User:Exfilia/What the Bible Says

CUSTODIANS: Please don't move this yet. I want to build up a substantial volume of work before I go "live;" I don't want this project to be one of those with nine million red resources and one or two blue ones.

This is envisioned as a popular survey of the entire Bible, aimed at adult laypeople or secondary students. It will focus on reading for understanding. This means no particular examination of "what it means," AKA the relevance of the text to any controversial topic, although interested learners may undertake these studies as part of the optional activities. The emphasis of this project is on what's on the page (or on the screen, or coming out of the speaker, or however a given user accesses the Bible).

New lessons will be added as they are completed.

The activities in this study use the King James Version which has the dual virtues of being ubiquitous and out of copyright. If you want a hard copy, in the US at least most dollar stores have them for $3 to $5, and flea markets may have used copies for even less.

Before the Throne
A survey of the historical books of the Bible dealing with the period prior to the establishment of the monarchy.

God's Anointed Kings
A look at the historical books of the Bible dealing with the monarchies of Israel and Judea.

Ruth

The "Writings"
An examination of the Wisdom literature in the Old Testament

Psalms

Biblical Prophecy
the Old Testament prophets

What Did Jesus Do?
the Gospels and early Acts, with an emphasis on the narrative content

What Did Jesus Teach?
the Gospels again, concentrating on the Lord's statements

The Early Church
Acts, and possibly one look at Ephesians

The Pauline Letters
What Paul had to say

The Johannine Letters
What John had to say

The Petrine Letters
Thus said Peter

Other Letters
James and Jude

Revelation
Carefully, line by line, what does it actually say?