The Bible at a Glance

OlD TeSTaMenT PeRiOD neW TeSTaMenT PeRiOD

anTiQUiTY 2500 Bc 2000 Bc 1500 Bc 1000 Bc 500 Bc 0 aD 25 aD 50 aD 75 FUTURe

cReaTiOn aDaM The aBRahaM MOSeS DaViD & MOST OF JeSUS’ PaUl’S neW
& eVe FlOOD SOlOMOn The PROPheTS eaRThlY liFe MiSSiOnaRY cReaTiOn
JacOB cOnSTRUcTiOn OF TeMPle acTiViTY
FaTheR OF
iSRael’S
cReaTiOn & cRiSiS 12 TRiBeS GOD’S SOlUTiOn UnFOlDS The SOlUTiOn GOD’S neW MUlTicUlTURal a lOOK inTO
GeneSiS 1—11 GeneSiS 11—Malachi MaTTheW—JOhn acTS—JUDe cOMMUniTY The FUTURe
God creates the world God chooses Abraham and forms a nation God sends Jesus God gives his Spirit and ReVelaTiOn
Adam & Eve disobey Israel disobeys and loses her freedom Jesus obeys God a new heart to all ethnicities Beauty and
Sin infects all life God promises a solution Jesus dies and A new people of God is born harmony
God promises a solution is resurrected All nations
worship God
Jesus is king

39 OlD TeSTaMenT BOOKS 27 neW TeSTaMenT BOOKS

GeneSiS 1—11 The laW The PROPheTS WRiTinGS The GOSPelS acTS OF The aPOSTleS The ReVelaTiOn
The story of the creation The first five Message from God Comprised of three Accounts of the & The ePiSTleS God’s revelation
of all life and the special creation books which gave to the Jews through wisdom books, life of Jesus from Accounts of the missionary activity to John about
of human life, disobedience, Jews their ethical a spokesman five scrolls and four different of early Christian leaders, and their the scope of
and the resultiing consequences framework four historical books perspectives letters to new communities of history
GeneSiS JOShUa•JUDGeS PSalMS•PROVeRBS•JOB MaTTheW Christians
eXODUS 1&2 SaMUel•1&2 KinGS SOnG OF SOnGS MaRK acTS•ROManS
leViTicUS iSaiah•JeReMiah•eZeKiel RUTh•laMenTaTiOnS lUKe 1&2 cORinThianS•GalaTianS
nUMBeRS eccleSiaSTeS•eSTheR JOhn ePheSianS•PhiliPPianS•cOlOSSianS
DeUTeROnOMY hOSea•JOel•aMOS 1&2 TheSSalOnianS•1&2 TiMOThY
OBaDiah•JOnah•Micah Daniel•eZRa•neheMiah TiTUS•PhileMOn•heBReWS•JaMeS
nahUM•haBaKKUK 1&2 chROnicleS 1&2 PeTeR•1,2&3 JOhn•JUDe
ZePhaniah•haGGai
ZechaRiah•Malachi

This chart is taken from the I-DIG International Disciples Group guide (tiny.cc/idig), published by InterVarsity International Student Ministry
in May, 2013. “The Bible at a Glance” chart is adapted from Passport to the Bible by Fred Wagner. Copyright © 1999 by InterVarsity
Christian Fellowship/USA. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400 Downers Grove, IL 60515. www.ivpress.com.
Download this chart at 2100.intervarsity.org