How to Study the Bible Lesson 2

Goals of Study Relationship Between the Books Importance of Context Genre (type of literature) and rules for each kind Discovering themes Understanding literary structure (book, paragraph, sentence) Understanding the meaning of words

Goals of Study Relationship Between the Books Importance of Context Genre (type of literature) and rules for each kind Discovering themes Understanding literary structure (book, paragraph, sentence) Understanding the meaning of words

The Reasons Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. (1 Timothy 2:15) These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates. (Deuteronomy 6:4ff)

THE STORY LINE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT Genes i s Exodus Numbe r s Joshua Judges 1 Samue l 2 Samue l 1 Kings 2 Kings Ezra Nehemi ah Exile

Fitting Other Books in the Storyline Genesis Exodus Numbers Joshua Judges JOB LEVITICUS RUTH DEUTERONOMY Ezra Nehemiah ESTHER

Fitting Prophetic Books into the Storyline 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings Exile JOEL MICAH ISAIAH ZEPHANIAH HABAKKUK JEREMIAH JONAH NAHUM OBADIAH DANIEL EZEKIEL AMOS HOSEA Ezra Nehemiah HAGGAI ZACHARIAH MALACHI

Fitting Poetic Books I Kings PROVERBS SONGS OF SOLOMON ECCLESIASTES

Psalms It is a song book that has songs added to it as new songs are inspired. Dating Internal Evidence (Psalm 137) Titles (Psalm 23, Psalm 72, Psalm 91)

STORYLINE IN NEW TESTAMENT Luke Acts

Fitting Epistles into Acts STORYLINE IN NEW TESTAMENT Acts JAMES (3-8) 1 AND 2 THESS: ESTABLISHED (17:1-9) WRITTEN (18:5) ROMANS ESTABLISHED (?) WRITTEN (20:1-3) 1 PETER WRITTEN (27, 28) GALATIANS: ESTABLISHED (13-14:23) WRITTEN (BEFORE 15) 1 AND 2 COR.: ESTABLISHED (ACTS 18) WRITTEN (ACTS 19) EPH., PHIL., COL., PHILE ESTABLISHED (19) WRITTEN (23:23-26:32)

Other Books into the Storyline STORYLINE IN NEW TESTAMENT Luke Acts PASTORAL EPISTLES 1, 2, 3, JOHN 2 PETER REVELATION HEBREWS JUDE ROMANS- 2 THESSALONIANS PHILEMON JAMES 1 PETER MATTHEW MARK JOHN