Bible Question:
does anyone know of any EASY to understand online biblical historical study materiel? I often read the O.T. have no clue whats going on, then I will hear a teaching that gives some background. Then I go back and read that section again and suddenly it makes a whole lot more sense. If I can picture it in my head I can make sense of it, but just reading sometimes I don't get a thing out of it :( Thanks Mike |
Bible Answer: Mike, Good question, but I think John did a great job answering your question. There is no quick way to learning. It takes a long and sometime not so fun (but usually it is) time. If you are looking for timelines, I have some links that would help but will not really put the Historical context into it. For an historical context, it depends on which section of the Bible you are seeking help with. There's the 5 books of Moses; Then the books Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuels, Kings. (Many of the prophetic books and poetry books fall within this time line. Pre-Exile). And finally you have Daniel, Ezekiel, Lamentations, Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles, etc. which are post exile. Of course, we have the "quite years" which were not so quiet, and then, what most Christians focus on, the first century BC and AD. If you have a place you would like to start, I can give you some good books and resources to at least get you started and from there you will find your way around. I personally would suggest the Books of Moses as a place to start because I happen to believe that you can’t really understand later Scripture without understanding the foundation, but others here will argue you can’t understand the Books of Moses until you understand the New Testament. They of course are crazy and I of course am right as always :-) MJH |