Bible Book Outlines NT Flashcards
To master basic outlines of the 66 canonical books of the Old and New Testaments
Acts
ACTS: CHURCH GROWS
Gives an accurate account of the birth and growth of the Christian church—The story of the men and women who began to spread the gospel of Christ throughout the world in accordance with the Great Commission.
1-12 - Peter's Predominantly Jewish Mission 1 Jesus ascending 7 Stephen speech and death 9 Paul’s conversion 10 Cornelius
13-21 - Paul's Predominantly Gentile Mission [13-14 First Mission] [15-18 Second Mission] [18-21 Third Mission] 21-28 Prison in Palestine and Rome
Matthew
MATTHEW: CHRIST/ MESSIAH
Purpose: To prove that Jesus is the Messiah, the eternal king, and teach obedience to Jesus’ commands (28:18-20) More than any other Gospel it emphasizes Jesus’ relation to the Old Testament. Thus it serves as a bridge, connecting the two Testaments as promise and fulfillment.
1-2 Preparation 1-20 Public Minister [3 John the Baptist] [4 temptation] [5-7 Sermon on the mount] [16 Peter's confession] [17 Transfiguration] 21-28 Passion [21 Triumphal entree in Jerusalem] [Lord’s Supper] [27 Crucification ] [28 Resurrection and Great comission]
Mark
MARK: (IMMEDIATELY)
Purpose: To present the person, work and teaching of Jesus—the good news (1:1) Shortest of the Gos-pels, tells more about the actions than the teachings of Jesus. Most of the events recorded also appear in Matthew and Luke, but Mark narrates them with greater detail and vividness. His direct, fast-moving style carries the reader swiftly to the central event of the gospel—Jesus’ death and resurrection.
1:- Introduction 1-10 - PUBLIC MINISTRY [8 Great Confession] [9 Transfiguration] 11-16 PASSION [11 Triumphal entree] [13 -Teaching on the future] [ 15 crucifixion] [16 resurrection]
Luke
LUKE: ORDERLY ACCOUNT
Purpose: To present an accurate account of the life of Christ and to present Christ as the perfect man and savior—Assurance of truth about Jesus (1:1-4). This is the longest and most literary of the Gospels. Pre-senting Jesus’ ancestry, birth, and early life before moving carefully through his ministry, death and resur-rection, Luke is also the most comprehensive of the Gospels.
1-2 Preparation 3-19 Public ministry [3 Baptism] [4 Temptation] [5 First disciples called] [8 Quiets the storm] [9 Sending out of the 12/ Peter's confession/ Transfiguration] [11 Lord’s prayer] [15-16 Parables.] 19-24 Passion [19 Triumphal entry/cleansing temple] [23 Crucifixion] [24 Resurrection]
John
Purpose: Eternal life through faith in the Son of God—to prove conclusively that Jesus is the Son of God and that all who believe I him will have eternal life. The profundity of his message focuses on the mystery of the person of Christ and the incarnation, his relationship to the Father, and the importance of belief in Christ—together with the relative simplicity of its construction makes it frequently the first portion of Scripture to be translated into another language.
1 Prologue [1 Deity of Christ] 2- 12 Public ministry [3 Episode with Nicodemus] [4 Samaritan woman] [6 Feeding 5000/walking on water] [11 Raises Lazarus from the dead] 12- 21 Passion [12 Triumphal entry] [13 Upper room discourse] [17 High Priestly prayer] [19 Crucifixion] [20 Resurrection] 21 - Epilogue
Romans
Theologically one of the more important letter of Paul in that it gives a comprehensive and logical presen-tation of the gospel—it serves as an introduction of Paul to the Romans and gives a sample of his message before he arrives. This book have repeatedly played an important role throughout church history
1:1-15 - Greetings & Personal Introduction
1:16-17 - Theme
1:18-3:20 - The Sinfulness of Mankind
3:21-5 - God’s Righteousness and Justification
6-8 - God’s Grace Reigns through Righteousness
9-11 - God’s Righteousness is demonstrated in Jew and Gentile
12-15 - God’s Righteousness is expressed His People’s Lives
15-16 - Paul’s Plans and Concluding Greetings
1 Corinthians
Reveals the problems, pressures and struggles of a church called out of pagan society. Paul addresses a va-riety of problems in the lifestyle of the Corinthian Christians: factions, lawsuits, immorality, questionable practices, abuse of the Lord’s Supper, and spiritual gifts. In addition to words of discipline, Paul shares words of counsel in answer to questions raised by the Corinthians.
1-6 Address problems [1-4 Divisions] [5-6 Immorality] 7-16 Answer questions [7 Marriage] [8-11 Idols] [11-14 Worship] [15 Resurrection] [16 Collection for poor]
2 Corinthians
2 CORINTHIANS: MINISTRY
Since Paul’s first letter, the Corinthian church had been swayed by false teachers who stirred the people against Paul. They claimed he was fickle, proud, unimpressive in appearance and speech, dishonest, and unqualified as an apostle of Jesus Christ. Paul sent Titus to Corinth to deal with these difficulties, and up-on his return, rejoiced to hear of the Corinthians’ change of heart. Paul wrote his letter to express his thanksgiving for the repentant majority and to appeal to the rebellious minority to accept his authority. Throughout the book he defends his conduct, character, and calling as an apostle of Jesus Christ.
1-7 Character (of Paul)
8- 9 Collection (for poor in Jerusalem)
10- 13 Credentials (of Paul)
Galatians
GALATIANS: FREEDOM (FROM THE LAW)
The classic statement of the doctrine of justification by grace through faith. It was written to counter teach-ers who believed a person must keep the Jewish law in order to be right with God.
1-2 - The Origin and Defense of Paul’s Gospel
3-4 - Law and Gospel
5-6 - Christian Living
Ephesians
EPHESIANS: CHURCH
Paul wrote this epistle to make Christians more aware of the riches they have in Christ and to motivate them to draw upon these spiritual resources in daily living.
1-2 - Our Blessings in Christ and Salutation
2-3 - Our Position in Christ
4-6 - Our Victory in Christ and Final Greetings
Philippians
PHILIPPIANS: JOY
The epistle of joy and encouragement in the midst of adverse circumstances. Paul freely expresses hi fond af-fection for the Philippian Christians, appreciates their consistent testimony and support and lovingly urges them to center their actions and thoughts on the pursuit of the Person and power of Christ.
1 Joy in prison
2 Joy in unity and humility (example of Christ)
3 Joy in Christ (not other things)
4 Joy in all circumstances
Colossians
COLOSSIANS: SUPREMACY/SUFFICIENCY OF CHRIST
Perhaps the most explicitly Christ-centered book in the Bible. In is Paul stresses the supremacy of the person of Christ and the sufficiency of the salvation he provides.
1-2 Belief: supremacy of Christ
3-4 Behavior: submission to Christ
1 Thessalonians
1 THESSALONIANS: KEEP ON, CHRIST IS COMING
Paul reminisces about his earlier work in Thessalonica and encourages the Thessalonians to live holy lives. He also explains the destiny of the dead, giving us one of the most detailed discussions on the Christian hope in the New Testament.
1-3 Faithfulness to the Lord
4-5 Watchfulness for the Lord
2 Thessalonians
2 THESSALONIANS: HOLD ON, CHRIST IS COMING
Paul explains that very troublesome times will come before Christ returns to save His people. He urges his Christian friends to guard against laziness or vain confidence and instructs them in ways they can make the best use of the time that remains.
1 Encouragement in persecution
2-3 Correction concerning Christ’s coming
1 Timothy
1 TIMOTHY: ORDER IN THE CHURCH
Paul writes his young protege in the faith, Timothy, a young pastor facing heavy responsibility. Paul’s let-ter emphasizes the importance of the trust that God has placed in Timothy’s hands. He advises the young pastor about the proper function of various classes of people in the Christian congregation.
1 - Instruction in the right belief
2-3 - Instructions for the church
[3 church officers]
4-6 - Instructions for leaders.
