Year of Biblical Literacy | The Historical Books and Former Prophets of the Old Testament

Midtown Fellowship: Two Notch

Timestamps:

1:21 - What do we mean by the “history books” of the Old Testament?

11:28—What does Deuteronomy have to do with these books? And what is the overall message of the History/Former Prophets?

16:35 - How does the book of Joshua fit into the History/Former Prophets?

18:00 - How does the book of Judges fit into the History/Former Prophets?

20:25 - How does the book of Samuel fit into the History/Former Prophets?

23:38 - How does the book of Kings fit into the History/Former Prophets?

28:07 - Why do the History/Former Prophets matter within the scope of the Bible?

RESOURCES

“The Hebrew vs the Christian ordering of the Old Testament"

Check out MidtownBiblicalLiteracy.com for videos, book recommendations, and Bible reading plans

How-to Study the Bible handout

How to Study Historical Narrative handout

Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible by Stephen Dempster

Old Testament Narrative Books: The Israel Story by Gary Edward Schnittjer

Sermons

Ghosts and Ancestors: Torah Stories sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Ruth sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Text-In Questions

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