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THE
HISTORY OF PAST TEMPLES
1-THE
TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION 
The Lord said
to Moses, LET THEM MAKE ME A SANCTUARY; THAT I MAY DWELL AMONG THEM. ACCORDING
TO ALL THAT I SHOW THEE, AFTER THE PATTERN OF THE TABERNACLE-Ex 25:8,9.
AND MOSES TOOK THE TABERNACLE, AND PITCHED IT WITHOUT THE CAMP, AFAR OFF FROM
THE CAMP, AND CALLED IT THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION. AND IT CAME
TO PASS, THAT EVERY ONE WHICH SOUGHT THE LORD WENT OUT UNTO THE TABERNACLE OF
THE CONGREGATION, WHICH WAS WITHOUT THE CAMP-Ex 33:7.
The tabernacle in the
wilderness is called the tabernacle of the congregation. (For more information
note-Ex 25:9; 27:21; 2 Chr 1:3 and many other verses.)
2-THE
FIRST REFERENCE TO A TEMPLE
The first reference in the Bible using the word temple is in 1 Sam 1:9. SO HANNAH ROSE UP AFTER THEY HAD EATEN IN SHILOH, AND AFTER THEY HAD DRUNK. NOW ELI THE PRIEST SAT UPON A SEAT BY THE POST OF THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD. The word “temple,” used here, denotes a large or impressive royal room or palace. It was at Shiloh. It is also written...THE WOMEN THAT ASSEMBLED AT THE DOOR OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION-1 Sam 2:22. AND ERE THE LAMP OF GOD WENT OUT IN THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD, WHERE THE ARK OF GOD WAS-1 Sam 3:3. Note both words “temple” and “tabernacle” are mentioned here.
Solomon was called
of God to build a temple. As it is written, AND, BEHOLD, I PURPOSE TO
BUILD AN HOUSE UNTO THE NAME OF THE LORD MY GOD, AS THE LORD SPAKE UNTO DAVID
MY FATHER, SAYING, THY SON, WHOM I WILL SET UPON THY THRONE IN THY ROOM, HE
SHALL BUILD AN HOUSE UNTO MY NAME-1 Ki 5:5.
Solomon was building the magnificent first temple, from approximately
982 B.C. (seven years) to 975 B.C. AND IT CAME TO PASS IN THE FOUR HUNDRED
AND EIGHTIETH YEAR AFTER THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WERE COME OUT OF THE LAND OF
EGYPT, IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF SOLOMON’S REIGN OVER ISRAEL, IN THE MONTH ZIF,
WHICH IS THE SECOND MONTH, THAT HE BEGAN TO BUILD THE HOUSE OF THE LORD.
IN THE FOURTH YEAR WAS THE FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD LAID, IN THE
MONTH ZIF-1 Ki 6:1,37. THEN SOLOMON BEGAN TO BUILD THE HOUSE OF THE LORD
AT JERUSALEM IN MOUNT MORIAH, WHERE THE LORD APPEARED UNTO DAVID HIS FATHER
(David was Solomon’s father), IN THE PLACE THAT DAVID HAD PREPARED IN THE THRESHINGFLOOR
OF ORNAN THE JEBUSITE. AND HE BEGAN TO BUILD IN THE SECOND DAY OF THE
SECOND MONTH, IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF HIS REIGN-2 Chr 3:1,2.
There are also other reference verses on the temple: God’s promise
to Solomon-1 Ki 6:11-13; dimensions of the temple-1 Ki 6:2 and 2 Chr 3:3; materials
of the temple-1 Ki 6:7,9 and 2 Chr 3:5-7; the porch-1 Ki 6:3 and 2 Chr 3:4;
windows-1 Ki 6:4; stories-1 Ki 6:5,6,8,10; Most Holy place-1 Ki 6:16-22 and
2 Chr 3:8,9; cherubim-1 Ki 6:23-28 and 2 Chr 3:10-13; the veil-2 Chr 3:14; the
walls and floor-1 Ki 6:15,29,30; doors-1 Ki 6:31-35; completion of the temple
building-1 Ki 6:14.
When Israel was conquered by the Babylonians, the temple
was destroyed, approximately 586 B.C. AND IN THE FIFTH MONTH, OF THE SEVENTH
DAY OF THE MONTH, WHICH IS IN THE NINETEENTH YEAR OF KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR KING
OF BABYLON, CAME NEBUZARDAN, CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD, A SERVANT OF THE KING OF
BABYLON, UNTO JERUSALEM: AND HE BURNT THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, AND THE KING’S
HOUSE AND ALL THE HOUSES OF JERUSALEM, AND EVERY GREAT MAN’S HOUSE BURNT HE
WITH FIRE-2 Ki 25:8,9. Other references include, 2 Chr 36:19; Jere 39:8;
52:12-14.
Another temple
(a smaller one) was built by the Jews who returned from Babylon under Zerubbabel.
BUT IN THE FIRST YEAR OF CYRUS THE KING OF BABYLON THE SAME KING CYRUS MADE
A DECREE TO BUILD THE HOUSE OF GOD-Ezra 5:13, approximately 539 B.C. NOW
IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THEIR COMING UNTO THE HOUSE OF GOD AT JERUSALEM, IN THE
SECOND MONTH, BEGAN ZERUBBABEL...AND THE REMNANT OF THEIR BRETHREN...FROM TWENTY
YEARS OLD AND UPWARD, TO SET FORWARD THE WORK OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD-Ezra
3:8, approximately 535 B.C. This remained until about 19 B.C., when it
was taken apart to be replaced by the much larger temple built for the Jews
by Herod the Great.
The temple sacrifices were interrupted in approximately 168
B.C., by Antiochus 1, son of Antiochus the Great, who took Palestine from a
weak king of Egypt. Antiochus 1 desecrated the temple, abolished the worship
of Jehovah, and set up pagan worship. The Jews prepared to oppose these
decrees. By approximately 64 B.C., the Jews had cleansed and rededicated
the temple. The Pharisees and Sadducees split into definite parties.
The temple that Herod built was partly to please the Jews
and partly for his own glory. THEN SAID THE JEWS, FORTY AND SIX YEARS
WAS THIS TEMPLE IN BUILDING, AND WILT THOU REAR IT UP IN THREE DAYS?-Jn 2:20.
Jesus said, VERILY
I SAY UNTO YOU, ALL THESE THINGS SHALL COME UPON THIS GENERATION. BEHOLD,
YOUR HOUSE IS LEFT UNTO YOU DESOLATE-Mt 23:36,38. AND JESUS WENT OUT,
AND DEPARTED FROM THE TEMPLE: AND HIS DISCIPLES CAME TO HIM FOR TO SHOW HIM
THE BUILDINGS OF THE TEMPLE. AND JESUS SAID UNTO THEM, SEE YE NOT ALL
THESE THINGS? VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, THERE SHALL NOT BE LEFT HERE ONE
STONE UPON ANOTHER, THAT SHALL NOT BE THROWN DOWN-Mt 24:1,2.
This prophecy did come to pass within
“this generation.” Within forty years of Jesus being crucified, the Temple
and Jerusalem were destroyed and left desolate (“YOUR HOUSE”). As Daniel
prophesied, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PRINCE THAT SHALL COME SHALL DESTROY THE CITY
(Jerusalem) AND THE SANCTUARY (the temple)-Dan 9:26.
The Dome of the Rock now stands on the Temple grounds.
| Built (app) | Destroyed (app) | |
| Solomon’s temple | 982 B.C.-975 B.C. | 586 B.C. |
| Zerubbabel’s temple | 539 B.C.-516 B.C. | 19 B.C. |
| Herod’s temple | 19 B.C. | 70 A.D. |
Yet to come, the Tribulation temple-ref Rev 11:1,2.
Yet to come, the Temple Jesus shall raise up during the Millennium-ref Amos 9:11; Acts 15:16,17.
The Bible was
written by about thirty-nine persons over a period dating from about 1700 B.C.
to about 100 A.D.
KNOWING THIS FIRST, THAT NO PROPHECY
OF THE SCRIPTURE IS OF ANY PRIVATE INTERPRETATION. FOR THE PROPHECY CAME
NOT IN OLD TIME BY THE WILL OF MAN: BUT HOLY MEN OF GOD SPAKE AS THEY WERE MOVED
BY THE HOLY GHOST-2 Pe 1:20,21. ALL SCRIPTURE IS GIVEN BY INSPIRATION
OF GOD, AND IS PROFITABLE FOR DOCTRINE, FOR REPROOF, FOR CORRECTION, FOR INSTRUCTION
IN RIGHTEOUSNESS-2 Tim 3:16. BUT I CERTIFY YOU, BRETHREN, THAT THE GOSPEL
WHICH WAS PREACHED OF ME IS NOT AFTER MAN. FOR I NEITHER RECEIVED IT OF
MAN, NEITHER WAS I TAUGHT IT, BUT BY THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST-Gal 1:11,12.
Beware, for
there are people that may TROUBLE YOU, AND WOULD PERVERT THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST-Gal
1:7. Beware, that you do not turn aside UNTO ANOTHER GOSPEL-Gal 1:6, for
Paul tells us, FOR DO I NOW PERSUADE MEN, OR GOD? OR DO I SEEK TO PLEASE
MEN? FOR IF I YET PLEASED MEN, I SHOULD NOT BE THE SERVANT OF CHRIST-Gal
1:10.
BUT THOUGH WE, OR AN ANGEL FROM HEAVEN, PREACH ANY OTHER
GOSPEL UNTO YOU (other) THAN THAT WHICH WE HAVE PREACHED UNTO YOU, LET HIM BE
ACCURSED (or condemned)-Gal 1:8.
Know, that a little false doctrine can cause great harm,
as it is written, A LITTLE LEAVEN LEAVENETH THE WHOLE LUMP-Gal 5:9.
We are told it is the Word of God approximately 2,500 times.
The Wycliffe Bible
was the first translation of the English Bible. John Wycliffe was responsible
for initiating the translation, which was finished by John Purvey in approximately
1388 A.D.
In approximately 1228
A.D., the Bible was divided into chapters by Stephen Langton.
In approximately 1448 A.D., the Old Testament was divided
into verses by R. Nathan.
In approximately 1551 A.D., the New Testament was divided
into verses by Robert Stephanus.
| (KJV) | Old Testament | New Testament | Total Bible |
| Number of books | 39 | 27 | 66 |
| Chapters | 929 | 260 | 1,189 |
| Verses | 23,214 | 7,959 | 31,173 |
| Words | 592,439 | 181,253 | 773,692 |
| Letters | 2,728,100 | 838,380 | 3,566,480 |
| Longest book of the Old Testament | Psalms |
| Longest book of the New Testament | Luke |
| Shortest book of the Old Testament | Obadiah |
| Shortest book of the New Testament | 3 John |
| Middle book of the Old Testament | Proverbs |
| Middle book of the New Testament | 2 Thessalonians |
| Middle chapter of the Old Testament | Job 29 |
| Middle chapter of the New Testament | Romans 13 |
| Shortest chapter in the Bible | Psalm 117 |
| Longest chapter in the Bible | Psalm 119 |
| Shortest verse in the Old Testament | 1 Chronicles 1:25 |
| Shortest verse in the New Testament | John 11:35 |
| Longest verse in the Bible | Esther 8:9 |
| God occurs | 4,379 times |
| Lord occurs | 7,738 times |
| Fear occurs | 397 times |
| Hell occurs | 53 times |
| Oldest man | 969 years-Gen 5:27 |
| Person that had a bed 13 1/2 ft long | Deut 3:11 |
| A man with twelve fingers and toes | 2 Sam 21:20 |
| A father that had eighty-eight children | 2 Chr 11:21 |
MOUNT MORIAH-Gen 22:2; 2 Chr 3:1. Abraham was told to take Isaac and offer him there for a burnt offering. Solomon built the house of the Lord at this location.
MOUNT OF OLIVES-Zech 14:4; Mt 21:1; 24:3; 26:30, and others. It is just east of Jerusalem and provides a beautiful, panoramic view of the city. When Jesus returns, His feet shall stand upon the Mount of Olives. Jesus and His disciples sat upon the Mount of Olives when He gave the Olivet discourse (Mt 24; Mk 13; Lk 21). The night Jesus was arrested, they went out into the Mount of Olives.
MOUNT OF TRANSFIGURATION-Mt 17:1,2; Mk 9:2; 2 Pe 1:18. The place Jesus was transfigured. Some consider that it is Mount Tabor.
MOUNT ZION-The southwestern high hill in Jerusalem. It came to be applied to the whole of Jerusalem, including the temple. It is written, FROM THE LORD OF HOSTS, WHICH DWELLETH IN MOUNT ZION-Isa 8:18. THE MOUNT OF THE DAUGHTER OF ZION, THE HILL OF JERUSALEM-Isa 10:32.
About
98 percent of all people that say they believe in Jesus Christ have never read
the Bible through once.
90 percent of all pastors have never read the Bible through once.
Many are students of religion, but they do not know the Author.
Statistics are to the
best of our knowledge.
|
Acre |
The amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in one day. |
|
Cubit |
The length of the arm from elbow to the end of the middle finger, or 18 inches. |
|
Cubit and a handbreadth |
A cubit, plus 3 inches, or 21 inches. |
|
Fathom |
The length of the outstretched arms, about 6 feet. |
|
Finger or digit |
Equal to a man’s finger breadth, about three quarters of an inch |
|
Furlong |
About 660 feet or one-eighth mile. |
|
Handbreadth |
The width of four fingers pressed together, about three inches |
|
Measuring reed |
Ten and one-half feet. |
|
Mile |
Eight furlongs. |
|
Pace |
One step or three feet. |
|
Span |
Nine inches, from the end of the thumb to the little finger when spread. |
|
Sabbath Day’s journey |
Three-fifths of a mile. |
|
Bekah |
About one-half shekel, about eighty-eight cents if measured in silver |
|
Didrachma |
A silver coin, equal to two drachmas, eighty-eight cents. |
|
Drachma |
A silver coin, one-half the value of the didrachma. Approximately forty-four cents. |
|
Dram |
A gold coin that weighed about 8,424 grams. Valued at forty-eight dollars. |
|
Farthing |
About four cents. |
|
Kodrantes |
About two cents. |
|
Mina |
New Testament. Forty-nine dollars and fifty cents. |
|
Mite |
Less than one cent. |
|
Piece of money or stater |
About one dollar and seventy-six cents. |
|
Penny |
Forty-four cents. |
|
Tetradrachma |
One dollar and seventy-six cents. |
|
Gerah |
One twentieth of a shekel. If measured in silver, about nine cents. |
|
Litra |
About twelve ounces. |
|
Pound |
A weight used in the Old Testament, equal to about 1.6 pounds. In gold, one thousand four hundred and eight dollars. |
|
Shekel |
Four shekel weights were used, from .36 - .72 ounces. A shekel of silver was worth about one dollar and seventy-six cents. A shekel of gold was worth about sixty-four dollars. |
|
Talent |
Its worth in silver is five thousand two hundred and eighty dollars. In gold, it is one hundred and ninety-two thousand dollars. |
|
Bath |
About eight and one-half gallons. |
|
Cab |
Two quarts. |
|
Firkin |
Nearly nine gallons. |
|
Hin |
One and a half gallons. |
|
Homer |
Approximately eighty-five gallons. |
|
Kor |
Same capacity as an homer. |
|
Log |
Approximately one pint. |
|
Cab |
About two quarts. |
|
Choinix |
Equals one and a half pints. |
|
Ephah |
74.93 pints, or app. 1.1 bushels, or app 8.5 gallons. |
|
Homer |
Equal to 11.1 bushels. |
|
Lethech |
About five and a half bushels. |
|
Log |
About one pint. |
|
Omer |
One-tenth of an ephah, about 7.48 pints. |
|
Seah |
About three and one third omers, or 24.94 pints. |
|
Seat |
Two and a half gallons. |
15-STATISTICS
REGARDING BIBLE PROPHECY
(Numbers are to the best of our understanding.)
Number
of verses dealing with the resurrection and Rapture:
216
Number
of verses dealing with the Tribulation:
700
Number
of verses dealing with the Battle of Armageddon and
return of Jesus Christ and related events:
481
Number
of verses dealing with the Millennium:
1,233
Old
Testament, number of prophecy verses:
1,773
Old
Testament, number of possible prophecy help verses:
887
New
Testament, number of prophecy verses:
1,102
New
Testament, number of possible prophecy help verses:
231
Total
number of prophecy verses:
2,875
Total
number of possible prophecy help verses:
1,118
Total
number of prophecy and possible help verses:
3,993
Total
number of verses in the Bible:
31,173
This means approximately 12.8% of the Bible relates, directly or indirectly, to the times we are now living in or to the future.
16-BIBLE
STATISTICS AND INFORMATION
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
COMMENTS
|
THEME: |
Perhaps without exception far more could be written than is written. |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
There are different opinions when some of the books were written. The dates given are the most probable, starting with the first. |
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DATES COVERED: |
There are disagreements among scholars, in some cases, regarding the time span some books cover. When this occurs, the most probable date is listed first. |
|
STATISTICS: |
Apply to the King James Version of the Bible. |
|
BOOK |
1 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Genesis. Origin; generation; source; begetting; the first book of Moses. |
|
THEME: |
|
|
BY: |
Moses |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
1450 B.C.-1400 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
The beginning to 1620 B.C.; Chapter 12 to the end—1921 B.C.-1689 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
A general record |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
In the wilderness |
|
STATISTICS: |
50 chapters, 1533 verses, 38,267 words |
|
MISC: |
From the Creation to Joseph. |
|
BOOK |
2 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Exodus. Departure, going out; the second book of Moses. |
|
THEME: |
Deliverance from Egypt |
|
BY: |
Moses |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
1450 B.C.-1400 B.C., 1580 B.C.-1230 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1677 B.C.-1461 B.C., 1530 B.C.-1450 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The Israelites |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
In the wilderness |
|
STATISTICS: |
40 chapters, 1213 verses, 32,692 words |
|
MISC: |
Joseph through the descendants of Jacob |
| The Exodus | |
| Moses: 40 years thinking he was somebody | |
| 40 years learning he was nobody | |
| 40 years discovering what God can do with a nobody. | |
|
BOOK |
3 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Leviticus. He called; pertaining to the Levite, of the Levites; the book of atonement, the book of laws; the third book of Moses. |
|
THEME: |
Genesis-man ruined; Exodus-man redeemed; Leviticus-man worshipping |
|
BY: |
Moses (Ezra 6:18 refers to the book of Moses) |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
1450 B.C.-1400 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1462 B.C.-1461 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The Israelites |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
In the wilderness, Mt Sinai region |
|
STATISTICS: |
27 chapters, 859 verses, 24,546 words |
|
MISC: |
Without Leviticus, the powerful message of the cross is more difficult to understand—Holiness, sacrifice, atonement, and dedication. |
|
BOOK |
4 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Numbers. In the wilderness; the book of the march; the fourth book of Moses. |
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THEME: |
Walk, worship, service |
|
BY: |
Moses named as the author more than 80 times |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
1450 B.C.-1400 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1461 B.C.-1423 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The Israelites |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
In the wilderness, Mt Sinai |
|
STATISTICS: |
36 chapters, 1288 verses, 32,902 or 32,092words |
|
MISC: |
Chapters 1-21 wilderness years; 26-36 new generation, covers about 39 years. |
|
BOOK |
5 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Deuteronomy. These are the words; a copy of the Law; this second law; the second law giving; repetition of the Law; the fifth book of Moses. |
|
THEME: |
Renewal of the Covenant; God is One |
|
BY: |
Moses (Deut 31:9, 24); also describes his death—34:5-12. |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
1450 B.C.-1400 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1423 B.C.-1422 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The Israelites |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
In the wilderness, on the banks of Jordan |
|
STATISTICS: |
34 chapters, 959 verses, 28,461 words |
|
MISC: |
More than 80 references to this book in the New Testament. |
|
BOOK |
6 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Joshua. Jehovah is salvation |
|
THEME: |
Conquering the Land |
|
BY: |
Joshua, or perhaps Phinehas, Eleazar, Samuel,or Jeremiah |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
1370 B.C.-1330 B.C., before 1200 B.C., 1235 B.C., 1410 B.C.-1390 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1422 B.C.-1362 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The Israelites |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Canaan |
|
STATISTICS: |
24 chapters, 685 verses, 18,858 words |
|
MISC: |
|
|
BOOK |
7 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Judges |
|
THEME: |
Compromise and confusion |
|
BY: |
Unknown, a contemporary of Samuel, Samuel, Phinehas, Hezekiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Ezra |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
1050 B.C.-1000 B.C., 1390 B.C.-1350 B.C., 1300 B.C.-1050 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1416 B.C.-1065 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The Israelites |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Canaan |
|
STATISTICS: |
21 chapters, 618 verses, 18,976 words |
|
MISC: |
|
|
BOOK |
8 |
|
BOOK NAME |
Ruth |
|
THEME: |
God working through the joys and tragedies of life,famine, death, loneliness, etc., to fulfill the purpose of God—the birth of Christ of which Ruth had part in the lineage; love, kinsman, redeemer. |
|
BY: |
Unknown, Samuel by tradition, Hezekiah, Ezra |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, 10th century B.C. to 400 B.C., 399 B.C.-300 B.C., 1100 B.C., about the time of David |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1261 B.C.-1251 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The Israelites |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown |
|
STATISTICS: |
4 chapters, 85 verses, 2,578 words |
|
MISC: |
Ruth was a Moabitess. |
|
BOOK |
9 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
First Samuel |
|
THEME: |
Samuel, Saul, and David |
|
BY: |
Uncertain, Samuel and Abiathar, a son of the prophets, or possibly others |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
1000 B.C.-950 B.C., 11th century B.C., 1070 B.C.-1011 B.C., 1000 B.C.-850 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED |
1126 B.C.-1025 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The Israelites |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown |
|
STATISTICS: |
31 chapters, 810 verses, 25,061 words |
|
MISC: |
Parts occurred after Samuel’s death. First and Second Samuel were one book. Sometimes they were entitled First and Second Kings; and First and Second Kings were Third and Fourth Kings. |
|
BOOK |
10 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Second Samuel |
|
THEME: |
Begins with the death of Saul and follows David’s reign |
|
BY: |
Uncertain, Samuel and Abiathar, a son of the prophets, or possibly others |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
10th century B.C., 1011 B.C.-975 B.C., 1000 B.C.-850B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1025 B.C.-988 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The leaders of Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown |
|
STATISTICS: |
24 chapters, 695 verses, 20,612 words |
|
MISC: |
First and Second Samuel were one book. Sometimes they were entitled First and Second Kings; and First and Second Kings was Third and Fourth Kings. |
|
BOOK |
11 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
First Kings |
|
THEME: |
A kingdom united, then divided |
|
BY: |
Unknown, perhaps a Jewish captive; Jeremiah by tradition |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
562 B.C.-536 B.C., over a period ending by the 6th century B.C., 971 B.C.-850 B.C. |
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DATES COVERED: |
1025 B.C.-864 B.C. |
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FOR/TO: |
The people of Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, perhaps in the area of Babylon |
|
STATISTICS: |
22 chapters, 816 verses, 24,524 words |
|
MISC: |
First and Second Kings originally known as Third and Fourth Kings. Some think Jeremiah wrote it, as Jeremiah 52 and 2 Kings 24, 25 nearly identical. |
|
BOOK |
12 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Second Kings |
|
THEME: |
Exploits of the kings of Judah and Israel |
|
BY: |
Unknown, perhaps a Jewish captive; Jeremiah by tradition; probably the same person that wrote 1st Kings |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
562 B.C.-536 B.C., over a period ending by the 6th century B.C., 971 B.C.-850 B.C., 852 B.C.-586 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
870 B.C.-561 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The people of Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, perhaps in the area of Babylon |
|
STATISTICS: |
25 chapters, 719 verses, 23,532 words |
|
MISC: |
First and Second Kings originally known as Third and Fourth Kings. Some think Jeremiah wrote it, as Jeremiah 52 and 2 Kings 24, 25 nearly identical. |
|
BOOK |
13 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
First Chronicles. The affairs of the days |
|
THEME: |
Genealogy and history of Israel |
|
BY: |
Ezra by tradition |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
500 B.C.-450 B.C., written about 100 years after Kings, 5th century B.C., 360 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1699 B.C.-444 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The people of Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown |
|
STATISTICS: |
29 chapters, 942 verses, 20,369 words |
|
MISC: |
First and Second Chronicles were once one. First and Second Chronicles and Ezra perhaps one history. |
|
BOOK |
14 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Second Chronicles |
|
THEME: |
The greatness of Judah |
|
BY: |
Ezra by tradition |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
500 B.C.-450 B.C., written about 100 years after Kings, 5th century B.C., 330 B.C., 971 B.C.-609 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1015 B.C.-539 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The people of Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown |
|
STATISTICS: |
36 chapters, 822 verses, 26,074 words |
|
MISC: |
First and Second Chronicles were once one. First and Second Chronicles and Ezra perhaps one history. |
|
BOOK |
15 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Ezra |
|
THEME: |
The return and rebuilding |
|
BY: |
Probably Ezra |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
456 B.C.-444 B.C., 444 B.C.-398 B.C., 538 B.C.-457 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1723 B.C.-457 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The people of Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, perhaps Jerusalem |
|
STATISTICS: |
10 chapters, 280 verses, 7,441 words |
|
MISC: |
Spans about 80 years, beginning about 538 B.C. Nehemiah, First and Second Chronicles, and Ezra considered a literary work (called Priestly History of Israel). |
|
BOOK |
16 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Nehemiah. Also called Second Ezra |
|
THEME: |
Rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls and problems |
|
BY: |
Nehemiah and later scribes |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
420 B.C., 445 B.C.-432 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
536 B..C-432 B.C., 445 B.C.-425 B.C., about 20 years |
|
FOR/TO: |
The people of Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, perhaps Jerusalem |
|
STATISTICS: |
13 chapters, 406 verses, 10,483 words |
|
MISC: |
Artaxerxes I, whom Nehemiah served as cupbearer, was the son of Ahasuerus (Xerxes), who took Esther to be his queen. |
|
BOOK |
17 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Esther. The volume of Esther |
|
THEME: |
Divine providence of God. |
|
BY: |
Unknown, a Jew who lived in Persia; not Mordecai-10:2,3 |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
After 456 B.C., 5th century B.C., 486 B.C.-465 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
598 B.C.-473 B.C., 485 B.C.-473 B.C., 10 years |
|
FOR/TO: |
The people of Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown |
|
STATISTICS: |
10 chapters, 167 verses, 5637 words |
|
MISC: |
Esther, a person whose name meant star, her Hebrew name was Hadassah-2:7. Jerusalem, the temple of God, and the name of God are omitted. This book fits in between the 6th and 7th chapters of Ezra. The deuterocanon adds 6 chapters to Esther that most Protestant Bibles do not contain. |
|
BOOK |
18 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Job |
|
THEME: |
Suffering and service |
|
BY: |
Unknown, perhaps Job, Moses, Elihu, Solomon, or Isaiah |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, perhaps during Solomon’s time, 900 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1997 B.C.-1827 B.C., 2000 B.C., unknown |
|
FOR/TO: |
No specific people |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown |
|
STATISTICS: |
42 chapters, 1070 verses, 10,102 words |
|
MISC: |
Poetical, wisdom books—Job, Proverbs, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Song of Solomon. Uz—perhaps in the area of Idumaea, unknown, perhaps southern Lebanon. Some consider this to be the oldest book in the Bible. Mentioned by Ezekiel 14:14,20. Job pleads for death, then mercy, but no response. He wishes someone to resolve the quarrel between them; then finally faces problems with courage and asks God to bring him through painful trials (16:18-17:3) (19:25-27). |
|
BOOK |
19 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Psalms. To the collection; praises; book of praises |
|
THEME: |
Conquest of fear by faith, praise, and trust |
| Book 1 1-41 Reflect Genesis | |
| Book 2 41-72 Israel’s cry for deliverance to Israel’s king | |
| Book 3 73-89 Sanctuary—dominant note, parallel Leviticus | |
| Book 4 90-106 Corresponds to Numbers, the fourth book of Moses | |
| Book
5 107-150 Linked with Deuteronomy,
God’s Word Selah—meaning unknown, many opinions—pause in the music accompanying a psalm or prayer; suspension (of music) as a pause. |
|
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BY: |
72 credited to David, but he may not be the author of some. 12 to Asaph, 12 to sons of Korah, 2 to Solomon (72 and 127), 1 to Ethan, and 1 to Moses. All, but 34, bear some title as a superscription; about 50 anonymous. Titles based on traditions. |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, some contain elements varying by more than a thousand years |
|
DATES COVERED: |
1423 B.C.-444 B.C., unknown |
|
FOR/TO: |
The Jewish people |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Many places |
|
STATISTICS: |
150 chapters, 2461 verses, 43,743 words |
|
MISC: |
|
|
BOOK |
20 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Proverbs |
|
THEME: |
Moral and ethical principles; wisdom; the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom-Pv 9:10 |
|
BY: |
Solomon—1 to 22:16; Agur and mother of King Lemuel latter portions of Pv 30, 31? Solomon also credited with 25 to 29; author unknown—22:17 to 24:34 and 30:1 to 31:31 |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
10th century B.C., 970 B.C.-930 B.C., 900 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
982 B.C.-961 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Young people |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Jerusalem |
|
STATISTICS: |
31 chapters, 915 verses, 15,043 words |
|
MISC: |
Chapters: |
|
10:1-22:16 Treatment; through chapter 15 by contrast "but;" wisdom and folly; fool, scorner, slothful, froward. |
|
| 22:17-24:22 | |
| 24:23-24:34 | |
| 25:1-29:27 | |
| 30:1-31:31 | |
| Other breakdowns: | |
| 1-10 Counsel for young men | |
| 11-20 Counsel for all men | |
| 21-31 Counsel for kings and rulers | |
| 31 Women’s rights (also called) | |
|
BOOK |
21 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Ecclesiastes. Assembly; one who assembles; one who collects; one who addresses an assembly; preacher; member of the assembly |
|
THEME: |
Earthly goals lead to emptiness; happiness through science, philosophy, pleasure, mirth, drinking, building, possessions, wealth, music, materialism—all are empty. He tried fatalism, natural religion, wealth, morality—all are empty. |
|
BY: |
Unknown. Solomon by tradition; however ,many believe it was someone else. |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Tenth century B.C., 962-922 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
947 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Young people |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Jerusalem |
|
STATISTICS: |
12 chapters, 222 verses, 5,584 words |
|
MISC: |
Solomon used as the central character. Vanity—emptiness or meaningless. "Under the sun" may mean without God in the world. Remembering the Creator, means a young person must come to the recognition that he is not the Creator or the master of his own life. "Under the sun" occurs about 29 times. God gives meaning to life—all else is vanity and meaningless. |
|
BOOK |
22 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Song of Solomon. Song of songs; best of the songs |
|
THEME: |
God’s love |
|
BY: |
Perhaps Solomon by tradition |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Tenth century B.C., 962 B.C.-922 B.C., 1014 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
962 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
To the bride |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Jerusalem |
|
STATISTICS: |
8 chapters, 117 verses, 2661 words |
|
MISC: |
The Jews regarded it as a song expressing the love relationship between God and His chosen people. Also regarded as between Solomon and his wife. Typical—Christ and the church, plus other views. |
|
BOOK |
23 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Isaiah. Jehovah is salvation |
|
THEME: |
Messiah |
|
BY: |
Isaiah |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
740 B.C.-698 B.C., 8th century B.C., 750 B.C.-680 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
From Lucifer fallen to 539 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Judah and the Jewish nation |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, perhaps Jerusalem |
|
STATISTICS: |
66 chapters, 1292 verses, 37,044 words |
|
MISC: |
He was martyred by being sawn asunder-ref Heb 11:37, tradition says by king Manasseh. |
|
BOOK |
24 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Jeremiah. The appointed one of the Lord |
|
THEME: |
Judgment is at hand |
|
BY: |
Jeremiah, recorded by his scribe Baruch |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
640 B.C.-577 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
From the earth without form and void to 539 B.C., 7th century B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Mainly Jews in Judah |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Perhaps Jerusalem |
|
STATISTICS: |
52 chapters, 1364 verses, 42,659 words |
|
MISC: |
Some believe Jeremiah died in Egypt. Tradition says that Jewish refugees stoned him to death in Egypt. |
|
BOOK |
25 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Lamentations. Ah, howl, alas, cry aloud, or lament |
|
THEME: |
Mourning for Jerusalem shows there comes a time when prayers will not be answered, and whatsoever a man sows, he shall reap. |
|
BY: |
Jeremiah-2 Chr 35:25 |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Perhaps 640 B.C.-586 B.C., about 586 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
586 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Exiles in Babylon |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Jerusalem |
|
STATISTICS: |
5 chapters, 154 verses, 3415 words |
|
MISC: |
Five poems—one for each chapter. The first four each have 22 stanzas. The fifth also has 22, but not alphabetical as the first 4. The fifth one is more of a prayer. |
|
BOOK |
26 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Ezekiel. God strengthens |
|
THEME: |
Judgment and glory |
|
BY: |
Ezekiel |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
6th century B.C., 593 B.C.-570 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
Thou hast been in Eden to 571 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Exiles in Babylon |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Babylon |
|
STATISTICS: |
48 chapters, 1273 verses, 39,407 words |
|
MISC: |
|
|
BOOK |
27 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Daniel |
|
THEME: |
Rise and fall of kingdoms |
|
BY: |
Daniel |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Perhaps 605 B.C.-536 B.C., 6th century B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
605 B.C.-537 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Exiles in Babylon |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Babylon |
|
STATISTICS: |
12 chapters, 357 verses, 11,606 words |
|
MISC: |
Daniel lived under three rulers: |
| 1. Nebuchadnezzar-Babylon | |
| 2. Darius the Mede (Median) | |
| 3. Cyrus (Persian) | |
|
BOOK |
28 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Hosea |
|
THEME: |
Redeeming love |
|
BY: |
Hosea |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
755 B.C.-715 B.C., about 760 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
770 B.C.-723 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Northern ten tribes |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Northern kingdom of Israel |
|
STATISTICS: |
14 chapters, 197 verses, 5175 words |
|
MISC: |
Prophesied to the northern kingdom about the time of Isaiah. Hosea called the prophet with the broken heart—Hosea’s marriage. Likewise, Israel’s unfaithfulness to the Lord is depicted as a wife who has turned her back on a faithful husband in order to follow evil lovers. |
|
BOOK |
29 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Joel. Jehovah is God |
|
THEME: |
The day of the Lord is coming. The attitude of a man’s heart and life before the Lord will determine his reaction to that day. |
|
BY: |
Joel |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
About 837 B.C.-795 B.C., about 400 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
Unable to determine accurately, perhaps 836 B.C.-828 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Two southern tribes |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Southern kingdom |
|
STATISTICS: |
3 chapters, 73 verses, 2034 words |
|
MISC: |
Scholars disagree when Joel lived. Some believe he lived around 830 B.C., others believe about 400 B.C. |
|
BOOK |
30 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Amos. Burden-bearer |
|
THEME: |
Judgment on sin |
|
BY: |
Amos |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Middle of the 8th century B.C., 765 B.C.-750 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
764 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
New Jerusalem |
|
STATISTICS: |
9 chapters, 146 verses, 4217 words |
|
MISC: |
Prophesied in the northern kingdom and aroused antagonism. He returned to Judah. Because Israel will not repent, there is nothing left but destruction. The prophet of God often comes into conflict with the religious institutions of his day. Man’s understanding of God and His purpose will always be distorted by his own sin and selfish interests. People do not recognize just how sinful and self-centered one really is and how deceitful the heart can be. |
|
BOOK |
31 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Obadiah. Servant of the Lord; worshipper of the Lord |
|
THEME: |
The doom of Edom |
|
BY: |
Obadiah |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
About 586 B.C., 6th century B.C., 848 B.C.-841 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
864 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
The Edomites |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Judah |
|
STATISTICS: |
1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words |
|
MISC: |
Shortest Old Testament book |
|
BOOK |
32 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Jonah |
|
THEME: |
The mercy of God |
|
BY: |
Jonah (2 Ki 14:25) (Mt 12:39-42) |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
8th century B.C., 790 B.C.-749 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
767 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Israel |
|
STATISTICS: |
4 chapters, 48 verses, 1321 words |
|
MISC: |
|
|
BOOK |
33 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Micah. Who is like Yahweh? |
|
THEME: |
Judgment and pardon |
|
BY: |
Micah |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
740 B.C.-687 B.C., 8th century B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
744 B.C.-704 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Judah and Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Judah |
|
STATISTICS: |
7 chapters, 105 verses, 3153 words |
|
MISC: |
Lived and prophesied in the southern kingdom. He condemned the sins of the northern kingdom. One of the greatest passages in the Bible is Micah’s summary of true religion: Micah 6:8-What doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? |
|
BOOK |
34 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Nahum. Consolation; consoler; burden |
|
THEME: |
The burden of Nineveh |
|
BY: |
Nahum |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Before 612 B.C., 630 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
635 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Nineveh |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Possibly Judah |
|
STATISTICS: |
3 chapters, 47 verses, 1285 words |
|
MISC: |
|
|
BOOK |
35 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Habakkuk. To embrace; the embracer; one who embraces |
|
THEME: |
The righteous shall live by faith |
|
BY: |
Habakkuk |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, perhaps 640 B.C. to 598 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
Uncertain, possibly 606 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Judah |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Judah |
|
STATISTICS: |
3 chapters, 56 verses, 1474 words |
|
MISC: |
Faith is: repentance and humble trust in God. It is faithfulness, steadfast obedience to God. Faith is a whole way of life, a daily dependence upon God. When everything has gone wrong, and all possessions have been lost, and there is not anything to eat, faith will still rejoice in the God of his salvation. Faith says that God alone is enough. |
|
BOOK |
36 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Zephaniah. The Lord hides; whom Jehovah hides or shelters |
|
THEME: |
The day of the Lord |
|
BY: |
Zephaniah |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
App 627 B.C.-607 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
624 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Judah |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Judah |
|
STATISTICS: |
3 chapters, 53 verses, 1617 words |
|
MISC: |
|
|
BOOK |
37 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Haggai |
|
THEME: |
Rebuilding the temple |
|
BY: |
Haggai |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
520 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
521 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Restored Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Jerusalem |
|
STATISTICS: |
2 chapters, 38 verses, 1131 words |
|
MISC: |
|
|
BOOK |
38 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Zechariah. The Lord remembers |
|
THEME: |
The coming of Messiah |
|
BY: |
Zechariah |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
520 B.C.-487 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
521 B.C.-494 B.C. |
|
FOR/TO: |
Restored Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Jerusalem |
|
STATISTICS: |
14 chapters, 211 verses, 6444 words |
|
MISC: |
1-8 Call to repentance |
| 9-14 The future of Israel and God’s people | |
| (8 visions of Zechariah) | |
|
BOOK |
39 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Malachi. The messenger of Jehovah; the messenger of the Lord |
|
THEME: |
Rebuke |
|
BY: |
Malachi |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, perhaps 433 B.C.-400 B.C. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
Unknown |
|
FOR/TO: |
Israel |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Judah |
|
STATISTICS: |
4 chapters, 55 verses, 1782 words |
|
MISC: |
|
BOOK |
40 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Matthew. Gift of God |
|
THEME: |
Emphasis seems to be on the fact that Jesus is Israel’s promised Messiah—the One that would establish the Kingdom. Emphasis placed on the fact that He is the Son of David—of royal descent. |
|
BY: |
The apostle Matthew (a tax collector) |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Approximately A.D. 37 to 50 |
|
DATES COVERED: |
From Abraham to just before Jesus ascended to heaven |
|
FOR/TO: |
|
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Perhaps written in Judea, perhaps Jerusalem |
|
STATISTICS: |
28 chapters, 1071 verses, 23,684 words |
|
MISC: |
There are approximately 93 Old Testament quotes or allusions |
|
BOOK |
41 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Mark |
|
THEME: |
Emphasis seems to be on Jesus being the Son of God and discipleship. Jesus is revealed as the Son of God and suffering, obedient servant of God the Father, Who gave up His life as a ransom for the sin of others in submission to God’s will. |
|
BY: |
Mark. The name of Yochanan (John) is the original Hebrew name. The name of Mark (the Latin name) (or Roman prefix which was later added) means “Polite Shining”. He is believed to be the same one mentioned in the New Testament in Acts 12:12, 25; 13:5, 13; 15:37, 39; Col 4:10; 2 Tim 4:11; Phile. 24; 1 Pe 5:13. He was a Jewish believer, and his home was in Jerusalem. He was the son of Mary who lived in Jerusalem, whose house Peter came to after he was delivered from prison. He was a travel companion of Peter, Paul, and Barnabas. |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Approximately A.D. 65 to 70. Some believe A.D. 60. |
|
DATES COVERED: |
From John the Baptist to after the ascension of Jesus into heaven |
|
FOR/TO: |
|
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown |
|
STATISTICS: |
16 chapters, 678 verses, 15,171 words |
|
MISC: |
Approximately 49 Old Testament quotes |
|
BOOK |
42 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Luke |
|
THEME: |
Emphasis seems to be on the humanity of Christ. He is the Son of Man that had been rejected by Israel. As a result, Jesus was preached to the Gentiles also. Jesus is presented as the universal Savior—the Savior of the poor and rich, male and female, Jew and Gentile, slave and free. |
|
BY: |
Luke (the physician). At a later time, he also wrote Acts as a sequel to the Gospel of Luke. |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Approximately A.D. 58 to 60 |
|
DATES COVERED: |
From Adam to after Jesus ascended to heaven |
|
FOR/TO: |
Addressed to Theophilus, perhaps a community leader, or government or Roman official. |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, some believe possibly Caesarea or Rome |
|
STATISTICS: |
24 chapters, 1151 verses, 25,944 words |
|
MISC: |
Approximately 80 quotes from the Old Testament |
|
BOOK |
43 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
John |
|
THEME: |
Emphasis seems to be on showing the full deity of Jesus. Jesus is revealed as the Word that was made flesh in chapter one. Near the end of the Gospel in 20:28, Thomas said, “My Lord and my God.” Jesus is clearly presented as the Christ (or Messiah), the Son of God through many miracles. |
|
BY: |
The apostle John |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
Approximately A.D. 85-90 |
|
DATES COVERED: |
From “In the beginning” to just prior to Jesus ascending to be with His Father |
|
FOR/TO: |
|
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Probably at Ephesus |
|
STATISTICS: |
21 chapters, 878 verses, 19,099 words |
|
MISC: |
Approximately 30 quotes from the Old Testament. To record Jesus’ signs (20:30,31) so readers would believe in Jesus-ref 20:31. |
|
BOOK |
44 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Acts of the Apostles |
|
THEME: |
Primarily the acts of Peter and Paul |
|
BY: |
Luke (the physician). He also wrote the Gospel of Luke at an earlier time. |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
About A.D. 62 |
|
DATES COVERED: |
|
|
FOR/TO: |
Theophilus (a Gentile convert) |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown |
|
STATISTICS: |
28 chapters, 1007 verses, 24,250 words |
|
MISC: |
Luke and Acts are as 2 volumes of the same work. |
|
BOOK |
45 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
Romans |
|
THEME: |
|
|
BY: |
Paul |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
A.D. 55-59 |
|
DATES COVERED: |
|
|
FOR/TO: |
To the believers in Rome |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
On 3rd missionary trip, Corinth in Greece, or Philippi in Greece |
|
STATISTICS: |
16 chapters, 433 verses, 9447 words |
|
MISC: |
|
|
BOOK |
46 |
|
BOOK NAME: |
First Corinthians |
|
THEME: |
|
|
BY: |
Paul |
|
DATE WRITTEN: |
A.D. 53-56 |
|
DATES COVERED: |
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|
FOR/TO: |
The Corinthian church |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Ephesus-1 Cor 16:8; some say Philippi |
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STATISTICS: |
16 chapters, 437 verses, 9489 words |
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MISC: |
Much opposition to Paul’s preaching |
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BOOK |
47 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Second Corinthians |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Paul |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
A.D. 54-57; about 1 year after First Corinthians |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
The Corinthian church |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Probably Philippi or Macedonia |
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STATISTICS: |
13 chapters, 257 verses, 6092 words |
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MISC: |
Much about Paul in this epistle. Paul thought he would meet Titus at Troas. He was troubled Titus was not there. He went to Macedonia and found him. |
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BOOK |
48 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Galatians |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Paul |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
Various opinions ranging from as early as A.D. 48 to as late as A.D. 62, with perhaps A.D. 53 to 56 the most probable. |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
The Galatians |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Ephesus or Macedonia; alternate views are Antioch, Rome, or Corinth |
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STATISTICS: |
6 chapters, 149 verses, 3098 words |
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MISC: |
Paul upset about certain Jewish believers trying to impose circumcision and the Mosaic law on the Galatians. |
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BOOK |
49 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Ephesians |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Paul |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
A.D. 60-62 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
The church at Ephesus |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
From Rome |
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STATISTICS: |
6 chapters, 155 verses, 3039 words |
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MISC: |
Colossians, Philemon, and Philippians called prison epistles. Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon believed to be all dispatched at the same time. Eph 1-3 tells believers what they are in Christ, 4-6 what they should do because they are in Christ. Some consider Ephesians offers the greatest insight in all the Bible. |
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BOOK |
50 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Philippians |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Paul |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
Between A.D. 54 to 62 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
The saints at Philippi |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Probably in prison at Rome, but others think in prison in Ephesus |
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STATISTICS: |
4 chapters, 104 verses, 2002 words |
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MISC: |
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BOOK |
51 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Colossians |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Paul |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
Between A.D. 55 to 63 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
The saints at Colosse |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
From prison at Rome |
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STATISTICS: |
4 chapters, 95 verses, 1998 words |
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MISC: |
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BOOK |
52 |
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BOOK NAME: |
First Thessalonians |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Paul |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
A.D. 50-52 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
The church of the Thessalonians |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Corinth (Athens, Greece) |
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STATISTICS: |
5 chapters, 89 verses, 1857 words |
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MISC: |
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BOOK |
53 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Second Thessalonians |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Paul |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
A.D. 50-52; a few months after First Thessalonians |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
The church of the Thessalonians |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Corinth (Athens, Greece) |
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STATISTICS: |
3 chapters, 47 verses, 1042 words |
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MISC: |
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BOOK |
54 |
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BOOK NAME: |
First Timothy |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Paul |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
A.D. 61-65 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
Timothy |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Rome or during travels; some say from Laodicea, the chief city of Phrygia |
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STATISTICS: |
6 chapters, 113 verses, 2269 words |
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MISC: |
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BOOK |
55 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Second Timothy |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Paul |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
Considered to be the last epistle he wrote before his death, perhaps A.D. 64-68 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
Timothy |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Rome during imprisonment |
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STATISTICS: |
4 chapters, 83 verses, 1703 words |
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MISC: |
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BOOK |
56 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Titus |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Paul |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
A.D. 61-65 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
Titus |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
In Rome during imprisonment; alternate view is Macedonia |
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STATISTICS: |
3 chapters, 46 verses, 921 words |
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MISC: |
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BOOK |
57 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Philemon |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Paul |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
Views range from A.D. 55 to 63 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
Philemon, Apphia, Archippus, and the church in thy house |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Several views including prison at Rome, prison at Caesarea, or prison at Ephesus |
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STATISTICS: |
1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words |
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MISC: |
Four prison epistles: Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians, Philemon |
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BOOK |
58 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Hebrews |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Unknown, possibly Paul, Apollos, Barnabas, Luke, Timothy, Aquila and Priscilla, Silas, Aristion, or Philip |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
From A.D. 65-80 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
Jewish believers |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown; some think from Italy by Timothy |
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STATISTICS: |
13 chapters, 303 verses, 6913 words |
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MISC: |
Some Jewish believers were in danger of going back from Christ to Moses (from Grace to the Law). This was an immediate danger-2:1, based on unbelief-3:12, conduct-5:13,14, neglect of public worship-10:25, weakness in prayer-12:12, instability in doctrine-13:9, refusal to teach others-5:12 and neglect of the Scriptures-2:1. Thought(?)—if following Christ brought persecution and Jewish practice did not, why not return to Judaism and be free from persecution? |
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BOOK |
59 |
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BOOK NAME: |
James |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
James, the brother of Christ (unlikely to be James, the son of Zebedee, as was martyred about A.D. 44) |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
Dates vary from A.D. 45-62 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
Jewish believers throughout the Roman Empire |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown |
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STATISTICS: |
5 chapters, 108 verses, 2309 words |
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MISC: |
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BOOK |
60 |
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BOOK NAME: |
First Peter |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Peter |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
A.D. 64-66 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
Jewish believers scattered throughout Asia Minor |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Babylon, perhaps Rome |
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STATISTICS: |
5 chapters, 105 verses, 2482 words |
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MISC: |
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BOOK |
61 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Second Peter |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Peter |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
A.D. 66 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
To all Christians |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Perhaps Rome |
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STATISTICS: |
3 chapters, 61 verses, 1559 words |
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MISC: |
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BOOK |
62 |
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BOOK NAME: |
First John |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
John the apostle |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
A.D. 85-95 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
Churches in Asia Minor |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Ephesus |
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STATISTICS: |
5 chapters, 105 verses, 2523 words |
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MISC: |
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BOOK |
63 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Second John |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
John the apostle |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, perhaps A.D. 96-97 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
The elect lady and her children |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, perhaps Ephesus |
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STATISTICS: |
1 chapter, 13 verses, 303 words |
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MISC: |
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BOOK |
64 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Third John |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
John the apostle |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
Unknown, perhaps A.D. 97 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
Gaius of Derby, Acts 20:4; Gaius mentioned several times in the New Testament |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown |
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STATISTICS: |
1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words |
|
MISC: |
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BOOK |
65 |
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BOOK NAME: |
Jude |
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THEME: |
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BY: |
Jude, the brother of James and Jesus, Mt 13:55; Mk 6:3 Judas (or Jude) and James |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
Latter part of the first century. Estimates range from as early as A.D. 67 to as late as 125 |
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DATES COVERED: |
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FOR/TO: |
To the saints |
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WHERE WRITTEN: |
Unknown |
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STATISTICS: |
1 chapter, 25 verses, 613 words |
|
MISC: |
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BOOK |
66 |
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BOOK NAME: |
The Revelation |
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THEME: |
Prophecy |
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BY: |
John the apostle |
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DATE WRITTEN: |
A.D. 95-96 |
|
DATES COVERED: |
From the first church to New Jerusalem |
|
FOR/TO: |
To the seven churches, all saints |
|
WHERE WRITTEN: |
Island of Patmos |
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STATISTICS: |
22 chapters, 404 verses, 12,000 words |
|
MISC: |
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen-Rev 22:21. |