-
4000 BCE
The Fall of Man
-
4000 BCE
The Creation
-
Period: 4000 BCE to 2100 BCE
Prehistory: Genesis 1-11
Main Themes: God’s good creation
Story of God’s people
Moral Failure of Humankind
• Fallen Condition of Humanity (sinfulness)
• Fallen Condition of Humanity (inability to fix it)
Salvation (God’s grace)
• History important characters: God
Adam
Eve
the devil
Cain
Abel
Seth
Noah -
3000 BCE
From Adam to Noah
-
2500 BCE
Covenant of the Rainbow
-
2500 BCE
The Great Flood
-
2100 BCE
Job's Suffering and Faith
-
2091 BCE
God Sends Abram to Egypt
-
Period: 2091 BCE to 1806 BCE
Patriarchs: Genesis 12-50
Main themes: Election
Promise
Covenant Main Characters: Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph -
2081 BCE
God's Covenant with Abram
-
2054 BCE
The Offering of Isaac
-
1991 BCE
Death of Abraham
-
1800 BCE
Jacob's Family Stays in Egypt
-
Period: 1800 BCE to 1140 BCE
Exodus-Conquest/Judges: Exodus-Ruth
important characters:
Moses
Ruth
Naomi
Boaz -
1140 BCE
Naomi, Ruth and Boaz
-
1100 BCE
Birth of Samuel
-
Period: 1100 BCE to 472 BCE
Monarchy/ Divided Kingdoms: 1 Samuel-Esther
Important characters:
Saul
David
Nathan
Samuel
Esther
Mordecai
King Xerxes
Hamman -
739 BCE
Isaiah Complains of Zion's Corruption
-
Period: 739 BCE to 430 BCE
exile and return: Isaiah-Malachi
Important characters:
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi -
483 BCE
Queen Vashti Deposed
-
430 BCE
The Word of the LORD by Malachi
-
Sources