General Info & Silent Years Flashcards
Primary source: Bert Downs, "Bible Survey, A Big Screen Perspective", BiblicalTraining.org
1
Q
Number of books
- Total, OT, NT
A
- 66 Total
- 39 OT
- 27 NT
2
Q
Break OT and NT into 3 sections
- How many books in each section?
A
OT/NT
* 5/4 Foundational
* 12/1 Historical
* 22/22 Instructional
3
Q
Def: Foundational
A
Blueprint for relating to God and others.
4
Q
Def: Historical
A
Living out foundational things in a historical context
5
Q
Def: Instructional
A
- Encouragement and correction to those living out the foundational things in the historical books
- They don’t advance the story, but are alongside those in the historical books
6
Q
What were the Silent Years?
A
- OT ends with Nehemiah and Malachi
- NT begins ~400 years later
- No prophets speaking in the land (Doesn’t mean that God wasn’t working)
