Thirteen Lessons -- plus maps and supplements to survey the Bible.
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The lessons help the student to memorize this time line. All future study will add flesh to this skeleton outline of the Bible.
Periods of Bible History
1. PERIOD BEFORE THE FLOOD -- Genesis 1-5 (?? - ?? BC) Adam 1. Creation; 2. Garden of Eden; 3. Adam & Eve; 4. Sin; 5. 1st Civilization 2. PERIOD OF THE FLOOD -- Genesis 6-11 ( ?? BC - 2000 BC) Noah 1. Wickedness; 2. Warning; 3. The Ark; 4. Ham, Shem & Jappeth; 5. Mt. Ararat; 6. Babel (languages) 3. CHOSEN FAMILY -- Genesis 12-46 (2000 BC - 1800 BC) Abraham 1. Abram is called; 2. Promises made; 3. Isaac; 4. Jacob 4. EGYPTIAN BONDAGE -- Gen.47 - Exo.14 (1800 BC - 1440 BC) Joseph 1. Move to Egypt; 2. Enslaved; 3. Cry for deliverance 5. WILDERNESS WANDERING -- Ex.15 - Deut. (1440 - 1400 BC) Moses 1. Deliverance, Red Sea; 2. Aaron; 3. Sinai; 4. Mosaic Law; 5. Tabernacle 6. CONQUEST OF CANAAN -- Joshua (c.1400 BC) Joshua 1. Gilgal; 2. Jericho; 3.Ai; 4. Conquest Campaigns; 5. Tribes receive land 7. JUDGES -- Judges & Ruth (1400 BC - 1043 BC) 15 Judges 1. Othniel; 2. Deborah; 3. Gideon; 4. Samson; 5. Samuel 8. UNITED KINGDOM -- 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel - 1 Kings 11 (1043-931 BC) 1. Saul; 2. David; 3. Solomon; 4. Israel is a powerful rich nation 9. DIVIDED KINGDOM -- I Kings 12 - 2 Kings 15 (931 - 721 BC) 1. Northern kingdom is called Israel (10 tribes) Jeroboam is first king a. Each kingdom had about 20 kings, though Judah's were spread over a longer period of time. b. Some were: Jeroboam; Baasha; Ahab; Jehu c. Israel was very wicked; taken captive by Assyrians in 721 BC and never a separate nation again. Rejoined Judah in 536 BC. 2. Southern kingdom called Judah (2 tribes) Rehoboam was first king. a. Asa; Jeohshaphat; Jehoash; Uzziah; Hezekiah; Manasseh 3. Prophets: Elijah; Elisha; Jonah; Amos; Hosea; Isaiah; Micah 10. JUDAH ALONE AND CAPTIVITY -- 2 Kings 15-25 (721 - 536 BC) 1. Kings: Hezekiah, Josiah -- Prophets: Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezekiel 2. Judah captured by Babylon and captives taken away in three waves. 605 BC (1) Daniel & 3 friends taken (associated with government) 597 BC (2) Ezekiel & others taken (lived in colonies) 586 BC (3) Temple and Jerusalem completely destroyed 11. RESTORATION -- (Return From Exile) -- Ezra Neh. Esther (536-400 BC) 1. Persia conquers Babylon and allows a re-nationalization of captives 2. Zerubabel rebuilds the Temple; Ezra restores the law; Nehemiah rebuilds the walls. Prophets: Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. REVIEW of Lessons 1-11 -- BIBLE HISTORY IS SILENT FOR 400 YEARS -- (Period between OT & NT) Time of Alexander the Great; Grecian Empire; beginning of Roman Empire 12. LIFE OF CHRIST -- Matt. Mark Luke John (4 BC-AD 30) John & Jesus 13. CHRISTIAN AGE -- Acts thru Revelation (AD 30 -- ??? ) Christian Age - Part 1 Acts 1 - 13 Christian Age - Part 2 Acts 14 - 28 1. Church established and grows. Spreads through Judah, Samaria, and uttermost parts of the world. 2. Peter & Paul
THIRTEEN LESSONS in Word Perfect (Ver. 6) formated files which
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or private study.
The lessons help the student to memorize this time line. All future study will add flesh to this skeleton outline of the Bible.
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. BIBLE SURVEY
Periods of Bible History
Lesson Outline . . also chart. Maps and other Supplement material.
1. PERIOD BEFORE THE FLOOD -- Genesis 1-5 (?? - ?? BC) Adam 2. PERIOD OF THE FLOOD -- Genesis 6-11 ( ?? BC - 2000 BC) Noah 3. CHOSEN FAMILY -- Genesis 12-46 (2000 BC - 1800 BC) Abraham 4. EGYPTIAN BONDAGE -- Gen.47 - Exo.14 (1800 BC - 1440 BC) Joseph 5. WILDERNESS WANDERING -- Ex.15 - Deut. (1440 - 1400 BC) Moses 6. CONQUEST OF CANAAN -- Joshua (c.1400 BC) Joshua 7. JUDGES -- Judges & Ruth (1400 BC - 1043 BC) 15 Judges 8. UNITED KINGDOM -- 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel - 1 Kings 11 (1043-931 BC) 9. DIVIDED KINGDOM -- I Kings 12 - 2 Kings 15 (931 - 721 BC) 10. JUDAH ALONE AND CAPTIVITY -- 2 Kings 15-25 (721 - 536 BC) 11. RESTORATION -- (Return From Exile) -- Ezra Neh. Esther (536-400 BC) REVIEW of Lessons 1-11 -- BIBLE HISTORY IS SILENT FOR 400 YEARS -- (Period between OT & NT) Time of Alexander the Great; Grecian Empire; beginning of Roman Empire 12. LIFE OF CHRIST -- Matt. Mark Luke John (4 BC-AD 30) John & Jesus 13. CHRISTIAN AGE -- Acts thru Revelation (AD 30 -- ??? ) Christian Age - Part 1 Acts 1 - 13 Christian Age - Part 2 Acts 14 - 28 1. Church established and grows. Spreads through Judah, Samaria, and uttermost parts of the world. 2. Peter & Paul
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1. Old Testament World bs-map01.gif
2. Caanaan (geographical features) bs-map02.gif
3. Sinai & Canaan (trace the exodus) bs-map03.gif
4. Camp of the Tabernacle bs-map04.gif
5. Palestine - Time of the Judges bs-map05.gif
6. Canaan (tribal divisions) bs-map06.gif
7. New Testament World (b/w outline) bs-map07.gif
8. Paul's Missionary Journeys bs-map08.gif
SUPPLIMENTS
1. Bible Survey Diagram Outline bs-sup01.gif
2. Old Testament Diagram bs-sup02.gif
3. Bible Survey Diagram (blanks) bs-sup03.gif
4. Longevity chart bs-sup04.gif
5. Tabernacle & Court bs-sup05.gif
6. Captivity & Return chart bs-sup06.gif
7. Return & Restoration chart bs-sup07.gif
8. Life of Christ Chart bs-sup08.gif
Lesson Outline . . also chart in zip format....
Maps and other Supplement materials in zip format.
