1. How to Study the Bible
Lesson 2

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

3. 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

5. 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)

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. Fitting Poetic Books
I Kings
PROVERBS
SONGS OF SOLOMON
ECCLESIASTES

11. 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)

12. STORYLINE IN NEW TESTAMENT
Luke
Acts

13. 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)

14. 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