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 Would you like to have a better understanding of what the whole Bible is about - the "Big Picture" - the basic plot and a simple overview of the historical flow of the unfolding story?  This is a good place to start, if you want to understand the Bible.

A Journey Through the Bible

From Creation to the Flood Genesis 1-8/ Brief historical overview from creation to the great flood
From the Flood to Abraham Genesis 9-11/ flood survivors repopulate the earth and the Bible focuses on the patriarchal fathers of the nation of Israel
Wandering of the Patriarchs Genesis 12-50 / ca. 2200-1876 B.C. - The lives/travels of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob; Joseph and Israel's entrance into Egypt
From Egypt to Sinai Exodus 1-18/ ca. 1446 B.C. - Israel's exodus and travel to Mt. Sinai
Sinai Covenant & Wandering Exodus 19 - Deuteronomy/ ca. 1445-1405 B.C. - Israel's year at Mt. Sinai, receiving the Law & Tabernacle
Joshua/Conquest of Canaan Joshua/ ca. 1405-1380 B.C. - Israel's initial conquest of Canaan under Joshua
Era of the Judges Judges, Ruth, 1Samuel 1-7/ ca. 1380-1051 B.C. - a 300+ year period of turmoil as Israel forgot the Lord & Law
United Israelite Kingdom Era 1Samuel 8 - 1Kings 11/ ca. 1051-931 B.C. - 120 years when all 12 Israelite tribes were under one king
Divided Israelite Kingdom Era 1Kings 12 - 2Kings 25/ ca. 931-586 B.C. - several centuries with a divided Israel under two separate monarchies
Judah's Exile to Babylon 2Kings 25; 2Chronicles 36; Daniel, Ezekiel, Jeremiah-Lamentations/ ca, 606 - 536 B.C. - a 70-year exile of Jews to Babylon
Judah's Return/Restoration Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi/ ca. 480 - 400 B.C. - 50,000 Jews returned to restore Judah
Intertestament Era 400-5 B.C. - a period of turmoil in the Middle East as Israel was ruled by Persia, Greece, the Hasmoneans, and Romans
The Forerunner & Messiah Gospels/ ca. 5/4 B.C. - 30 A.D. - the era of John the baptizer and Jesus the Christ
Apostles & their Writings Acts - Revelation/ ca. 30 - 100 A.D. - the period in which the Apostles started and guided churches
The Messianic/Church Age 100 A.D. to the Present
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Unless otherwise noted, all material produced by Charles E. McCoy

All Scripture citations/quotations from the New American Standard Bible

To send a question to Chuck: chuck@severnchristian.org