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BIBLE BOOK INTRODUCTIONS
Historical Backgrounds, Summaries, Interpretation Hints, Timelines, Main Themes, Outlines and much more...

Welcome to our main Bible Book Introductions Page.  This section contains concise background information, summaries, interpretation principles and practical applications for each section and book of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.   We recommend reading the Bible Book Guide Preface, which contains our pre-suppositions and goals for this section.  You may also want to check out the OT at a Glance and NT at a Glance pages for a brief one or two sentence overview of each book.

For an overview of each Bible Book, including background information and interpretation rules, see our Bible Study Guide.  To view these and other writings topically, see our Articles page.

Click on the Section or Book for the writings.  If a link is not active, the corresponding has yet to be uploaded.  We're steadily working on these writings and hope to have all completed by the end of 2010.

Old Testament
(Hebrew Scriptures)

New Testament

 Books of the Law

The Pentateuch
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy

 Historical Books

The Historical Books
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther

 Books of Wisdom

The Poetry Books
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon

 Major Prophets

The Prophets
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel

 Minor Prophets

The Book of the Twelve
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

 Gospels & Acts

The Gospels & Acts
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts

 Letters of Paul

The Pauline Epistles
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
The Pastoral Epistles
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews

 General Epistles

The General Epistles
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
 

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