This Bible Survey course contains thirteen
lessons -- plus
maps and supplements to survey the Bible. All can be viewed online and/or
downloaded in ZIP format.
The lessons help the student
to memorize this
time line. All future study one makes of the Bible will add flesh to
this skeleton outline of the Bible.
The Lessons are designed to be printed "Landscape" on 8.5x11" paper on both sides and folded in the middle to make a "booklet".
Periods of Bible History
1. PERIOD BEFORE THE FLOOD -- Genesis 1-5 (?? - ?? BC) Adam Lesson 01 Study Sheet Answer Sheet 1. Creation; 2. Garden of Eden; 3. Adam & Eve; 4. Sin; 5. 1st Civilization 2. PERIOD OF THE FLOOD -- Genesis 6-11 ( ?? BC - 2000 BC) Noah Lesson 02 Study Sheet Answer Sheet 1. Wickedness; 2. Warning; 3. The Ark; 4. Ham, Shem & Jappeth; 5. Mt. Ararat; 6. Babel (languages) 3. CHOSEN FAMILY -- Genesis 12-46 (2000 BC - 1800 BC) Abraham Lesson 03 Study Sheet Answer Sheet 1. Abram is called; 2. Promises made; 3. Isaac; 4. Jacob 4. EGYPTIAN BONDAGE -- Gen.47 - Exo.14 (1800 BC - 1440 BC) Joseph Lesson 04 Study Sheet Answer Sheet 1. Move to Egypt; 2. Enslaved; 3. Cry for deliverance 5. WILDERNESS WANDERING -- Ex.15 - Deut. (1440 - 1400 BC) Moses Lesson 05 Study Sheet Answer Sheet 1. Deliverance, Red Sea; 2. Aaron; 3. Sinai; 4. Mosaic Law; 5. Tabernacle 6. CONQUEST OF CANAAN -- Joshua (c.1400 BC) Joshua Lesson 06 Study Sheet Answer Sheet 1. Gilgal; 2. Jericho; 3.Ai; 4. Conquest Campaigns; 5. Tribes receive land 7. JUDGES -- Judges & Ruth (1400 BC - 1043 BC) 15 Judges Lesson 07 Study Sheet Answer Sheet 1. Othniel; 2. Deborah; 3. Gideon; 4. Samson; 5. Samuel 8. UNITED KINGDOM -- 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel - 1 Kings 11 (1043-931 BC) Lesson 08 Study Sheet Answer Sheet 1. Saul; 2. David; 3. Solomon; 4. Israel is a powerful rich nation 9. DIVIDED KINGDOM -- I Kings 12 - 2 Kings 15 (931 - 721 BC) Lesson 09 Study Sheet Answer Sheet 1. Northern kingdom is called Israel (10 tribes) Jeroboam is first king a. Each kingdom had about 20 kings, though Judah's were spread over a longer period of time. b. Some were: Jeroboam; Baasha; Ahab; Jehu c. Israel was very wicked; taken captive by Assyrians in 721 BC and never a separate nation again. Rejoined Judah in 536 BC. 2. Southern kingdom called Judah (2 tribes) Rehoboam was first king. a. Asa; Jeohshaphat; Jehoash; Uzziah; Hezekiah; Manasseh 3. Prophets: Elijah; Elisha; Jonah; Amos; Hosea; Isaiah; Micah 10. JUDAH ALONE AND CAPTIVITY -- 2 Kings 15-25 (721 - 536 BC) Lesson 10 Study Sheet Answer Sheet 1. Kings: Hezekiah, Josiah -- Prophets: Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezekiel 2. Judah captured by Babylon and captives taken away in three waves. 605 BC (1) Daniel & 3 friends taken (associated with government) 597 BC (2) Ezekiel & others taken (lived in colonies) 586 BC (3) Temple and Jerusalem completely destroyed 11. RESTORATION -- (Return From Exile) -- Ezra- Nehemiah- Esther (536-400 BC) Lesson 11 Study Sheet Answer Sheet 1. Persia conquers Babylon and allows a re-nationalization of captives 2. Zerubabel rebuilds the Temple; Ezra restores the law; Nehemiah rebuilds the walls. Prophets: Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. REVIEW of Lessons 1-11 Review Study Sheet Answer Sheet -- BIBLE HISTORY IS SILENT FOR 400 YEARS -- (Period between OT & NT) Time of Alexander the Great; Grecian Empire; beginning of Roman Empire 12. LIFE OF CHRIST -- Matt. Mark Luke John (4 BC-AD 30) John & Jesus Lesson 12 Study Sheet Answer Sheet 13. CHRISTIAN AGE -- Acts thru Revelation (AD 30 -- ??? ) Christian Age - Part 1 Acts 1 - 13 Lesson 13-A Study Sheet Answer Sheet
Christian Age - Part 2 Acts 14 - 28 Lesson 13-B Study Sheet Answer Sheet 1. Church established and grows. Spreads through Judah, Samaria, and uttermost parts of the world. 2. Peter & Paul
All the LESSONS SHEETS can be downloaded in one ZIP file.
All the Answer Sheets can also be loaded down in one ZIP file.
Bible Survey of Old Testament in PowerPoint - DOWNLOAD.
Bible Survey of the New Testament in PowerPoint - DOWNLOAD.
Here is the ZIP collection of Bible Survey Maps and the Bible Survey Charts .
1. Old Testament World bs-map01.gif
2. Caanaan (geographical features) bs-map02.gif
3. Sinai & Canaan (trace the exodus) bs-map03.gif
4. Camp of the Tabernacle bs-map04.gif
5. Palestine - Time of the Judges bs-map05.gif
6. Canaan (tribal divisions) bs-map06.gif
7. New Testament World (b/w outline) bs-map07.gif
8. Paul's Missionary Journeys bs-map08.gif
CHART SUPPLIMENTS
1. Bible Survey Diagram Outline bs-sup01.gif
2. Old Testament Diagram bs-sup02.gif
3. Bible Survey Diagram (blanks) bs-sup03.gif
4. Longevity chart bs-sup04.gif
5. Tabernacle & Court bs-sup05.gif
6. Captivity & Return chart bs-sup06.gif
7. Return & Restoration chart bs-sup07.gif
8. Life of Christ Chart bs-sup08.gif
