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What’s in the Bible?

What’s in the Bible?. Pete Broadbent. The Big Story. Creation Fall Covenant Redemption Mission Culmination. Approaches. Historical Literary Theological. Historical. When did it happen? How does it relate to other events in scripture?

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What’s in the Bible?

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  1. What’s in the Bible? Pete Broadbent

  2. The Big Story Creation Fall Covenant Redemption Mission Culmination

  3. Approaches Historical Literary Theological

  4. Historical When did it happen? How does it relate to other events in scripture? How does it relate to other events outside scripture?

  5. Literary What sort of book? Witnessing tradition (narrative) Authoritative canon (law) Inspired word (prophecy) Experienced revelation (poetry, epistles, apocalyptic)

  6. Theological Look for the great themes Look for the “this is that” Look for unity in diversity Look for it to point to Jesus Christ

  7. Genesis 1 – 11 Genesis 1 & 2 Creation Genesis 3 Fall Genesis 4 -11 Primeval history 4 Cain & Abel 6 – 10 Noah 11 Babel pre 2000 BC

  8. Genesis 12 – 50 Abraham Genesis 12 – 25 Isaac Genesis 25 – 27 Jacob Genesis 28 – 36 Joseph Genesis 37 – 50 Covenant – Genesis 12:1-3 ?2000 – 1700 BC

  9. Exodus Slavery in Egypt 1:1 – 22 Moses’ birth and early life 2:1 – 4:31 Moses v Pharaoh 5:1 – 11:10 Passover and departure 12:1 – 15:21 The Exodus – Exodus 1 - 15 1280 BC ?

  10. The giving of the law – Exodus 16 – 24 Instructions for the sacred tent – Exodus 25 – 31 People’s rebellion – Exodus 32 – 34 Building the sacred tent – Exodus 35 – 40 Exodus

  11. Leviticus Sacrifice laws 1 – 7 Priesthood 8 – 10 Uncleanness laws 11 – 15 Atonement 16 Holiness laws 17 – 27

  12. Preparing to march 1 – 10 Sinai to edge of Promised Land 11 – 36 Numbers

  13. Moses’ retrospective 1 – 3 The past 4 – 11 Living as the people of God 12 – 26 What God requires 27 – 28 Consequences 29 – 33 Last words Death of Moses Deuteronomy

  14. Challenge (chapter 1) Conquest (2 – 12) Division of land (13 – 22) Farewell challenge (23 – 24) Joshua 1250 - 1200

  15. 1:1 – 2:10 Up to the death of Joshua 2:11 – 16:31 The Judges 17 – 21 Minor incidents Theological pattern: Unfaithfulness to God The Lord’s anger -> oppression A judge arises A period of “rest” “No King in Israel” Judges 1200 – 1020 ?

  16. A different kind of story… Ruth & Boaz get it together! Theologically Ruth is a convert Boaz is righteous This is the story of David’s ancestry Bethlehem is special Ruth

  17. 1 Samuel Samuel as judge 1 – 7 Saul becomes king 8 – 10 Saul’s early reign 11 – 15 David and Saul 16 – 30 Death of Saul 31 1020 – 1000

  18. David rules Judah 1 – 4 David rules Israel as a whole 5 – 24 2 Samuel 1000 – 961

  19. 1 Kings End of David’s reign (1:1 – 2:12) Solomon becomes king (2) Solomon’s reign (3 – 11) Divided kingdom (12 – 22) Northern tribes revolt (12:1 – 14:20) Kings of Judah & Israel (14:21 – 16:34) Elijah (17:1 – 19:21) Ahab (20:1 – 22:40) Jehosophat & Ahaziah (22) 961 - 849

  20. 2 Kings Divided Kingdom (1:1 – 17:41) Elisha (1:1 – 8:15) Kings of Judah & Israel (8:16 – 17:4) Fall of Samaria (17:5 – 41) Kingdom of Judah (18:1 – 25:30) Hezekiah to Josiah (18:1 – 21:26) Josiah’s reign (22:1 – 23:30) last kings of Judah (23:31 – 24:20) fall of Jerusalem (25:1 – 30) 849 – 587

  21. Same story, different perspective Introduction 1 Chronicles 1 – 9 David 1 Chronicles 10 – 29 Solomon 2 Chronicles 1 – 9 Up to the exile 2 Chronicles 10 – 36 Temple and worship Prophets in solidarity 1 & 2 Chronicles

  22. Ezra First return from exile 1 – 2 Temple rebuilt and dedicated 3 – 6 Ezra returns with other exiles 7 – 10 500 – 400 ?

  23. Nehemiah Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem 1 – 2 Walls rebuilt 3 – 7 Law read; covenant renewed 8 – 10 Further life of Nehemiah 11 – 13 500 – 400 ?

  24. The Big Themes of the OT Creation and Fall Covenant Exodus/Passover Law Promised Land Kings [prophets] Temple/Priests [prophets again] Prophets

  25. Divided Kingdom [more prophets!] Exile [yet more prophets!] Return and restoration Future… The Big Themes of the OT

  26. Esther Esther becomes queen 1 – 2 Haman’s plots 3 – 5 Haman put to death 6 – 7 Jews defeat their enemies 8 – 10 450 ?

  27. Job 1 – 2 Beginning 3 Job’s complaint 4 – 14 First dialogue 15 – 21 Second dialogue 22 – 27 Third dialogue 28 Wisdom 29 – 31 Job’s final statement 32 – 37 Elihu 38 – 42 God answers 42 End

  28. Psalms Poetry! - look out for parallelisms, converses, completions Both individual and collective Please/help/sorry 74, 28 Thank you 30 You’re great! 66 That’s great 19 Blessings/promises 24 Prayer 42

  29. Wisdom literature Proverbs Wisdom 1 – 9 Solomon 10 – 29 Agur 30 Various 31 Ecclesiastes What’s life about? Song of Songs Love poems

  30. Prophecy Prophets are called… to speak God’s words to remind people of God’s law to interpret history to proclaim and predict to speak of national life to live close to God

  31. The theology of prophecy the nature and character of God judgement on God’s people on other nations future hope restoration new covenant call to repent

  32. Literary style of prophecy visions and dreams objects and symbols prayer and reflection Prophets did it through stories living it out drama prophetic action poetry and oracles sermons and writings

  33. Warnings to Judah under Ahaz 1 - 12 Judgement on the nations 13 – 23 Judgement on the world 24 – 27 Indictments of Judah – and promise of restoration, given under Hezekiah 28 – 35 Isaiah and Hezekiah 36 – 39 Isaiah 1 - 39 750 – 700 (Judah)

  34. Isaiah 40 – 66 Comfort during the Exile 40 – 55 Further warnings and promises 56 – 66 540 – 525 Exile

  35. Jeremiah Jeremiah’s call 1 Prophecies: Judah 2 – 6; temple 7; word 8; idols 10 [false trust…] God’s message and messenger rejected 11 – 20 Prophecies from Zedekiah’s time 21 – 24 Review of Jeremiah’s ministry 25 Events in Jeremiah’s life 26 – 45 Prophecies against the nations 46 – 51 Fall of Jerusalem 52 625 – 587 (Judah)

  36. Lamentations 5 poems on the destruction of Jerusalem Sorrows of Jerusalem 1 Punishment of Jerusalem 2 Punishment and hope 3 Jerusalem in ruins 4 A prayer for mercy 5 586 BC

  37. Ezekiel Call 1 – 3 Judgement on God’s people 4 – 24 Judgement on the nations 25 – 32 Call 33 Restoration for God’s people 34 – 48 590 into exile (Judah)

  38. Daniel Daniel and his friends 1:1 – 6:28 Daniel’s visions 7:1 – 11:45

  39. Hosea Hosea’s marriage 1 – 3 Messages against Israel 4 – 13 Repentance and promise 14 750 – 730 (Israel)

  40. Locusts 1:1 – 2:17 Restoration 2:18 – 27 Day of the Lord 2:28 – 3:21 Joel post Exile

  41. Israel’s neighbours 1:1 – 2:5 Judgement on Israel 2:6 – 6:14 5 visions 7:1 – 9: 15 Amos 750 – 730 (Israel)

  42. Edom 1 – 14 Day of the Lord 15 – 21 Obadiah Date unknown

  43. Jonah Call and disobedience 1 Repentance 2 Preaching in Nineveh 3 God’s mercy on Nineveh 4 Story…

  44. Judgement on Israel and Judah 1 – 3 Restoration and peace 4 – 5 Warning and hope 6 – 7 Micah 740 – 700 (Judah)

  45. Judgement on Nineveh 1 Fall of Nineveh 2 – 3 Nahum 620 (Judah)

  46. Habakkuk Habakkuk’s complaints 1 – 2:4 Doom 2:5 – 20 Habakkuk’s prayer 3 600 (Judah)

  47. Zephaniah Day of the Lord 1:1 – 2:3 Doom on Israel’s neighbours 2:4 – 15 Jerusalem – doom and redemption 3:1 – 20 625 (Judah)

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