Study Guide
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 | Conquering the Promised Land | 1350 BC |
Judges | Unknown | Israel Gone Wild | 1000 BC |
Ruth | Unknown | The Kinsmen Redeemer | 1000 BC |
1 Samuel | Samuel | The Kingdom Begins | 930 BC |
2 Samuel | Nathan/Gad | The Kingdom Under David | 930 BC |
1 Kings | Unknown | The Kingdom Divided | 600 BC |
2 Kings | Unknown | 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 | Unknown | God Will Save | 450 BC |
| OLD TESTAMENT POETRY | |||
Job | Unknown | 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 |
Daniel | 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 |