Valerie's
Non-Scholarly Briefing The Bible in Minutes Course:
A
Word about the Basics
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| from II Peter 1 |
The Bible Contains:
The Old Testament
Books of Law (Books of Moses, Torah)
- Genesis
- Exodus
- Leviticus
- Numbers
- Deuteronomy
Books of History
- Joshua
- Judges
- Ruth
- I & II Samuel
- I & II Kings
- I & II Chronicles
- Ezra, Nehemiah
- Estheer
Books of Poetry
- Job
- Psalms
- Proverbs
- Ecclesiastes
- Song of Solomon
Books of Prophecy
Major Prophets (the longer ones)- PreExilic Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah,Lamentations (Jeremiah's dirges over the fall of Jerusalem)
- Prophets of the Exile: Ezekiel, Daniel
(they're shorter books; also known as the Book of the Twelve)
- PreExilic: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah
- PostExilic: Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
The New Testament
Books of History
Gospels (Biography)
- Matthew
- Mark
- Luke
- John
The Early Church
- Acts
Twenty-Two Letters (Epistles)
Paul's Letters (Pauline; Thirteen, known by the recipient)
- Romans
- I & II Corinthians
- Galatians
- Ephesians
- Philippians
- Colossians
- I & II Thessalonians
- I & II Timothy
- Titus
- Philemon
General Epistles (Other Authors: Nine; most known by Author )
- Hebrews - author's name withheld by God
- James
- I & II Peter
- I,II, & III John
- Jude
Prophecy
- Revelation
- Within a section, the books are roughly in chronological order.
- Chapter and verse numbers were added later for convenience. One anecdote tells that they were added by a man traveling over the mountains on horse- or muleback, and determined by where the bumps were! The numbers are not part of the inspired message.
- Punctuation and sometimes even vowels were not part of the original manuscripts. They were not part of the written languages of the time, though they were part of the spoken languages. Thus, determining the correct ones can be important.
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