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Bible Stories for Adults Many Christians begin the task of reading the Bible with the best of intentions. They pick up the book with eager hands. At Genesis 5, however, they come to the listing of Generations. After reading an entire chapter of “begats,” they begin to realize this may be more daunting task than they had imagined. By the time they have struggled through the laws of Exodus and the listing of tribes in Numbers, most have put down the book in confusion.
The Bible was never meant to be read like a novel. It is, in fact, a collection of more than 60 books containing a wide variety of literary styles. It has narrative, poetry, and historical records all jumbled together. It is no wonder the modern reader, unused to this style of writing, has trouble making headway The purpose of this little series of pamphlets is to give you a boost to get you going as you approach the daunting task of reading the Bible. Each will have a map, a picture or two, and a few comments to help you get started reading one or two books of the Bible. The heart of the pamphlet, however, is the list of Bible stories and timeline. The timeline will give you some idea of what was happening in the world during the events of the book you are reading. And the list of Bible stories will direct you to the meat of the book. These are all narrative portions of the Bible and by reading through them, instead of trying to take in the whole book, you will get a good skeleton outline. You will learn the major events and become familiar with the people to whom they occurred. In this way, you will have a foundation you can use to build upon later if you choose to go back and read the more complex portions of Scripture.It is our goal to work this in conjunction with the Question and Answers portion of our Website. So, if you have a question about something you read in the Bible, go to Questions and Answers and see if your question has already been asked. If it has not, be sure to email Pastor and he will post the answer as soon as he can so that you and other can enjoy your growth in the knowledge of God's Word. |
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