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THE NEW TESTAMENT

There are four main Era’s of the New Testament.




1. Gospels: The life of Jesus of Nazareth as told in the Gospels.

2. Church: The formation of the Christian Church.

3. Missions: The expansion of the Church into the Roman Empire through missions.

4. The Epistles




The Gospel Matthew-John




Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. This portrait of Christ’s life places very little emphasis on His early life, showing great emphasis on the last week of His life. Nor do all the Gospels cover the same events in His life. In actuality, only about fifty days of Jesus’ active ministry are covered.




There are four main divisions in the Gospel Era




1. Early Life: Childhood to Baptism

2. Early Ministry: Initial acceptance

3. Later Ministry: Growing rejection

4. Death and Resurrection: Final rejection




The Church Era Acts1-12

There are four major subjects in the Church Era.




1. Creation: Birth of the Church Acts 1-5

2. Growth: Organization of the Church Acts 6

3. Persecution: The first Christian martyr Acts 7

4. Transition: A missionary to the Gentiles Acts 8-12

The Missions Era Acts 13-28




1. First Missionary Journey: Galatia for two years Acts 13-14

2. Second Missionary Journey: Greece for three years Acts 15-17

3. Third Missionary Journey: Asia for four years Acts 18-21

4. Trials and Imprisonment: Roman prison for two years Acts 22-28




The Epistles Romans-Revelation




The Epistles are letters to churches and to individuals to encourage them and instruct them in the Christian faith.




There are four main topics to be dealt with in studying the Epistles.




1. The Nature of the Epistles

2. Pauline Epistles to the Churches Romans -1and 2 Thessalonians

3. Pauline Epistles to individuals 1 and 2 Timothy-Philemon

4. General Epistles Hebrews- Revelation




This completes our outline of the Bible. We have not included a summary of any books. This outline is to serve you in your study of the Bible to better understand the individual books . We pray that it will be a blessing to you. Our goal has always and continues to be for you to read and study the Word of God .

May God Bless you as you read His Word.

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