Structure of the New Testament
History
• 5 books
Letters
• 21 books
Prophecy
• 1 book
Two Periods of the New Testament
1
2
Two Periods of the New Testament
Life of Christ
2
Two Periods of the New Testament
1
Church of Christ
Two Periods of the New Testament
Life of Christ
2
Life of Christ
History Matthew Mark Luke John
Two Periods of the New Testament
1
Church of Christ
Church of Christ
History Acts
Letters Romans 1&2 Corinthians Galatians Prison Epistles Pastoral Epistles General Epistles