Bible Basics - Lesson 1 Workbook
How Did We Get The Bible?
Verses to Remember
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness"
2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV)
Study Guide
The table below will be a handy reference guide to help familiarize yourself with the Bible, how it is broken down into separate books, the authors, the main theme of each book and the dates each book were written.
You may wish to refer to this study guide as you work your way through the entire lesson series.
BOOK | AUTHOR | THEME | DATE |
| OLD TESTAMENT LAW | |||
Genesis | Moses | Beginnings | 1400 BC |
Exodus | Moses | Out of Slavery | 1400 BC |
Leviticus | Moses | Instructions for Priests | 1400 BC |
Numbers | Moses | Census in the Wilderness | 1400 BC |
Deuteronomy | Moses | Second Giving of the Law | 1400 BC |
| OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY | |||
Joshua | Joshua | Conguering the Promised Land | 1350 BC |
Judges | Samuel? | Israel Gone Wild | 1000 BC |
Ruth | Samuel? | The Kingsmen Redeemer | 1000 BC |
1 Samuel | Samuel | The Kingdom Begins | 930 BC |
2 Samuel | Nathan/God | The Kingdom Under David | 930 BC |
1 Kings | Jeremiah? | The Kingdom Divided | 600 BC |
2 Kings | Jeremiah? | The Kingdom Judged | 600 BC |
1 Chronicles | Ezra | The Samuels Retold | 450 BC |
2 Chronicles | Ezra | The Kings Retold | 450 BC |
Ezra | Ezra | Temple Rebuilding | 450 BC |
Nehemiah | Ezra | The Walls Rebuilt | 450 BC |
Esther | Mordecai | God Will Save | 450 BC |
| OLD TESTAMENT POETRY | |||
Job | Moses? | Suffering Well | 1400 BC |
Psalms | David, Moses, Solomon, Asaph, Others | Songs to God | 1440-500 BC |
Proverbs | Solomon | Wisdom | 900 BC |
Ecclesiastes | Solomon | Life's Meaning | 900 BC |
Song of Solomon | Solomon | Love | 950 BC |
| MAJOR PROPHETS | |||
Isaiah | Isaiah | Coming Judgment | 700-680 BC |
Jeremiah | Jeremiah | Coming Judgment | 600 BC |
Lamentations | Jeremiah | Coming Judgment | 600 BC |
Ezekiel | Ezekiel | Coming Judgment | 550 BC |
Dainel | Daniel | Coming Judgment | 550 BC |
| MINOR PROPHETS | |||
Hosea | Hosea | Coming Judgment | 750 BC |
Joel | Joel | Coming Judgment | 800 BC |
Amos | Amos | Coming Judgment | 750 BC |
Obadiah | Obadiah | Coming Judgment | 840 BC |
Jonah | Jonah | Coming Judgment | 750 BC |
Micah | Micah | Coming Judgment | 700 BC |
Nahum | Nahum | Coming Judgment | 650 BC |
Habakkuk | Habakkuk | Coming Judgment | 600 BC |
Zephaniah | Zephaniah | Coming Judgment | 650 BC |
Haggai | Haggai | Coming Judgment | 520 BC |
Zechariah | Zechariah | Coming Judgment | 500 BC |
Malachi | Malachi | Coming Judgment | 430 BC |
| NEW TESTAMENT GOSPELS | |||
Matthew | Matthew | Jesus to Jews | 60 AD |
Mark | Mark | Jesus the Servant | 55 AD |
Luke | Luke | Jesus to Gentiles | 60 AD |
John | John | Jesus is God | 80 AD |
| NEW TESTAMENT HISTORY | |||
Acts | Luke | The Early Church | 65 AD |
| PAULINE LETTERS | |||
Romans | Paul | Theological Manifest | 57 AD |
1 Corinthians | Paul | Correcting Corruption | 55 AD |
2 Corinthians | Paul | Correcting Corruption | 57 AD |
Galatians | Paul | Refuting False Teachers | 49 AD |
Ephesians | Paul | Unity | 60 AD |
Philippians | Paul | Joy | 61 AD |
Colossians | Paul | The Sufficiency of Christ | 60 AD |
1 Thessalonians | Paul | Encouraging New Church | 51 AD |
2 Thessalonians | Paul | Encouraging New Church | 52 AD |
1 Timothy | Paul | Encouraging Young Leadership | 64 AD |
2 Timothy | Paul | Encouraging Young Leadership | 67 AD |
Titus | Paul | Godly Leadership, | 64 AD |
Philemon | Paul | Godly Confrontation | 60 AD |
| GENERAL LETTERS | |||
Hebrews | Unknown | Jesus is Enough | Before 70 AD |
James | James | Faith in Action | 49 AD |
1 Peter | Peter | Faith in Suffering | 63 AD |
2 Peter | Peter | Faith in Suffering | 67 AD |
1 John | John | Basics of Faith: Love & | 85 AD |
2 John | John | Basics of Faith: Love & | 85 AD |
3 John | John | Encouragement for Gaius | 85 AD |
Jude | Jude | Oppose False Teaching | 65 AD |
| NT PROPHECY | |||
Revelation | John | God Reigns, God Wins | 90 AD |
Questions
1. How was the Bible inspired?________________________________________________________________________________
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2. How was the Bible written?________________________________________________________________________________
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3. How was the Bible gathered?________________________________________________________________________________
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Homework:
• Throughout this lesson series take time each week to memorize the books of the Bible in order. If you already have the books of the Bible memorized take the time to memorize who wrote each of the books, each book's main theme and the date it was written.