Week 1. The Story of the Bible

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1 Week 1 The Story of the Bible ccchuntersville.com Ed Gravely, Spring 2015

2 Class Schedule: 2/8 - Week 1: The Story of the Bible 2/15 - Week 2: The Make-up of the New Testament 2/22 - Week 3: How We Got the New Testament 3/1 - Week 4: The Gospels 3/8 - Week 5: How to Interpret the Gospels 3/15 - Week 6: Acts and Later New Testament - History and Mission 3/22 - Week 7: The Missionary Epistles of Paul 3/29 - Week 8: How to Read an Epistle 4/5 - Easter - We Serve Together as a Class 4/12 - Week 9: Paul's Prison and Pastoral Epistles 4/19 - Week 10: The Book of Hebrews 4/26 - Week 11: Survey of the General Epistles 5/3 - Week 12: Survey of Revelation Weekly Schedule: 11:00-11:15 - Hang out, Eat, Fellowship 11:15-11:20 - Announcements 11:20-11:30 - Review handouts 11:30-12:05 - Teach 12:05-12:15 - Pray Resources: Ed's edg@ccchuntersville.com Class Documents: ccchuntersville.com/yok Facebook: facebook.com/ccchuntersville Ed's Bio: Ed is a husband (married 20 years this summer) and a father of two: Claire 10 and William 8. He has been the Discipleship Pastor at Christ Community Church for three and a half years. Ed holds a Ph.D. in Textual Criticism and currently serves as Nonresident Professor of Biblical Studies and History of Ideas at Southeastern Theological Seminary and coordinator of SEBTS's Charlotte Extension Center. He's been teaching at SEBTS for about 10 years, and was there full-time as an elected faculty member before coming to CCC. While he was in school, Ed served as a middle and high school logic and humanities teacher at Trinity Academy of Raleigh.

3 The Story of the Bible: The Bible was written over fifteen hundred years. Its 66 books were written by dozens and dozens of human authors in three different languages. But at its core the Bible only tells one story. It is the story of God and his mission. That story, told across the entirety of Scripture, essentially has four parts: creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. These "parts" are more like themes than chapters. You will read all four parts of the story of God in the first book of the Bible and in the last. Creation: -We see God as. -We see what. -We see how God. Fall: -We see. -We see the effects of. Redemption: -We see pictures of. -We see God delivering on. Restoration: -We see God s. -We see God s restoration of the world.

4 The Old Testament at a Glance: The Books of Law Called the books of Moses. They tell the story of the creation of the world, the creation of Israel, and the giving of God's law. Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy The Books of History Called the Former Prophets. They give a narrative history of Israel from the entrance into the Promised Land until after the Babylonian captivity. Joshua Judges Ruth 1-2 Samuel 1-2 Kings 1-2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther The Books of Poetry The poetic and wisdom literature from the religious life of ancient Israel. The Major Prophets Considered a part of the Former Prophets, called the Major Prophets because of their length. They record the messages of the prophets sent by God during Israel's captivities. Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel The Minor Prophets Also called "the Twelve." They are only "minor" in their length. They record the messages of the prophets sent by God from the Neo-Assyrian period through the Persian period. Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zachariah Malachi Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon

5 A Bible Reading Plan: ccchuntersville.com/cccread 2/1/2015 Matthew 1-3 2/2/2015 Matthew 4-6 2/3/2015 Matthew 7-9 2/4/2015 Matthew /5/2015 Matthew /6/2015 Matthew /7/2015 Matthew /8/2015 Matthew /9/2015 Matthew /10/2015 Matthew 28, Mark 1-2 2/11/2015 Mark 3-5 2/12/2015 Mark 6-8 2/13/2015 Mark /14/2015 Mark /15/2015 Mark 15-16; Luke 1 2/16/2015 Luke 2-4 2/17/2015 Luke 5-7 2/18/2015 Luke /19/2015 Luke /20/2015 Luke /21/2015 Luke /22/2015 Luke /23/2015 Luke 23-24; John 1 2/24/2015 John 2-4 2/25/2015 John 5-7 2/26/2015 John /27/2015 John /28/2015 John /1/2015 John /2/2015 John 20-21; Acts 1 3/3/2015 Acts 2-4 3/4/2015 Acts 5-7 3/5/2015 Acts /6/2015 Acts /7/2015 Acts /8/2015 Acts /9/2015 Acts /10/2015 Acts /11/2015 Acts /12/2015 Rom 1-3 3/13/2015 Rom 4-6 3/14/2015 Mar 14 - Rom 7-9 3/15/2015 Rom /16/2015 Rom /17/2015 Rom 16; 1 Cor 1-2 3/18/ Cor 3-5 3/19/ Cor 6-8 3/20/ Cor /21/ Cor /22/ Cor 15-16; 2 Cor 1 3/23/ Cor 2-4 3/24/ Cor 5-7 3/25/ Cor /26/ Cor /27/2015 Gal 1-3 3/28/2015 Gal 4-6 3/29/2015 Eph 1-3 3/30/2015 Eph 4-6 3/31/2015 Phil 1-3 4/1/2015 Phil 4; Col 1-2 4/2/2015 Col 3-4; 1 Thes 1 4/3/ Thes 2-4 4/4/ Thes 5; 2 Thes 1-2 4/5/ Thes 3; 1 Tim 1-2 4/6/ Tim 3-5 4/7/ Tim 6; 2 Tim 1-2 4/8/ Tim 3-4; Titus 1 4/9/2015 Titus 2-3 4/10/2015 Philemon 4/11/2015 Heb 1-3 4/12/2015 Heb 4-6 4/13/2015 Heb 7-9 4/14/2015 Heb /15/2015 Heb 13; James 1-2 4/16/2015 James 3-5 4/17/ Peter 1-3 4/18/ Peter 4-5; 2 Peter 1 4/19/ Peter 2-3; 1 John 1 4/20/ John 2-4 4/21/ John 5; 2 John; 3 John 4/22/2015 Jude 4/23/2015 Rev 1-2 4/24/2015 Rev 3-5 4/25/2015 Rev 6-8 4/26/2015 Rev /27/2015 Rev /28/2015 Rev /29/2015 Rev /30/2015 Rev 21-22

6 Further Reading: The Mission of God by Christopher Wright (IVP, 2006) Gospel by J.D. Greear (B&H, 2011) What It All Means: 1. God is on a mission in this world. That mission explains and defines your life. Be on mission! 2. The Bible is your only reliable connection to understanding God s mission. Read it! For Next Week: -The make-up of the New Testament -What is a Gospel? An epistle? What is Acts and Revelation? -Matthew handouts Pray: Spend a few minutes getting to know the people at your table and then share one thing we can pray with you about. After everyone has shared, go around the table and pray.