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Hosea 4:6. INTRO THE BIBLE. Sixty-six books of the Bible. 39 Old & 27 New Testament. Memory Tool 5-12-5-5-12. INTRO THE BIBLE. Sixty-six books of the Bible. 39 Old & 27 New Testament. Memory Tool 4-1-21-1. INTRO THE BIBLE.
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INTRO THE BIBLE Sixty-six books of the Bible 39 Old & 27 New Testament Memory Tool 5-12-5-5-12
INTRO THE BIBLE Sixty-six books of the Bible 39 Old & 27 New Testament Memory Tool 4-1-21-1
INTRO THE BIBLE Took 1600 years to write. Approx. 40 different writers from diff times and places; yet perfect harmony! Moses (Adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter, shepherd) David (shepherd, King of Israel) Matthew (Tax collector) Luke (Physician) Peter (Fisherman) 2 Peter 1:20-21 Heb. 1:1-3
World Empires • Egypt (1600 - 1200 B.C.) • Israel (1200 - 750 B.C.) • Assyria (750 - 612 B.C.) • Babylon (612 - 539 B.C.) • Persia (539 - 333 B.C.) • Greece (333 - 63 B.C.) • Roman (63 B.C. – 476 A.D.) Old Testament Until 400 B.C. 400 Years of Silence New Test.
Bible Periods • Creation/Pre-flood (Genesis 1-5) • Flood/Post Flood (Genesis 6-11) • Patriarchal (Genesis 12-50) • Egyptian Bondage (Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers 1-12) • Wilderness Wandering (Numbers 13 - Deuteronomy) • Conquest (Joshua) • Judges (Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel 1-8) • United Kingdom (1 Samuel 9-31, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1-11, 1 Chronicles - 2 Chronicles 9)
Bible Periods • Divided Kingdom (1 Kings 12 – 2 Kings 17, 2 Chronicles 10-29) Obadiah, Joel, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Micah, Isaiah • Judah Alone (Northern kingdom no more) (2 Kings, 18-25, 2 Chronicles 29-36) Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah • Captivity (Babylon) Daniel(606BC), Ezekiel (597BC), Jeremiah & Lamentations (586BC))
Bible Periods • Return from Babylonian Captivity and rebuilding the Temple (Esther, Ezra, Nehemiah) Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi • Silent Years (432BC to Christ, Amos 8:11) • Life of Christ (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) • Establishment/Growth of the Church (History) (Acts) • Letters (Romans through Jude) (21 letters) • Prophecy (Revelation)
Why Should We Read the Bible? • Knowledge, Understanding, Wisdom • Colossians 1:9; Prov. 2:1-5 • To Learn Of God, Sin and Forgiveness • Hosea 4:6; Ps. 119:11; Matt. 4:4; John 3:3,5 • To Know Our Purpose & Be Complete • Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; 2 Timothy 3:16-17