THE NEW TESTAMENT 11.

2 Timothy - A letter of encouragement to

Timothy to be strong.
HISTORICAL BOOKS 12. Titus - Paul left Titus in Crete to care for the
churches there. Requirements for elders.
1. Matthew - Presents Jesus as the Messiah.
13. Philemon - a letter to the owner of a runaway
Genealogy of Jesus through Joseph. Fulfillment of O.T.
slave. Paul appeals to Philemon to forgive Onesimus.
prophecy.
2. Mark - Presents Jesus as the Servant. 1/3 of the NON PAULINE EPISTLE
gospel deals with the last week of His life.
3. Luke - Presents Jesus as the Son of Man to seek 1. Hebrews - A letter to the Hebrew Christians in
and save the lost. Genealogy of Jesus through Mary. danger of returning to Judaism. It demonstrates the
Largest of the gospels. superiority of Jesus over the O.T. system. Mentions the
4. John - Presents Jesus as God in flesh, the Christ, Melchizedek priesthood. (Hebrews may be of Pauline
so that you might believe. origin. There is much debate on its authorship).
5. Acts - Historical account from Jesus’ ascension 2. James - a practical exhortation of believers to
to travels of Paul in his missionary journeys. live a Christian life evidencing regeneration. It urges
self-examination of the evidence of the changed life.
PAULINE EPISTLE 3. 1 Peter - Peter wrote this letter to encourage its
recipients in the light of their suffering and be humble in
1. Romans - A systematic examination of
it. Mentions baptism.
justification, sanctification, and glorification. Examines
4. 2 Peter - Deals with the person on an inward
God’s plan for the Jews and the Gentiles.
level, warnings against false teachers, and mentions the
2. 1 Corinthians - This letter deals with factions
Day of the Lord.
and corrections due to immorality, lawsuits, and abuse of
5. 1 John - John describes true fellowship of the
the Lord’s Supper. Also mentions idols, marriage, and
believers with other believers and with God. Describes
the resurrection.
God as light and love. Encourages a holy Christian walk
3. 2 Corinthians - Paul’s defense of his apostolic
before the Lord. Much mention of Christian love.
position.
6. 2 John - Praise for walking in Christ and a
4. Galatians - Paul refutes the errors of legalism
reminder to walk in God’s love.
and examines the proper place of grace in the Christian’s
7. 3 John - John thanks Gaius for his kindness to
life.
God’s people and rebukes Diotrephes.
5. Ephesians - The believer’s position in Christ and
8. Jude - Exposing false teachers and uses O.T.
information on Spiritual warfare.
allusions to demonstrate the judgment upon them.
6. Philippians - Paul speaks of his imprisonment
Contends for the faith.
and his love for the Philippians. He exhorts them to
9. Revelation - A highly symbolic vision of the
godliness and warns them of legalism.
future rebellion, judgment, and consummation of all
7. Colossians - Paul focuses on the preeminence of
things.
Jesus in creation, redemption, and godliness.
8. 1 Thessalonians - Paul’s ministry to the
Thessalonians. Teachings on purity and mention of the
return of Christ.
9. 2 Thessalonians - Corrections on the Day of the
Lord.
10. 1 Timothy - Instructions to Timothy on proper
leadership and dealings with false teachers, the role of
women, prayer, and requirements of elders and deacons.
 3. First Kings - Solomon, Israel is powerful.
Solomon dies, then division of tribes: 10 to the north and
2 to the south.
4. Second Kings - The Divided Kingdom. All 19
kings of Israel were bad; therefore, captivity in Assyria
THE OLD TESTAMENT
(722 B.C.). In Judah, 8 of 20 rulers were good but went
into exile too.
PENTATEUCH
5. First Chronicles - A recounting of the history of
1. Genesis - Creation, the Fall, the Flood, spread of Israel to the time of Solomon.
the nations, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. 6. Second Chronicles - continued recounting of the
Enslavement in Egypt. life of Solomon, building of temple, to the captivity.
2. Exodus - Enslavement, Moses, 10 plagues, History of Judah only.
Passover, Leave Egypt, Red Sea Crossing, Mt. Sinai and
the 10 Commandments The Next 3 books deal with Israel's Restoration.
3. Leviticus - Instructions on sacrificial system and
1. Ezra - Cyrus let most of the Jews return to their
the priesthood. Instructions on moral purity.
land of Israel. Zerubbabel led the people (539 B.C.).
4. Numbers - Still at Mt. Sinai, people make false
Ezra returned later with more Jews (458 B.C.) Built the
idol, punishment, 40 years wandering begins.
temple.
5. Deuteronomy - Moses' discourses on God's Acts
2. Nehemiah - Building the walls of Jerusalem.
for Israel the Decalogue, the ceremonial, civil, and social
Nehemiah got permission from the king of Persia to
Laws, and covenant ratification.
rebuild the walls (444 B.C.). Revival in the land.
HISTORICAL BOOKS 3. Esther - Took place during chapters 6 and 7 of
Ezra. Mordecai. Plot to kill the Jewish people.
1. Joshua - First half of Joshua describes the 7-year
conquest of the Land of Promise. The last half deals with POETICAL
partitioning the lands to the people.
1. Job - a righteous man tested by God. Deals with
2. Judges - Time of Judges. This was a bad time
God's sovereignty.
period. The Israelites did not drive out all the inhabitants
2. Psalms - Consists of 5 divisions. Worship in
of Canaan and began to take part in their idolatry. 7
song. Large variety of subjects
cycles of foreign oppression, repentance, and
3. Proverbs - Practical wisdom in everyday affairs.
deliverance. In the end, the people failed to learn their
4. Ecclesiastes - All is vanity. The wisdom of man
lesson.
is futility.
3. Ruth - Kinsman redeemer in Boaz, redeeming
5. Song of Solomon - A song between Solomon
Ruth, a Moabitess. Speaks of righteousness, love, and
and his Shulammite bride, displaying the love between a
faithfulness to the Lord.
man and a woman.

The next 6 books trace the time from Samuel to the

PROPHETIC
Captivity
Major Prophets - 5 books
1. First Samuel - Samuel carries Israel from judges
to King Saul 1. Isaiah - Looks at the sin of Judah and proclaims
2. Second Samuel - David as King, adultery, and God's judgment. Hezekiah. Coming restoration and
murder. blessing.
2. Jeremiah - Called by God to proclaim the news 10. Haggai - The people failed to put God first, by
of judgment to Judah, which came. God establishes a building their houses before they finished God's temple.
New Covenant. Therefore, they had no prosperity.
3. Lamentations - 5 lament poems. Description of 11. Zechariah - Zechariah encourages the Jews to
defeat and fall of Jerusalem. complete the temple. Many messianic prophecies.
4. Ezekiel - He ministered to the Jews in Captivity 12. Malachi. - God's people are lax in their duty to
in Babylon. Description of the end of times. God. Growing distant from God. Moral compromise.
5. Daniel - Many visions of the future for the Proclamation of coming judgment.
Gentiles and the Jews.

Minor Prophets - 12 books

1. Hosea - Story of Hosea and his unfaithful wife,

Gomer. Represents God's love and faithfulness and
Israel's spiritual adultery. Israel will be judged and
restored.
2. Joel - Proclaims a terrifying future using the
imagery of locusts. Judgment will come but blessing will
follow.
3. Amos - He warned Israel of its coming judgment.
Israel rejects God's warning.
4. Obadiah - A proclamation against Edom, a
neighboring nation of Israel that gloated over Jerusalem's
judgments. Prophecy of its utter destruction.
5. Jonah - Jonah proclaims a coming judgment
upon Nineveh's people. But they repented and judgment
was spared.
6. Micah - Description of the complete moral decay
in all levels of Israel. God will judge but will forgive and
restore.
7. Nahum - Nineveh has gone into apostasy
(approx. 125 years after Jonah) and will be destroyed.
8. Habakkuk - Near the end of the kingdom of
Judah, Habakkuk asks God why He is not dealing with
Judah's sins. God says He will use the Babylonians.
Habakkuk asks how God can use a nation that is even
worse than Judah.
9. Zephaniah - The theme is developed of the Day
of the Lord and His judgment with a coming blessing.
Judah will not repent, except for a remnant, which will be
restored.