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Possible Order for the Writing of the Books of the Bible

What was the order in which the books of the Bible were written? One cannot know exactly, but the following chart provides credible order for their authorship along with their approximate dates. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Gen-Revd-Order-Books-Written.pdf

The Plot of the Bible

To appreciate a book one must understand its plot. Unfortunately few readers understand the plot of the Bible. Its plot begins in Genesis 1 and 2 where God places Adam and Eve in the world as his vassal king and queen to rule it for him. Then Satan came along and Adam and Eve switched

The Recurring Pattern of Biblical History

Every covenantal age of Biblical history has the same pattern of events. First God makes a covenant with his people. Next his people break the covenant. Since the covenants are legal contracts, when the covenant is broken, God institutes a lawsuit against the covenant breakers. The first stage of the lawsuit is that God sends

The Covenantal Ages of Biblical History

The Bible divides history into seven covenantal ages. In each of these covenantal ages the same events recur in the same order: the making of a covenant between God and his people; next the breaking of the covenant; then God sends messengers to the covenant breakers; and lastly God brings judgement on the covenant breakers.

The Thematic Chiasm of Genesis 1 – Joshua 24

A chiasm is an inverted parallelism where words or themes are repeated in reverse order. When a chiasm has a center, the center is typically the climax of the chiasm. Genesis 1 - Joshua 24 is written as a thematic chiasm, with the climactic center being the making of the covenant at Sinai. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Gen-Josha-Chiasm.pdf

The Chiasm of Genesis 38

A chiasm is a literary structure where the themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. Typically whatever is in the center of the chiasm is what is being emphasized. In Gensis 28 the emphasis is on the sin of Judah with Tamar and his being found

The Chiasm of Genesis 27:1-45

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words or themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. Typically whatever is in the center of the chiasm is what is being emphasized. In Genesis 27:1-45, the center compares the relationship of Jacob and Esau with their father

The Chiasm of the Story of Jacob

A chiasm is a literary structure where the themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. Typically whatever is in the center of the chiasm is what is being emphasized. In Genesis 25:19-35:22, in the center is the fertility of Jacob's wives (29:31-30:24) and the fertility of

The Chiasm of Genesis 22:16c-18

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words or themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. Typically whatever is in the center of the chiasm is what is being emphasized. In Genesis 22:16c-18, the emphasis is on the unbelievably huge number of the seed of