1 Introduction to the Old Testament2 Begin at the Beginning: Genesis 1-23 Our Free Fall into Sin: Genesis 34 The Divine Rescue Operation: Genesis Continued5 God’s “Liberation Theology”: Exodus6 God’s Law, Israel’s Wanderings, and Moses’ Farewell: Leviticus,Numbers, Deuteronomy7 From Conquest to Chaos: Joshua and Judges8 National Happiness from Personal Holiness: First and Second Samuel9 From Israel’s Golden Age to Decline and Fall: First and Second Kings10 A Different Perspective on History: First and Second Chronicles11 God Brings His People Back to the Promised Land: Ezra andNehemiah12 Biblical Heroines of Friendship and Courage: Ruth and Esther13 Job Confronts Life’s Darkest Problem and Encounters God Himself14 Our Primary Prayer Book: The Psalms15 Our Road Map to Practical Wisdom: Proverbs16 The Question the Rest of the Bible Answers: Ecclesiastes17 The Great Love Story between God and the Soul: Song of Songs18 God’s Big Mouths: The Prophets19 The Shakespeare of Prophecy Thunders with the Message ofSalvation: Isaiah20 The Only Alternative to Disaster: Jeremiah and Lamentations21 Two Supernatural Visionaries: Ezekiel and Daniel22 More Mouths of God: The Rest of the Prophets23 History, Wisdom, and Apocalyptic Visions: The DeuterocanonicalBooks and the ApocryphaPart Two: The New Testament1 The Good News of Jesus Christ: Introduction to the Gospels2 The Gospel of the Kingdom: Matthew’s Gospel3 Just the Facts: Mark’s Gospel4 The Great Physician: Luke’s Gospel5 The I AM Reveals Himself: John’s Gospel6 The Gospel of the Holy Spirit: Acts7 The Church in Acts and the Church Today8 The Church’s Treasure Trove of Wisdom: Introduction to the Epistles9 The First Systematic Christian Theology: Romans10 How a Christian Is Different: First Corinthians11 A Different Christ Means No Christ: Second Corinthians12 Back to Basics: Galatians13 We Are Christ’s Mystical Body: Ephesians14 Christ-Mindedness: Philippians15 Christ, the Fullness of God: Colossians16 How to Misunderstand the Second Coming: First and SecondThessalonians17 Letters to Paul’s Helpers: First Timothy, Second Timothy, and Titus18 A Personal and Tender Letter to a Friend: Philemon19 Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King: Hebrews20 Doers of the Word: James21 Standing Fast in Christ: Letters of Peter22 A Spiritual Father Writes to His Children: Letters of John23 Warning against False Teaching: Jude24 The Most Difficult Book in the Bible: Revelation