BIBLE'S OUTLINES & THEMES (4)

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Introduction

a) The Bible is full of wonderful stories and special truth. What we want to do is to discover the Bible.  

b) Psalm 119:11 says, "Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You." 

c) Nurture and grow your understanding of the Bible as you read and discover the Bible. 

2. The New Testament by sections

a) The Synoptic Gospels

i) "Synoptic" - Same root as the word "synopsis." These gospels tell the chronological history of the life of Jesus.

ii) Matthew, Mark, Luke (Mark is the earliest one).

b) The fourth Gospel

i)  "Fourth" - A simple way of separating it from the Synoptics, since it is the fourth in the Bible.

ii) John.

c) History of the Church

i)  Acts.

d) Paul's Letters

i) Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, and Pilemon.

(Note: Luther is responsible for putting them in this order. He put Romans first because of his regard for the book.)

e) Hebrews

i) Placed here because the authorship is in question. Did Paul write it, or did one of the other Apostles? So placed, it might be the last of Paul's letters, or the first of the General Epistles, a collection of letters written by men other than Paul.

f) General Epistles

i) Jame, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2 & 3 John, and Jude.

g) The Revelation of Jesus Christ

i) The Book of Revelation.

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