Some of the books have a Principal thought. Others are about a number of things.
| Genesis | founding of the Hebrew Nation |
| Exodus | The Covenant with the Hebrew nation |
| Leviticus | Laws of the Hebrew Nation |
| Numbers | Journey to the Promised Land |
| Deuteronomy | Laws of the Hebrew Nation |
| Joshua | The Conquest of Canaan |
| Judges | First 300 years in the Land |
| Ruth | Beginning of the Messianic Family of David |
| I Samuel | Organization of the Kingdom |
| II Samuel | Reign of David |
| I Kings | Division of the Kingdom |
| II King | History of Southern Kingdom |
| Ezra | Return from Captivity |
| Nehemiah | Rebuilding Jerusalem |
| Esther | Escape of Israel from Extermination |
| Job | Problem of Suffering |
| Psalms | National Hymn book of Israel |
| Proverbs | Wisdom of Solomon |
| Ecclesiastes | Vanity of Earthly Life |
| Song of Solomon | Glorification of Wedded Love |
| Isaiah | The Messianic Prophet |
| Jeremiah | A Last Effort to Save Jerusalem |
| Lamentations | A Dirge over the Desolation of Jerusalem |
| Ezekiel | "They shall Know that I am God" |
| Daniel | The Prophet at Babylon |
| Hosea | Apostasy of Israel |
| Joel | Prediction of the Holy Spirit Age |
| Amos | Ultimate Universal Rule of David |
| Obadiah | Destruction of Edom |
| Jonah | An Errand of Mercy to Nineveh |
| Micah | Bethlehem to be Birthplace of the Messiah |
| Nahum | Destruction of Nineveh |
| Habakkuk | "The Just shall Live by Faith" |
| Zephaniah | Coming of a "Pure Language" |
| Hazzai | Rebuilding the Temple |
| Zechariah | Rebuilding the Temple |
| Malachi | Final message to a disobedient People |
| Matthew | Jesus the Messiah |
| Mark | Jesus the Wonderful |
| Luke | Jesus the Son of Man |
| John | Jesus the Son of God |
| Acts | Formation of the Church |
| Romans | Nature of Christ's Work |
| I Corinthians | Various Church Disorders |
| II Corinthians | Paul's Vindication of his Apostleship |
| Galatians | By Grace, not by Law |
| Ephesians | Unity of the Church |
| Philippians | A Missionary Epistle |
| Colossians | Deity of Jesus |
| I Thessalonians | The Lord's Second Coming |
| II Thessalonians | The Lord's Second Coming |
| I Timothy | The Care of the Church in Ephesus |
| II Timothy | Paul's Final Word |
| Titus | The Churches of Crete |
| Philemon | Conversion of a Runaway Slave |
| Hebrews | Christ the Mediator of a New Covenant |
| James | Good Works |
| I Peter | To a Persecuted Church |
| II Peter | Prediction of Apostasy |
| I John | Love |
| II John | Caution against False Teachers |
| III John | Rejection of John's Helpers |
| Jude | Imminent Apostasy |
| Revelation | Ultimate Triumph of Christ |
| Matthew, Mark & Luke | They follow the same general sequence in tell the story of Jesus life, ministry death & resurrection, focusing on birth, temptation, teachings, miracles, arrest & trials, death & resurrection of Jesus. |
| Matthew | Written primarily to Jews to convince them that Jesus is the Messiah (often sights Old Testament passages)Matthew the person: was a tax collector (considered a "sinner" by the Jews); worked for Herod and Rome; usually hated by people of the area - they were considered traitors; Matthew probably didn't expect Jesus to ask him to join him; became one of Jesus'
closest apostles. |
| Mark | Written primarily to Roman audience & pictured Jesus as the Suffering Servant of Isaiah. |
| Luke | Written to entire Gentile world & pictured Jesus as the universal Savior. |
| John | Pictured Jesus as the eternal Son of God, the agent of creation, the only way to God. |
| Acts | Beginning of the first church formed and the expansion of it by the power of God. Expanded geographically and spiritually. Jews excepting Gentiles as brothers. (A Gentile is a non-Jew.) |
| Epistles | Letters written to a specific church or several churches to address the needs or problems of a specific church (I Corinth) or general issues (James). Their letters let us see the Gospel applied to the 1st century church and challenges us to reflect on how the same truths should apply to us and to our churches today. |
| Revelation | A glimpse into the final victory. |
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