This session introduces the structure and storyline of the Old Testament.

You’ll walk through the law, the historical books, the poetry and wisdom writings, and the prophets, seeing how each section reveals God’s character, His covenant purposes, and His unfolding plan to redeem humanity. The lecture highlights key moments, major figures, and the repeated call for God’s people to return to Him.

By the end, you should have a clear framework for reading the Old Testament with confidence and recognising how it prepares the way for Jesus and the New Covenant.

Student Notes - Bible Overview: Old Testament

Students Notes - Bible Chronology

1. Living by the Book by Howard G.Hendricks & William D.Hendricks (Moody Press) 1991
2. Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry (Word Bible Publishers)
3. Explore the Book by J.S.Baxter (Zondervan) 1966
4. New Testament Survey by M.C.Tenney (IVP) 1985
5. Know your Bible, Analytical volume 1 by G Scroggie (Pickering & Inglis) 1944
6. New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology Vol 1 (Zondervan) 1986
7. Christ in all the Scriptures by A.M. Hodgekin (Pickering & Inglis) 1973
8. Understanding the Bible by J.Stott (Scripture Union) 1972
9. New Testament Introduction (Volumes 1-3) by Donald Guthrie (Tyndale Press) 1965
10. All the Men of the Bible by Herbert Lockyer (Zondervan) 1958

Bible Overview: Old Testament

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