I. THE EARLY WORLD
A. Creation (Genesis 1:1; 2:1)
B. Fall (Genesis 3:17-24)
C. Flood (Genesis 7:17-24)
D. Babel (Genesis 11:4-9)
II. THE NATION OF ISRAEL
A. The Patriarchs (Acts 7:8)
1. Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3)
2. Isaac (Genesis 21:1-5)
3. Jacob (Genesis 26:24-26; 32:28)
4. Sons of Jacob (1Chronicles 2:1-2)
B. The Egyptian Bondage
1. Joseph (Exodus 1:1-6)
2. Burdens (Exodus 1:7-11)
3. Exodus (Exodus 12:37-42)
4. Wanderings (Numbers 14:33-34)
C. The Time of the Judges
1. Conquest (Joshua 1:1-5)
2. Oppression and Deliverance (Judges 2:8-19)
3. Samuel (1Samuel 3:19-21)
D. United Kingdom (1Samuel 8:19-22)
1. Saul (1Samuel 9:27; 10:1)
2. David (1Samuel 16:11-13)
3. Solomon (1Kings 1:32-35)
E. Divided Kingdom (1Kings 12:16-20)
1. Northern Kingdom – Israel (19 Kings)
2. Southern Kingdom – Judah (19 Kings)
F. Captivities
1. Assyrian Captivity of Israel – 721 B.C. (2Kings 17:22-23)
2. Babylonian Captivity of Judah – 606 B.C. (2Kings 25:1-3)
G. Return From Captivity (Ezra 1:1-3)
1. Zerubbabel – 536 B.C. (Ezra 2:1-2)
2. Ezra – 457 B.C. (Ezra 7:6-9)
3. Nehemiah – 444 B.C. (Nehemiah 2:5-6)
H. Four Hundred Silent Years
III. THE NEW TESTAMENT
A. The Life of Christ
1. Preparation (Mark 1:1-4)
2. Early Life (Luke 2:51-52)
3. Ministry (Luke 3:21-23)
4. Passion (Acts 1:1-3)
B. The Apostolic Age
1. The Church at Jerusalem (Acts 1-7; 5:28)
2. Early Missions (Acts 8-12; 8:1; 11:19-21)
3. Journeys of Paul (Acts 13-28; 13:1-4; 14:26-28; 15:40-41)