Spiritual Survival Guide
2: Read This If You’re Confused About Faith
Details OLD TESTAMENT Opening Section Prehistory: Genesis 1-11 (stuff starts up and goes from good to bad)
The Bible-at-a Glance
Overview OLD TESTAMENT The Beginning Stories of the creation and our ancient ancestors
History Section Genesis 12-50 (from Abraham to Moses) Exodus (God’s people get moving)
History and Law God’s special unfolding relationship with the people of Israel
Leviticus (a handbook for ancient priests) Numbers (statistics for those into numbers) Deuteronomy (contract with God) Joshua (Promised Land!) Judges (new leaders for tough times) Ruth (foreign woman finds faith and a new people) 1 Samuel-2 Chronicles (kings, sex, lies, and catastrophe)
Wisdom Wisdom and inspiration for faithful living
Prophecy God’s spokesmen tell it like it is: judgment time and the promise of a new beginning NEW TESTAMENT Gospels The good news about what God has done in and through Jesus Letters Reflections on Jesus (who he is and what he’s done) and how to follow him in everyday life
Ezra-Nehemiah (comeback story) Esther (brave girl to the rescue)
Wisdom Section Job (a meditation on suffering faithfully) Psalms (a soundtrack for faith-life) Proverbs (lessons for living wisely) Ecclesiastes (dealing with pessimism) Song of Solomon (a celebration of human love)
Prophetic Section Isaiah (God’s bringing salvation, but at a cost) Jeremiah—Lamentations (warning signs from a tearful prophet) Ezekiel (fantastic visions of judgment and new beginnings) Daniel (visions of God being in control) Hosea—Malachi (God’s “dangerous dozen” tell it like it is)
The Wrap-Up A visionary picture of the ultimate triumph of Christ
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