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

1

2

3 4

5

6 7

8

9

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

2

3 4

5

6 7

8

9

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

3 4

5

6 7

8

9

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus 4

5

6 7

8

9

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus Conquest

5

6 7

8

9

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus

Conquest

Judges 6

789

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus

Conquest

Judges

Kingdom

789

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus

Conquest

Judges

Kingdom

Exile89

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus

Conquest

Judges

Kingdom

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9

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus

Conquest

Judges

Kingdom

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Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation 2

345 6

789

Creation

History Genesis 1-11

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

345 6

789

Patriarchs

History Genesis 12-50

Poetry Possibly Job

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus4

5 678

9

Exodus

History Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus

Conquest

5 678

9

Conquest

History Joshua

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus

Conquest

Judges 6

789

Judges

History Judges Ruth

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus

Conquest

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 Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus

Conquest

Judges

Kingdom

Exile89

Exile

History Daniel

Prophecy

Daniel Jeremiah

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus

Conquest

Judges

Kingdom

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9

Return

History Ezra Nehemiah Esther

Prophecy

Zechariah Haggai Malachi

Nine Periods of the Old Testament

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus

Conquest

Judges

Kingdom

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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