Bible Guide

I've worked with teenagers for years in jobs and in youth groups and something I've found is that it's really hard to tell them to read and study the Word if they don't know how to use it.  Another thing I've found is that it's not limited to teenagers.  I'm still learning how to really use my Bible so that I can better study and dig deeper into what He has for me.

 Here you will find basic learning tools on how to use the Bible and to be able to study it on your own.  From information about the general setup and makeup to different versions to the location of parts and areas that you probably want to know about.  Yeah, the Bible can look big, thick, and kind of intimidating, but we're going to take it like we would eat and elephant....one bite at a time.

 Let's get started!!!

 A few things to know:

  • There are 66 books in the Bible.  These refer to specific sections in the Bible many times authored by separate persons.  For example, Genesis, Exodus, Matthew, Mark, etc.
  • The Bible is separated into the Old and New Testaments. 
    • The Old Testament covers from creation until right before Jesus' time on the earth and the New Testament covers Jesus' birth until John's book of Revelation.
The Books of the Bible are arranged by type instead of a Chronological order (or by timeline).
  1. Books of the Law of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
  2. History Books (About God's chosen people of Israel): Joshua, Judges, RUth, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings, 1&2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
  3. Books of Wisdom: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
  4. Prophets' Books: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi
  5. The Gospels (covers Jesus life and ministry): Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
  6. History of the early Church: Acts
  7. Paul's Letters: Romans, 1&2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1&2 Thessalonians, 1&2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews
  8. Other Letters: James, 1&2 Peter, 1&2&3 John, Jude
  9. The End of the World, Apocalypse, Jesus' Return: Revelation

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