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Getting the Big Picture: Session 3. Overview of the Bible. Structure of the Bible. Structure of the Old Testament. Nine Periods of the Old Testament. Nine Periods of the Old Testament. Nine Periods of the Old Testament. Nine Periods of the Old Testament. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Overview of the BibleGetting the Big Picture: Session 3
Structure of the Bible
Old Testament• History of Israel• Written in Hebrew and Aramaic• Covers 4000 plus years
New Testament• History of Christ and His Church• Written in Greek• Covers less than 100 years
Structure of the Old Testament
History• 17
books
Poetry• 5 books
Prophecy
• 17 books
Nine Periods of the Old Testament
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Creation
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56 7
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Creation
Patriarch
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Creation
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Exodus 456 7
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Creation
Patriarch
Exodus Conquest
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Silence
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Creation
History Genesis 1-11
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Patriarchs
History Genesis 12-50
Poetry Possibly Job
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Exodus
History Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy
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History Joshua
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History Judges Ruth
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History 1 & 2 Samuel 1 & 2 Kings 1 & 2 Chronicles
Prophecy Isaiah Jeremiah Hosea Amos Micah Nahum Zephaniah
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Exile
History Daniel Prophecy
Daniel Jeremiah
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History Ezra Nehemiah Esther
Prophecy
Zechariah Haggai Malachi
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Silence
Silence
400 years of Biblical silence
Extra-biblical History 1 & 2 Maccabees
Structure of the New Testament
History
• 5 books
Letters
• 21 books
Prophecy
• 1 book
Two Periods of the New Testament
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2
Two Periods of the New Testament
Life of Christ
2
Two Periods of the New Testament
1
Church of Christ
Two Periods of the New Testament
Life of Christ
2
Life of Christ
History Matthew Mark Luke John
Two Periods of the New Testament
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Church of Christ
Church of Christ
History Acts
Letters Romans 1&2 Corinthians Galatians Prison Epistles Pastoral Epistles General Epistles
