The Bible
contains
66
Books
39 Books
Old Testament
27 Books
New Testament
The Bible was written over a period of about 1,600
years by 40 different writers living in different
time periods and from different backgrounds.
Though different
writers were used there
Is but ONE author!
Moses
• Raised the son of Pharaoh’s
daughter.
• Taught by his mother.
• Shepherd
David
• Shepherd
• King of Israel
Matthew
• Tax-collector
Luke
• Physician
Peter
• Fisherman
Moses
Even with such
• Raised the son of Pharaoh’s a HISTORY the
daughter.
STORY of the
• Taught by his mother.
BIBLE is still
• Shepherd
in …
David
• Shepherd
• King of Israel
Matthew
• Tax-collector
Luke
• Physician
Peter
• Fisherman
Which attests
to its DIVINE
ORIGIN …
II Peter 1:20-21
20 … knowing this first, that no prophecy of
Scripture is of any private interpretation,
21 for prophecy never came by the will of
but holy men of
God spoke as they
were moved by the
man,
Holy Spirit.
I Corinthians 2:1-5
1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not
come with excellence of speech or of wisdom
declaring to you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know anything
among you except Jesus Christ and Him
crucified.
3 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in
much trembling.
4 And my speech and my preaching were not
with persuasive words of human wisdom, but
in demonstration of the Spirit and of
power,
I Corinthians 2:1-5
5 that your faith should not be in the
wisdom of men
but in the
power of
God.
Hebrews 1:1-3
1 God, who at various times and in various
ways spoke in time past to the fathers by
the prophets,
2 has in these last days spoken to
us
by His Son, whom He has
appointed heir of all things, through whom also
He made the worlds;
3 who being the brightness of His glory and the
express image of His person, and upholding
all things by the word of His power …
5 Books of Law
Genesis, Exodus. Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
12 Books of History
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I&II Samuel, I&II Kings, I&II
Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
5 Books of Wisdom
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
5 Books of the Major Prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel
12 Books of the Minor Prophets
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah,
Nahum,
Habakkuk,
Zephaniah,
Haggai,
Zechariah, Malachi
4 Books of the Gospels
Matthew, Mark. Luke, John
1 Book of History
Acts
21 Books of the Epistles
Paul’s Epistles
Churches
Romans
to
II Thessalonians
Romans,
I&II
Corinthians,
Individuals
Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians,
I Timothy
Colossians, I&II Thessalonians
to
Philemon
I&II Timothy, Titus, Philemon
Hebrews, James, I&II Peter, General Epistles
Hebrews
I,II,&III John, Jude
1 Book of Prophecy
Revelation
to
Jude
2,500 Years
Through the
Patriarchs
• Family Relationships
• Animal Sacrifices
• Moral Restrictions
Not a Written
Law or General
Covenant
2,500 Years
1,500 Years
Through the
Patriarchs
Through Moses
and the Prophets
• Family Relationships
• Animal Sacrifices
• Moral Restrictions
National Religion
Not a Written
Law or General
Covenant
John 1:17
• Animal Sacrifices
- Numbers 28:1-29:40
• Circumcision
- Joshua 5:2
• Food Restrictions
- Leviticus 11:1-30
• Stone Disobedient
- Exodus 20:8; 35:3
• Tithing
- Leviticus 27:30
2,500 Years
1,500 Years
2,000 + Years
Through the
Patriarchs
Through Moses
and the Prophets
• Family Relationships
• Animal Sacrifices
• Moral Restrictions
John 1:17
Through
Christ
Hebrews 1:1-2
National Religion
Religion for All
Not a Written
Law or General
Covenant
• Animal Sacrifices
• Sacrifice - Christ
• Circumcision
• Circumcision - Heart
• Food Restrictions
• Gospel (Good News)
• Stone Disobedient
• Church
• Tithing
• Forgiveness of Sin
- Numbers 28:1-29:40
- Joshua 5:2
- Leviticus 11:1-30
- Exodus 20:8; 35:3
- Leviticus 27:30
- Hebrews 9:22
- Romans 2:9
- I Corinthians 15
- Matthew 16:18
- Acts 2:38
 Egypt (1600 - 1200 B.C.)
OLD
 Israel (1200 - 750 B.C.)
TESTAMENT
 Assyria (750 - 612 B.C.)
Until 400 B.C.

Babylon (612 - 539 B.C.)

Persia (539 - 331 B.C.)


400 Years of Silence
Greece (331 - 63 B.C.)
Roman (63 B.C. - 476 A.D.) NEW
TESTAMENT
Four Kingdoms of - Daniel 2
Until 67 – 98 A.D.
 Creation/Pre-flood (Antediluvian)
- Genesis 1-5
 Flood/Post Flood (Noah, Tower of Babel)
- Genesis 6-11
 Patriarchal (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph)
- Genesis 12-50
 Egyptian Bondage (Moses delivers Israel)
- Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers 1-12
 Wilderness Wandering (The “40 Years”)
- Numbers 13 - Deuteronomy
 Conquest (Joshua conquers Canaan)
- Joshua
 Judges (Cycles of Apostasy)
- Judges, Ruth, I Samuel 1-8
 United Kingdom (Saul, David, Solomon)
- I Samuel 9-31, II Samuel, I Kings 1-11, I
Chronicles, II Chronicles 9
 Divided
Kingdom
(Rehoboam,
Jeroboam)
- I Kings 12 – II Kings 17, II Chronicles 10-29
Obadiah, Joel, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Micah,
Isaiah
 Judah Alone (Northern Kingdom no More)
- II Kings, 18-25, II Chronicles 29-36
Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah
 Captivity (Babylon)
- Daniel (606 B.C.), Ezekiel (597 B.C.), Jeremiah (586 B.C.)
Witness of Jeremiah in (Lamentations)
 Return from Babylonian Captivity
and rebuilding the Temple
- Esther, Ezra, Nehemiah
Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
 Silent Years (432 B.C. to Christ)
 Life of Christ (Life, Death, and Resurrection)
- Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
 Establishment/Growth of the Lord’s
Church (History)
- Acts
 Letters (21 Books)
- Paul’s Epistles – Romans through Philemon
- General Epistles – Hebrews through Jude
 Prophecy (Apocalypse - “lifting of the veil”)
- Revelation
 To Learn of God
- Proverbs 2:1-5; 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Proverbs 2:1-5
1 My son, if you receive my words, And treasure
my commands within you,
2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And
apply your heart to understanding;
3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up
your voice for understanding,
4 If you seek her as silver, And search for her as
for hidden treasures;
5 Then you will understand the fear of
the LORD, And find the knowledge
of God.
II Timothy 3:14-17
14 But you must continue in the things
which you have learned and been assured of,
knowing from whom you have learned them,
15 and that from childhood you have known
the Holy Scriptures, which are able to
make you wise for salvation through
faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness,
17 that the man of God may be complete,
thoroughly equipped for every good work.
 To Learn of God
- Proverbs 2:1-5; 2 Timothy 3:14-17
 To Maintain Spiritual Life
- Matthew 4:4; Job 23:12
Matthew 4:4
4 … He answered and said, "It is written,
'Man shall not live by bread alone, but
by every word
that proceeds from the mouth
of God.'"
Job 23:11-12
11 My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept
His way and not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from the commandment
of His lips;
I have treasured
the words of His
mouth More than my
necessary food.
 To Learn of God
- Proverbs 2:1-5; 2 Timothy 3:14-17
 To Maintain Spiritual Life
- Matthew 4:4; Job 23:12
 To Be Sure of the Truth
- I Peter 4:11; Acts 17:11; I Thess. 5:21-22; John 8:32
I Peter 4:11
11 If anyone speaks, let
him speak as
the oracles of God. If anyone ministers,
let him do it as with the
ability which God supplies, that
in all things God may be glorified through
Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and
the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Acts 17:10-11
10 Then the brethren immediately sent Paul
and Silas away by night to Berea. When they
arrived, they went into the synagogue of the
Jews.
11 These were more fair-minded than those in
Thessalonica, in that they received the word
with all readiness, and
searched
the Scriptures daily to
find out whether these
things were so.
I Thessalonians 5:21-22
21 Test all things;
is good.
hold fast what
22 Abstain from every form of evil.
John 8:31-32
21 [Jesus said] … "If you abide
word, you are My disciples indeed.
in My
you shall know
the truth, and the
truth shall make
you free."
32 "And
 To Learn of God
- Proverbs 2:1-5; 2 Timothy 3:14-17
 To Maintain Spiritual Life
- Matthew 4:4; Job 23:12
 To Be Sure of the Truth
- I Peter 4:11; Acts 17:11; I Thess. 5:21-22; John 8:32
 To Avoid Sin
- Psalms 119:11; John 17:17; I Cor 15:34; Hosea 4:6;
Hebrews 5:12-14
Psalm 119:11
11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That
I might not
against You!
John 17:17
11
"Sanctify
by
them
Your truth. Your word is truth.
I Corinthians 15:33-34
33 Do not be deceived: "Evil company
corrupts good habits."
34 Awake to righteousness, and
not sin;
do
for some do
not have the knowledge of God. I speak
this to your shame.
Hosea 4:6
6 My people are
destroyed
for lack of knowledge …
Hebrews 5:12-14
12 For though by this time you ought to
be teachers, you need someone to teach
you again the first principles of the oracles
of God; and you have come to need milk and
not solid food.
13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is
unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a
babe.
14 But solid food belongs to those who are of
full age, that is, those who by
reason of use have their senses
exercised to discern both good and evil.
 To Learn of God
- Proverbs 2:1-5; 2 Timothy 3:14-17
 To Maintain Spiritual Life
- Matthew 4:4; Job 23:12
 To Be Sure of the Truth
- I Peter 4:11; Acts 17:11; I Thess. 5:21-22; John 8:32
 To Avoid Sin
- Psalms 119:11; John 17:17; I Cor 15:34; Hosea 4:6;
Hebrews 5:12-14
 To Come to Christ
- John 5:38-40; Matthew 11:28-30; John 12:48
John 5:38-40
38 "But you do not have His word abiding
in you, because whom He sent, Him you
do not believe.
"You search the
Scriptures,
for in them
you think you have eternal life; and
39
these are they which testify of Me.
40 "But you are not willing to come to Me
that you may have life.
Matthew 11:28-30
"Come to Me,
28
all you who
labor and are heavy laden, and I will
give you rest.
"Take My yoke upon
you and learn from
Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart,
29
and you will find rest for your souls.
30 "For My yoke is easy and My burden is
light."
John 12:48
48 "He who rejects Me, and does not
receive My words, has that which judges
the word that
I have spoken
will judge him
in the last day.
him --
[Paul’s prayer] … and to ask that you may be filled
with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom
and spiritual understanding. - Colossians 1:9
The ability to
comprehend and
recognize facts.
The ability to
comprehend and
to put into one’s
own words.
The ability to use
and apply our
acquired knowledge
and understanding.