LEVEL THREE
(All articles in PDF format)
Article one: Introduction to the Bible.
THE PENTATEUCH
GENESIS
Article two: Introduction to the Pentateuch (Chapters 1-2)
Article three: The Fall and the Spread of Sin (Chapters 3-11).
Article four: The Patriarchs — Abraham (Chapters 12-25)
Article five: The Patriarchs — Isaac and Jacob (Chapters 25-36)
Article six: The Patriarchs — Joseph (Chapters 37-50)
EXODUS
The book of Exodus is the most important book of the Old Testament because it recounts the two most important events in Israel’s history: her [or the Israelites’] liberation from Egypt and the Sinai covenant.
Article Seven: Israel’s Liberation from Slavery (Chapters 1-12)
Article Eight: Israel’s Journey into the Wilderness (Chapters 12-18)
Article Nine: The Sinai Covenant (Chapters 19-40)
LEVITICUS
Article Ten: Israel’s Call To Holiness (Chapters 1-10)
Article Eleven: The Holiness Code (Chapters 11-27)
NUMBERS
Article Twelve: Preparation for Departure from the Sinai (Chapters 1-10)
Article Thirteen: Grumbling and Rebellion in the Desert (Chapters 10-21)
Article Fourteen: On the Plains of Moab (Chapters 22-36)
DEUTERONOMY
Article Fifteen: A Call to Choose Life through Obedience to God’s Word (Chapters 1-11)
Article Sixteen: Rules and Regulations for Daily Life (Chapters 12-28)
Article Seventeen: A Covenant Appeal — Promise of Forgiveness (Chapters 29-32)
THE HISTORICAL BOOKS
JOSHUA
Article Eighteen: A Promise Fulfilled (Chapters 1-6)
Article Nineteen: The Conquest Continues (Chapters 7-24)
JUDGES
Article Twenty: Struggle between Faith and Culture (Chapters 1-8)
Article Twenty-One: The Struggle Continues (Chapters 9-21)
RUTH
Article Twenty-two: The Faithful Woman — God’s Universal Love
1 SAMUEL
Article Twenty-three: Samuel (Chapters 1-7)
Article Twenty-four: The Monarchy (Chapters 8-17)
Article Twenty-five: Decline of Saul and Rise of David (Chapters 18-31)
2 SAMUEL
Article Twenty-six: David’s Rise to Power (Chapters 1-10)
Article Twenty-seven: David’s Sin and its Consequences (Chapters 11-16)
Article Twenty-eight: David’s Troubles Continue (Chapters 17-24)
1 KINGS
Article Twenty-nine: Kingdom United (Chapters 1-11)
Article Thirty: A Kingdom Divided (Chapters 12-22)
2 KINGS
Article Thirty-one: The Prophetic Ministry of Elisha (Chapters 1-17)
Article Thirty-two: The Kingdom after Judah (after 721 B.C.) (Chapters 18-25)
1 CHRONICLES
Article Thirty-three: Genealogy and the Reign of David (Chapters 1-29)
2 CHRONICLES
Article Thirty-four: Solomon and the Kings of Judah (Chapters 1-36)
EZRA
Article Thirty-five: Ezra – The Period of Restoration (Chapters 1-10)
NEHEMIAH
Article Thirty-six: Nehemiah – Rebuilding and Restoration (Chapters 1-13)
1 MACCABEES
Article Thirty-seven: The Final Period of the Old Testament, Part One (Chapters 1-16)
2 MACCABEES
Article Thirty-eight: The Final Period of the Old Testament, Part Two (Chapters 1-15)
DANIEL
Article Thirty-nine: Daniel
THREE HISTORICAL NOVELS
TOBIT
Article Forty: Tobit
JUDITH
Article Forty-one: Judith
ESTHER
Article Forty-two: Esther
THE PROPHETS
Article Forty-three: Introduction to the Prophets
PRE-EXILIC PROPHETS
Article Forty-four: Amos – Prophet of Social Justice
Article Forty-five: Hosea – Prophet of God’s Unconditional Love
Article Forty-six: First Isaiah – Prophet of God’s Holiness, Part One (Chapters 1-12)
Article Forty-seven: Isaiah – Prophet of God’s Holiness, Part Two (Chapters 13-39)
Article Forty-eight: Micah – Prophet of Divine Justice
Article Forty-nine: Jeremiah – The Mystic in the Marketplace (Chapters 1-25)
Article Fifty: Jeremiah, Part Two (Chapters 26-52)
Article Fifty-one: Zephaniah – Prophet of ‘Day of the Lord’
Article Fifty-two: Nahum – The Prophet of God’s Vengeance
Article Fifty-three: Habakkuk – The Prophet who Questioned God
Article Fifty-four: Obadiah
EXILIC PROPHETS
Article Fifty-five: Lamentations
Article Fifty-six: Baruch
Article Fifty-seven: Ezekiel – The Pantomime Prophet, Part One (Chapters 1-24)
Article Fifty-eight: Ezekiel, Part Two (Chapters 25-48)
Article Fifty-nine: Deutero (second) Isaiah – The Book of Consolation (Chapters 40-55)
POST-EXILIC PROPHETS
Article Sixty: Haggai – The Reconstruction Prophet
Article Sixty-one: Zechariah
Article Sixty-two: Trito (Third) Isaiah – After the Return of the Exiles (Chapters 56-66)
Article Sixty-three: Joel
Article Sixty-four: Jonah: Prophet of God’s Universal Mercy
Article Sixty-five: Malachi
WISDOM BOOKS
Article Sixty-six: Wisdom Books — An Introduction
PROVERBS
Article Sixty-seven: Proverbs Part One: Ten Instructions for the Wisdom Seeker (Chapters 1-9)
Article Sixty-eight: Proverbs Part Two: (Chapters 10-31)
JOB
Article Sixty-nine: Job Part One: God’s Love and Man’s Suffering; Introduction (Chapters 1-2)
Article Seventy: Job Part Two: Three Cycles of Speeches (Chapters 3-37)
Article Seventy-one: Job Part Three: God Speaks (Chapters 38-40)
ECCLESIASTES
Article Seventy-two: Ecclesiastes: “Vanity of Vanities”
WISDOM
Article Seventy-three: The Book of Wisdom
SIRACH
Article Seventy-four: The Book of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
SONG OF SONGS
Article Seventy-five: Song of Songs
PSALMS
Article Seventy-six: Introduction
Article Seventy-seven: Book One: Psalms 1-41
Article Seventy-eight: Book Two: Psalms 42-72
Article Seventy-nine: Book Three: Psalms 73-89
Article Eighty: Psalms: Books Four (90-106) and Five (107-160)