The important ones, at least. Biblical Allusions The important ones, at least.

Your guide to life before Jesus Old Testament Your guide to life before Jesus

Book of Genesis Adam and Eve (Dust and Rib) Tree of Knowledge Original Sin Talking Snakes Forbidden Fruit The Fall of Man Sodom and Gomorrah Tower of Babel Tower of Babel: The story of Babel is told in Genesis to explain how all the different languages in the world began. It’s told that in the beginning of the world, everyone spoke the same language. People migrated from the east and settled in a city called Shinar, where they decided to build a tower. As God became jealous in their unity and the fact that the people were all gathered in one place, he confounded their speech and spread them across the world so that they could not understand each other. The main theme here is God’s competition with humans, as seen multiple times across Genesis. Sodom and Gomorrah: Cities destroyed by God using fire and brimstone. These have become metaphors for vice and homosexuality. The two cities were considered to be a deviation from divine ruling, exuding sin.

Important People to Know Adam and Eve David and Goliath Cain and Abel Noah Moses Jonah and the Whale Joshua King Solomon Abraham and the sacrifice Samson and Delilah Joseph the Dreamer John the Baptist

New Testament Basically Jesus

Important People who aren’t Jesus Mary and Joseph Judas Iscariot Mary Magdalene Peter Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Lazarus Prodigal Son

The Main Guy (Jesus… It’s always Jesus) Lamb of God Crown of Thorns Carrying the Cross Turn the Other cheek Christ symbols Miracles (feeding 5,000 people; walking on water; water to wine) Salt and Light (Sermon on the Mount)

The End of the World 7 Years of Peace The Rapture The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Antichrist Jesus’s Return