As I outlined in the last post, the Bible has 2 Testaments (Old Testament and New Testament), and each testament is divided into books, and the books are further grouped together with other books of similar purpose, content and/or authorship.
By way of review, the groupings of the books of the Old Testament are:
- The Law
- The History
- The poetry and wisdom books
- The Major Prophets
- The Minor Prophets
The Books of the Law include:
- Genesis (Covers the beginnings of man: his creation, the fall, judgment by flood, judgment at the tower of babel, lives of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph)
- Exodus (Life and Ministry of Moses, Deliverance from Egypt, Delivery of the Law, specifications for and building of the Tabernacle, and the wilderness experience for the Israelites)
- Leviticus (Laws of sacrifice, Laws of sanctification)
- Numbers (Wanderings of the Israelites)
- Deuteronomy (Recap of the law and promises of God)
The books of the law cover the time from creation through the death of Moses in approximately 1406 B.C.
