A unique Bible study designed to direct and enhance a reading of Scripture in historical order.
The Chronological Guide to the Bible can be used with any Bible, any translation, to help you explore the Bible in the order of events that occurred. See the people, places, and events of the biblical world come alive with this step-by-step guide through the Nine Epochs of Biblical History.
Dig deeper into the cultures and people of biblical times with The Chronological Guide to the Bible!
- Works with any Bible, any translation.
- Gain deeper understanding of the biblical story by learning its historical setting.
- Learn the history and chronology of the Bible and see its people, places, and events come alive.
- Includes chronological reading guides, book introductions and outlines for all 66 books of the Bible.
- Full color pages throughout.
Table of Contents:
Contributors -- Introduction -- Reading Theological History -- Rearranging the Bible's Canonical Order -- Epoch 1. Before the Patriarchs (Creation-2000 B.C.) -- The Beginnings of Human Civilization -- Epoch 2. The Patriarchs, Israel's Ancestors (2000-1500 B.C.) -- The Changing of the Empires -- Egypt in the Middle Bronze Age -- Epoch 3. The Rise of a Unified People (1500-1200 B.C.) -- Egypt and the Exodus -- The Conquest of Canaan -- Epoch 4. From Tribes to a Nation (1200-930 B.C.) -- A Tribal Confederation in Israel -- The United Monarchy in Israel -- Epoch 5. The Fall of Two Nations (930-586 B.C.) -- The Divided Monarchy in Israel -- The Neo-Assyrian Empire -- The Neo-Babylonian Empire -- Epoch 6. Exile and Return (586-332 B.C.) -- Exile in Babylon -- Wisdom in the Ancient Near East -- The Persian Empire -- Epoch 7. Between the Two Testaments (332-37 B.C.) -- The Greek Empire -- The Roman Empire -- Epoch 8. The Coming of the Messiah (37 B.C.-A.D. 30) -- Introductions to Jesus Christ -- Early Lives of John the Baptist and Jesus -- Beginning of Jesus' Ministry -- The Galilean Ministry -- From Galilee to Jerusalem -- Jesus' Final Journey -- Final Ministry in Judea -- Jesus' Final Week in Jerusalem -- Epoch 9. The Church Age (A.D. 30-100) -- The Gospel to the Jews -- The Gospel to the Gentiles -- The Gospel to the Gentile World -- The Gospel from Jerusalem to Rome -- Apocalyptic Writings and the End Time -- Index -- Photo Credits.