Faith Christian Fellowship Center & Outreach Ministries
Introduction
The most basic and fundamental study for Christians is getting an understanding of the Books of the Bible in their order and their overall meaning. The focus of this course is to assist the Child of God in knowing not only where the books of the bible are located, but also to give a topical understanding of each individual book itself. We will hone in on primary Bible characters, historical, cultural and spiritual information to best determine the "overall" theme of each book.
The Old testament is broken down by each individual book, where the New Testament is broken up into the 4 sections:
The Pentateuch (the Books of the Law) - Gen, Exo. lev, Num., Deu.
Old Testament History - Josh, Jud., Ruth, 1Sam, 2 Sam, 1 Kin, 2 Kin, 1 Chr, 2 Chr, Ezra, Neh, Est
Poetry - Job, Psalms, Prov, Eccl, Song
Major Prophets - Isa, Jer, Lam, Eze, Dan
Minor Prophets - Hos, Joel, Amos, Obad, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Hab, Zep, Hag, Zech, Mal
Course Outline
1. Order of the Books of the Bible
a. Major objective is to memorize the books of the bible in order
b. Distinguish the number of books in the entire bible
c. Identify the number of books in the Old Testament (OT)
d. Identify the number of books in the New Testament (NT)
2. Segmentation of the Books of the Bible
a. OT - Books of Law, History, Poetry, Major Prophets, Minor Prophets
b.NT - Books of History, Pauline Epistles, General Epistles, Revelation (Prophecy)
3. Identification of the "cohesiveness of the Old and New Testaments
a. Correlating OT books with NT books
b. Correlating OT themes with NT themes
c. Correlating OT Prophecy with NT fulfillment of Prophecy
4. Application of fundamental Biblical knowledge to a lifestyle of Holiness
Books of the Bible
Old Testament
Genesis...book of the beginnings
Exodus...deliverance from bondage
Leviticus...the law and priesthood is established
Numbers...establishment of the nations
Deuteronomy...rehearsal of the law
Joshua...spiritual warfare
Judges...the law enforced
Ruth...salvation of the gentiles foretold
1 Samuel...establishment of kings; getting what you ask for
2 Samuel...reign of King David
1 Kings...Reign of Solomon, the last king of the united Israel
2 Kings...kings of Judah; two power prophets: Elijah & Elisha
1 Chronicles...the sovereignty of God
2 Chronicles...the five periods of reformation
Ezra...the return of the Jews from captivity and the rebuilding of the temple
Nehemiah...rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem
Esther...hidden teachings of God's people and the certainty of retribution
Job...the malignant power of Satan in human life
Psalms....prayers, praises and songs
Proverbs...wisdom and knowledge
Ecclesiastes....wisdom for the righteous
Song of Solomon...divine intimacy
Isaiah...God's judgment on the sins of His children
Jeremiah...the weeping prophet - crying God's tears
Lamentations...God mourning over His bride
Ezekiel...predictions of Jerusalem's destruction
Daniel...the voice and vision of God
Hosea...spiritual adultery; deliverance
Joel...judgment and a call to repentance
Amos...sins of Israel listed and a call to repentance
Obadiah...deliverance of the chosen people
Jonah...spiritual irresponsibility
Micah...coming judgments
Nahum...waiting for and on God's promises
Habakkuk waiting and the prophetic
Zephaniah...searching judgments of God
Haggai...rebuke for not rebuilding of the Temple nations
Zechariah....arousing the Jews to rebuild the Temple
Malachi...reforms needed to prepare the way for the coming Messiah
New Testament
The Gospel of St. Matthew...Old Testament Prophesies fulfilled
The Gospel of St. Mark...Christ, the Tireless Servant of God and Man
The Gospel of St. Luke....The Gospel of the Universal Grace of God
The Gospel of John...to inspire faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God
The Acts of the Apostles...The history of the development of the early church
Romans...The plan of Salvation & Exhortation concerning Christian Duties
The 1 Epistle to the Corinthians...Cleansing of false conceptions & Doctrinal Instructions
The 2 Epistle to the Corinthians...vindication of his Apostleship & Exhortations concerning Benevolence
The Epistle to the Galatians...defense of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith, warnings of Reversion to Judaism
The Epistle to the Ephesians...the Unity of the Church
The Epistle to the Philippians...a Spiritual Love Letter to the Church - Rejoicing
The Epistle to the Colossians...a message of good will & to counteract doctrinal errors
The 1 Epistle to the Thessalonians...commendations, personal reminiscences, counsels, and exhortations
The 2 Epistle to the Thessalonians...the Second coming of Christ
The 1 Epistle to Timothy...Counsels and Exhortations to a Young Pastor
The 2 Epistle to Timothy...encourage & Instruct a young pastor in ministerial work & request for companionship
The Epistle to Titus...Counsels and Exhortations relating to Ministerial Duties and Doctrines – emphasis on Good Works
The Epistle to the Colossians...a message of good will & to counteract doctrinal errors
The Epistle to Philemon...importance of sympathy, duty to obedience to the law & Christian Brotherhood
The Epistle to the Hebrews...show the transcendent Glory of the Christian dispensation, as compared to the Old Testament
The Epistle of James...Practical Religion, manifesting in good works, contrasted with mere Profession of Faith
The 1 Epistle of Peter...encourage & strengthen the brethren & feed the flock of God
The 2 Epistle of Peter...a warning against corrupt teachers and scoffers
The 1 Epistle of John...to add to their joy, to guard against sin, to warn against false teachers & to strengthen their faith in Christ
The 2 Epistle of John...warning friends against heresy and associations with false teachers
The 3 Epistle of John...Christian Hospitality
The Epistle of Jude...warning the Church against immoral teachers and alarming heresies which were endangering the faith of believers
The Book of Revelations...The Moral and Spiritual Conflict of the Ages
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Thursday Night is Prayer & Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.at the Dominique Johnson Recreation Center, Scrapetown Rd