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In our Bible classes, we usually go to a book of the Bible and concentrate on one chapter for several weeks or months. Sometimes in our sermons, we emphasize one paragraph or chapter of the Bible. We often focus on one verse and talk about what each word means and discuss other related verses. In other words, most of the time we deliberate on small areas of the Bible.

As a result, although we may know much about many different verses, stories, subjects, or events in the Bible, we might never understand the overall view and context of what the Bible is about. This lack of appreciation for the overall theme of the Bible makes it easy for us to draw false conclusions about the small sections.

This outline of the whole Bible presents each of the books in the order they're found in our Bibles and gives the theme of each book beside it's name. Then the outline moves to a verse-by-verse description that makes it easy to see the logic of God's revealed word. Reading the entire outline from time to time helps us keep in mind the context of the overall picture while we study the various parts in classes and sermons.

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This chapter is available at the website: gospelthemes.com.

Check out these free online booklets that demonstrate how important it is to study the Old Testament:

• The Importance of the Old Testament to New Testament Christians
  Many claiming to be New Testament Christians are woefully weak in their knowledge of the Old Testament. Thus, they are severely limited in their knowledge of the New Testament itself, for the New Testament is based squarely upon the Old. This leads to mistaken assumptions which result in doctrinal misinterpretations in the New. In addition, New Testament Christians were foretold in the Old Testament. Perhaps worst of all, ignorance of the Old Testament violates plain commands in the New Testament that instruct Christians to be serious students of the Old. (Chapter 6 from the book How to Study the Bible: A Practical Guide to Independent Bible Study.)

• Matthew 24-25: Destruction of Jerusalem vs. Final Judgment
  Matthew 24-25 is one of the most difficult, perplexing, abused, and misapplied passages in the Bible. It suffers the most speculative interpretations and many false doctrines about a final return of Christ rest upon it. For example, the Worldwide Church of God and Jehovah's Witnesses use Matthew 24-25 to substantiate their false teachings. It is also the basis for Hal Lindsay's popular Late Great Planet Earth. (Chapter 10 from the book The Teaching of Jesus: From Mount Sinai to Gehenna: A Faithful Rabbi Urgently Warns Rebellious Israel)

• II Peter 3: Destruction of Jerusalem or Destruction of the Universe?
  A verse-by-verse study of II Peter 3 shows how our ignorance of the Old Testament often causes us to jump to false conclusions about this important chapter. While many people believe this chapter deals with the destruction of the universe, the author proves that it prophesies about the destruction of Jerusalem. (Appendix 1 from the book The Teaching of Jesus: From Mount Sinai to Gehenna: A Faithful Rabbi Urgently Warns Rebellious Israel)

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