1. The Old Testament Division 14
2. From Creation to Abraham 19
3. From Abraham to Jacob 23
4. Joseph 28
5. Moses 33
6. Joshua to Samson 39
7. Saul to Solomon 44
8. Rehoboam to Hoshea 49
9. Abijam to Zedekiah 54
10. Elijah 59
11. Return from Captivity 64

(NEW TESTAMENT)
1. New Testament Division 71
2. The Life of Jesus--Thirty Years of Preparation 76
3. The Year of Obscurity 82
4. The Year of Popularity 88
5. The Year of Opposition 94
6. The Closing Week 100
7. The Forty Days 106
8. The Early Church 110
9. The Life of Paul 116

How the Bible Came to Us 123
Ira Maurice Price, Ph.D.

The Gist of the Books 129
Compiled

Teaching Hints

Leaders of classes, and individuals pursuing these studies
apart from classes, are urged to read the chapter entitled
"Teaching Hints," on page 259, before beginning this section

The Bible

#1. Methods of Bible Study.#--Microscopic study of the Bible is the
study of smaller portions, such as single verses, or parts of
chapters. Many sermons adopt this method. It is good for many
purposes. But it fails to give the larger views of Bible history that
the teacher needs for effective work. The telescopic method takes in
large sections of the Word, and considers them in their relation to
the whole of revelation. This is the method that will be adopted in
these studies.

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