A Basic Overview of The Bible

R.C. Sproul:

The Old Testament overview:

Genesis (the history of Creation, the fall, and God’s covenantal dealings with the patriarchs)

Exodus (the history of Israel’s liberation and formation as a nation)

Joshua (the history of the military conquest of the Promised Land)

Judges (Israel’s transition from a tribal federation to a monarchy)

1 Samuel (Israel’s emerging monarchy under Saul and David)

2 Samuel (David’s reign)

1 Kings (Solomon and the divided kingdom)

2 Kings (the fall of Israel)

Ezra (the Israelites’ return from exile)

Nehemiah (the restoration of Jerusalem)

Amos and Hosea (examples of minor prophets)

Jeremiah (an example of a major prophet)

Ecclesiastes (Wisdom Literature)

Psalms and Proverbs (Hebrew poetry)

The New Testament overview:

The Gospel of Luke (the life of Jesus)

Acts (the early church)

Ephesians (an introduction to the teaching of Paul)

1 Corinthians (life in the church)

1 Peter (an introduction to Peter)

1 Timothy (an introduction to the Pastoral Epistles)

Hebrews (Christology)

Romans (Paul’s theology)

By reading these books, a student can get a basic feel for and understanding of the scope of the Bible without getting bogged down in the more difficult sections. From there, he or she can fill in the gaps to complete the reading of the entire Bible.

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