• The good news• Two divisions:

• Testament: Covenant between God and people– OT: God and the nation of Israel– NT: God and us for the life to come

• There are: – 73 books in total– OT: 46

• 7 are canonical books• Not canonised by the protestants• Not gathered by Ezra

– NT: 27

• 73 books• >1500 years• 40 writers• No contradictions• Inspired by One God

• OT: Stories, poems and proverbs– One clear message: Salvation

• History of God and people (me)– His mercy and patience– How people repaid God

• OT is a shadow of the NT– How to live with God

• Fellowship with the characters• Joseph• Ruth• David and Jonathan

– Perfect Friendship

• Rahab

• Language: Hebrew, Aramaic Later

Gen

esis

Exodus

Leviticus

Num

bers

Deuteronom

y

The Pentateuch (Judaism: Torah)

Joshua

Judges

Ruth

I Sam

uel

II Sam

uel

I Kings

Nehem

iah

II Kin

gs

Esther

Ezra

I Chr on

icles

II Chronicles

Old Testament History

Job

Psalm

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Proverbs

Ecclesiaste

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Son

g of S

ongs

Wisdom and PoetryIsaiah

Jeremiah

Ezekiel

Daniel

Hosea

Joel

Am

os

Oba

diah

Jonah

Mica

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Nahum

Habakkuk

Zephania

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Haggai

Zechariah

Malachi

The Major and Minor Prophets

Matthe

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Mark

Luke

John

Acts of th

e A

postles

The Gospels and ActsR

oma

ns

I Cor in

thians

II Corinthians

Gala

tians

Eph

esians

Philippians

Colossians

I Thessalonians

II Th

ess a

lon

ian

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I Tim

othy

II Tim

othy

Titu

s

Philem

on

Hebrew

s

James

I Pete

r

II Peter

I John

II John

III John

Jude

Revelation

Writings of the Apostles

Lamentations

• Genesis• Exodus• Leviticus• Numbers• Deuteronomy

• Primeval Time Genesis 1-11– Creation of Adam ~5500 BC– Fall– Enoch

• Walked with God

– Methuselah 969 years old• By his death came death

– Flood and Noah– Tower of Babel

• Patriarchal period Genesis 12-50– Abraham ~2000 BC

• Ur to Haran to Canaan

– Isaac– Jacob– 12 tribes

• Joseph• Judah

– 400 year bondage in Egypt

• Exodus– The Lord chose Moses to lead people OUT of

Egypt– Not into the promised land– The law was not enough, need a saviour

• Joshua/Jesus

– Law and Tabernacle– 40 years Lost in the desert

• Ex 13:17• God's wisdom

• Joshua:– Conquers and enters Canaan ~1406 BC

• Judges ~ 1375 BC– Dark era of 400 years– Gideon, Deborah, Samson, Samuel

• United Kingdom/ Early monarchy– 1,2 Sam/ 1 Kings/ 1,2 Chronicles– Solomon built temple 959 BC– Rahbam his son revolted

• Divided Kingdom– ~922-722BC– 1,2Kings/ 2Chronicles– Southern kingdom

• Temple• House of David

– Northern Kingdom• Their own temple• Their own God

– Prophecies

• Assyirian Captivity ~722 BC• 2Kings, 2 Chronicles

– The fall of the Northern Kingdom– Fall of Samaria– God’s punishment– Southern Kingdom remains– Prophecies

• Babylnian Captivity 2Kings, 2 Chronicles– ~ 605BC– ~586 Temple and Jerusalem are destroyed– Prophecies

• Restoration– ~538 BC Persian Kings allow Jews to return– Temple is rebuilt– ~458 BC Ezra returns and gathers the OT– ~430 BC Malachi writes the LAST Prophecy

• Silent Period of ~400 years– No Prophets– No prophecies– Awaiting the coming of the Lord Jesus– The scene is set

• Genesis– The Lord my creator– Falling at my own free will– Spread of sin

• Exodus– The Lord my saviour– Carries me out of hardship and slavery into the

promised land

• Leviticus– The Lord who blesses me through His Blood,

priesthood

• Numbers– The Lord my leader– Light to my life

• Deuteronomy– The Lord my friend – Talk and praise

• God’s promise• God wanting us• Covenant• Promise for salvation