10: Holy Spirit — Ruach HaKodesh (OT), Pneuma Hagion (NT), and Intertestamental Usage
1. Hebrew Term: Ruach HaKodesh — רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ Pronunciation: roo-AKH hah-koh-DESHMeaning: Holy Spirit; the sacred Spirit of God, active in…
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11: Kingdom — Malkuth (OT), Basileia (NT), and Intertestamental Usage
1. Hebrew Term: Malkuth (Malchut) — מַלְכוּת Pronunciation: mal-KOOTMeaning: Kingdom, reign, sovereignty; refers to God’s rule and the dominion of…
12: Law — Torah (OT), Nomos (NT), and Intertestamental Usage
1. Hebrew Term: Torah — תּוֹרָה Pronunciation: toh-RAHMeaning: Law, instruction, teaching; refers primarily to the Pentateuch and God’s revealed will…
13: Messiah — Mashiach (OT), Christos (NT), and Intertestamental Usage
1. Hebrew Term: Mashiach — מָשִׁיחַ Pronunciation: mah-SHEE-akhMeaning: Anointed One; the promised deliverer and king in Israel. Old Testament Usage:…
14: Kingdom — Malkuth (OT), Basileia (NT), and Intertestamental Usage
1. Hebrew Term: Malkuth (Malchut) — מַלְכוּת Pronunciation: mal-KOOTMeaning: Kingdom, reign, sovereignty; refers to God’s rule and the dominion of…
15: Law — Torah (OT), Nomos (NT), and Intertestamental Usage
1. Hebrew Term: Torah — תּוֹרָה Pronunciation: toh-RAHMeaning: Law, instruction, teaching; refers primarily to the Pentateuch and God’s revealed will…
Bible Study Guide – for Believers (Contents)
1. Chronological Reading Plan 2. Canonical Reading Plan 3. Thematic and Doctrinal Studies 4. Book-by-Book Exegesis 5. Parallel Testament Reading…
1. Chronological Reading Plan
1. Introduction The Chronological Reading Plan arranges the 66 books of the Bible according to historical timeline, rather than traditional…
2. Canonical Reading Plan
1. Introduction The Canonical Reading Plan follows the traditional order of the 66 books as arranged in the standard Protestant…
3. Thematic and Doctrinal Studies
1. Introduction Thematic and doctrinal studies focus on reading the Bible by key theological themes or doctrines, allowing believers to:…
4. Book-by-Book Exegesis
1. Introduction Book-by-book exegesis involves systematically studying each book of the Bible in depth, analysing its: This method builds comprehensive…
5. Parallel Testament Reading
1. Introduction Parallel Testament Reading involves reading Old and New Testament passages simultaneously each day. This approach: ✔️ Maintains balance…
6. Psalm & Proverb Daily
1. Introduction Reading Psalms and Proverbs daily builds a life rooted in worship, wisdom, prayer, and godly living. These books…
7. Inductive Bible Study Method
1. Introduction The Inductive Bible Study Method is a structured approach to studying Scripture that moves from: This method ensures…
8. Bible in Original Languages
1. Introduction Studying the Bible in its original languages (Hebrew and Greek) enhances understanding of: ✔️ Precise meanings behind English…
9. Devotional + Academic Integration
1. Introduction Combining devotional and academic approaches to Bible study ensures that believers: ✔️ Grow spiritually (heart transformation)✔️ Deepen knowledge…
10. Lectio Divina Approach (Spiritual Reading)
1. Introduction Lectio Divina (Latin for “Divine Reading”) is an ancient Christian practice of prayerful, meditative Scripture reading that moves…
11. Annual Personalised Thematic Focus
1. Introduction An Annual Personalised Thematic Focus involves choosing a specific biblical theme, doctrine, or character trait as a spiritual…
Thematic Bible Reading Plan for non-believers or those unfamiliar with the Bible
Theme 1: Jesus Christ – The Centre of Christianity Theme 2: The Early Church and Christian Living Theme 3: Salvation,…
1-year Bible Reading Plan for unfamiliar with the Bible
1-Year Bible Reading Plan (All 66 Books) General Structure Month 1 – Jesus and the Early Church Goal: Understand who…
Bible Reading Order for Non-Believers / New Readers
1. Introduction to Jesus and the Gospel 2. Early Church and Christian Life 3. Pauline Letters – Foundations of Christian…
Genesis (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation made Genesis accessible…
Exodus (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation of Exodus introduced…
Leviticus (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation of Leviticus played…
Numbers (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation of Numbers was…
Deuteronomy (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations This section examines the historical development of Bible translations, focusing on Deuteronomy and how…
Joshua (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations This section examines the historical development of Bible translations, focusing on Joshua and how…
Judges (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation of Judges provided…
Ruth (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations This section examines the historical development of Bible translations, focusing on Ruth and how…
1 Samuel (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation of 1 Samuel…
2 Samuel (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation of 2 Samuel…
1 Kings (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation made Israel’s monarchical…
2 Kings (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek rendering of 2 Kings…
1 Chronicles (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation enabled Hellenistic Jews…
2 Chronicles (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations This section examines the historical development of Bible translations, focusing on 2 Chronicles and…
Ezra (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation of Ezra enabled…
Nehemiah (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation of Nehemiah played…
Esther (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation includes several additions…
Job (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation of Job shaped…
Psalms (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation of Psalms enabled…
Proverbs (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation of Proverbs played…
Ecclesiastes (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation of Ecclesiastes captures…
Song of Solomon (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations This section examines the historical development of Bible translations, focusing on Song of Solomon…
Isaiah (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): Provided a Greek translation of Isaiah…
Jeremiah (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations This section examines the historical development of Bible translations, focusing on Jeremiah and how…
Lamentations (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Septuagint (LXX): The Greek translation rendered the Hebrew…
Ezekiel (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) Reformation and Renaissance…
Daniel (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) Reformation and Renaissance…
Hosea (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) Reformation and Renaissance…
Joel (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) Reformation and Renaissance…
Amos (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) Reformation and Renaissance…
Obadiah (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) Reformation and Renaissance…
Jonah (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) Reformation and Renaissance…
Micah (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) Reformation and Renaissance…
Nahum (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) Reformation and Renaissance…
Habakkuk (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) Reformation and Renaissance…
Zephaniah (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations 1.1 Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) 1.2 Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) 1.3…
Haggai (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations 1.1 Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) 1.2 Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) 1.3…
Zechariah (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations 1.1 Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) 1.2 Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) 1.3…
Malachi (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations 1.1 Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) 1.2 Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) 1.3…
The Meaning of “Scripture” in Ancient Israel
1. Introduction The concept of Scripture did not emerge fully formed in ancient Israel. Rather, it developed gradually as certain…
From Revelation to Record – How the Old Testament Was Written
1. Introduction The formation of the Old Testament involved a remarkable process by which divine revelation was preserved through human…
The Torah – Formation and Recognition of the Pentateuch
1. Introduction The Torah—also known as the Pentateuch, comprising Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy—is the foundational unit of the…
The Prophets – Inspired History and Eschatological Hope
1. Introduction The Prophets constitute the second major division of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), following the Torah. These books preserve…
The Writings – Wisdom, Poetry, and Post-Exilic Reflections
1. Introduction The Writings (Ketuvim) constitute the third and most diverse division of the Hebrew Bible. Encompassing poetry, wisdom literature,…
The Old Testament Canon – Recognition and Closure
1. Introduction The question of how the Old Testament canon was formed has long been central to biblical scholarship and…
Inspiration and Authority in Jewish Tradition
1. Introduction The question of what makes a text Scripture is fundamentally tied to the concept of inspiration—the belief that…
Scripture in Synagogue and Daily Life
1. Introduction While the canon of the Hebrew Bible was formed over centuries, it was through daily usage, worship, and…
The Old Testament and the Septuagint – The Scriptures in Greek
1. Introduction The Septuagint (LXX) represents the earliest and most influential translation of the Hebrew Scriptures, rendered into Greek between…
From Scroll to Codex – The Transmission and Preservation of the Hebrew Bible
1. Introduction The Hebrew Bible’s survival through millennia is a testimony to the meticulous care, religious reverence, and technological adaptation…
The Hebrew Bible in the Life of Jesus and the Early Church
1. Introduction The Hebrew Bible was not merely a historical backdrop to the life of Jesus and the birth of…
The Old Testament and the Rise of the New
1. Introduction The transition from the Hebrew Bible to the New Testament does not represent a rupture in divine revelation…
The Relationship Between the Old Testament and New Testament (Version 1)
1. Introduction The Christian Bible, comprising the Old and New Testaments, presents a theological continuity that spans diverse historical contexts,…
The Relationship Between the Old Testament and New Testament (Version 2)
1. Introduction The Bible, a canonical collection of sacred texts within the Christian tradition, is divided into two major divisions:…
The Grand Biblical Timeline: From Lucifer’s Fall to the New Creation
PRE-TEMPORAL (Before Genesis 1:1) CREATION AND EARLY HISTORY (Genesis 1–11) PATRIARCHAL ERA (Genesis 12–50) EXODUS AND LAW (Exodus–Deuteronomy) CONQUEST, JUDGES,…
Bible Summary – by Books (Contents)
1. Genesis (Bible Summary) 2. Exodus (Bible Summary) 3. Leviticus (Bible Summary) 4. Numbers (Bible Summary) 5. Deuteronomy (Bible Summary)…
1. Genesis (Bible Summary)
The Beginning of God’s Creation and the Patriarchs Introduction:Genesis is the first book of the Bible and the Pentateuch, traditionally…
2. Exodus (Bible Summary)
Deliverance and Covenant Introduction:Exodus is the second book in the Bible and part of the Pentateuch, traditionally attributed to Moses.…
3. Leviticus (Bible Summary)
A Manual of Worship and Holiness Introduction:Leviticus, the third book in the Pentateuch, is traditionally attributed to Moses. It continues…
4. Numbers (Bible Summary)
Israel’s Journey in the Wilderness Introduction:The Book of Numbers, traditionally attributed to Moses, chronicles the journey of the Israelites through…
5. Deuteronomy (Bible Summary)
The Covenant Renewed and the Leadership Transition Preamble (1:1–5) Historical Prologue (1:6—4:43) Stipulations of the Covenant (4:44—26:19) Ratification; Curses and…
6. Joshua (Bible Summary)
The Conquest and Division of the Promised Land The Entrance into the Land (1:1—5:12) The Conquest of the Land (5:13—12:24)…
7. Judges (Bible Summary)
A Cycle of Apostasy, Oppression, and Deliverance Prologue: Incomplete Conquest and Apostasy (1:1—3:6) Oppression and Deliverance (3:7—16:31) Epilogue: Religious and…
8. Ruth (Bible Summary)
A Story of Loyalty, Redemption, and Restoration Introduction: Naomi Emptied (1:1–5) Naomi Returns from Moab (1:6–22) Ruth and Boaz Meet…
9. 1 Samuel (Bible Summary)
1 Samuel: The Rise of Israel’s First Kings I. Samuel: God’s Prophet, Priest, and Judge (Chapters 1-8)A. Birth of Samuel…
10. 2 Samuel (Bible Summary)
The book of 2 Samuel focuses on the consolidation of David’s kingship over Israel, highlighting both his successes and his…
11. 1 Kings (Bible Summary)
The Solomonic Era (1:1—12:24) Solomon’s Succession to the Throne (1:1—2:12) Solomon’s Wisdom (ch. 3) Solomon’s Reign Characterized (ch. 4) Solomon’s…
12. 2 Kings (Bible Summary)
2 Kings, focusing on the major events and transitions during the reigns of various kings, the ministries of Elijah and…
14. 2 Chronicles (Bible Summary)
The Book of 2 Chronicles highlights the reigns of various kings of Judah, with a strong emphasis on the construction…
15. Ezra (Bible Summary)
The Book of Ezra recounts the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon and the rebuilding of the temple, with…
16. Nehemiah (Bible Summary)
The book of Nehemiah focuses on the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls after the Babylonian exile, as well as the spiritual…
17. Esther
The book of Esther outlines the dramatic story of how Queen Esther, with the help of her cousin Mordecai, saves…
18. Job (Bible Summary)
The book of Job explores profound themes of suffering, faith, divine justice, and human understanding. Prologue (Chapters 1-2) Dialogue-Dispute (Chapters…
19. Psalms (Bible Summary)
The book of Psalms is a collection of songs, prayers, and poems, divided into five books, which express a wide…
20. Proverbs (Bible Summary)
1. Prologue: Purpose and Theme (1:1–7) 2. The Superiority of the Way of Wisdom (1:8—9:18) A. Appeals and Warnings Confronting…
21. Ecclesiastes (Bible Summary)
1. Author (1:1) 2. Theme: The Meaninglessness of Human Efforts Apart from God (1:2) 3. Introduction: The Profitlessness of Human…
22. Song of Solomon (Bible Summary)
1. Title (1:1) 2. The First Meeting (1:2—2:7) 3. The Second Meeting (2:8—3:5) 4. The Third Meeting (3:6—5:1) 5. The…
23. Isaiah (Bible Summary)
1. Messages of Rebuke and Promise (chs. 1–6) Introduction: Charges against Judah for Breaking the Covenant (ch. 1) The Future…
24. Jeremiah (Bible Summary)
1. Call of the Prophet (ch. 1) 2. Warnings and Exhortations to Judah (chs. 2–35) Earliest Discourses (chs. 2–6) Temple…