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The Bible is not some book about some ancient, animal slaughtering religion that talks about God being in a pup tent.

It is a real book that talks about real people, real places and real times.

FUN FACTS

• Longest book: Psalms (150 chapters) (43,743 words)
• Shortest book: (by word count 3 John, 299)( by verse count 2 John, 13)
• Longest verse: Esther 8:9 90 words
• Shortest verse: John 11:35 "Jesus wept"

FEW MORE

• Was the first book ever printed
• Is the most shoplifted book
• Covers approximately 4,100 years (4,000 OT, 100 NT)
• Was written over appx. 1,400-1,500 years
• The KJV has inspired more pop song lyrics than any other book

AND STILL MORE

• The longest word in the Bible is: "Mahershalalhashbaz"
• It has 1 divine Author and 40+/- writers
• Depending on the version it is 1/2" to 5" thick, but it is deeper than the Pacific.

OVERALL DIVISION

• 2 Testaments (covenant)
• Old Testament 39 books
• New Testament 27 books

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66 books
X
5 minutes each
=
5 1/2 hours of study

YE' OLDE TESTAMENT

1sT DIVISION - HISTORY

• 17 books Genesis - Esther
• The story of God's people
• "Basically chronological"

1ST DIVISION - HISTORY

• 2 sub-divisions
• Law or Pentateuch 1st 5 books Genesis - Deuteronomy
• History books next 12 books Joshua - Esther

THE LAW OR PENTATEUCH

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy
• Adam to Moses

HISTORY BOOKS

• 3 sections
• Pre-monarchy
• Monarchy
• Post-monarchy

Each of the history sections is broken by a spotlight book.
Ruth
1 & 2 Chronicles
Esther

Pre-monarchy
Joshua and Judges
Ruth looks back

Monarchy
1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings
1 & 2 Chronicles

Post-monarchy
Ezra and Nehemiah
Esther looks back

2ND DIVISION - WRITINGS

• 5 Books Job - Song of Songs
• The writings of God's people
• The majority of the time in these books it is men talking to God.

3RD DIVISION - PROPHETS

• 17 Books Isaiah - Malachi
• God's commentary on the times
• Opposite of the writings, this is mostly God speaking to man.

PROPHETS

• Major prophets Isaiah - Daniel
• Minor prophets Hosea - Malachi
• Notice the timing of the prophets, they did not begin until the Kings.

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INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD

• "400 years of silence"
• Allowed for the teachings in the Old Testament to permeate through the culture.
• Resetting of the stage
• Movement from the temple to synagogues