Table of Contents

Preface... 9 The Biblical Story: An Overview ... 14 THE NARRATIVE OF ISRAEL IN THE BIBLICAL STORY 21 Genesis ...24 Exodus ...34 Leviticus ...43 Numbers ...49 Deuteronomy ...55 Joshua ...63 Judges ...70 Ruth ...78 1 and 2 Samuel ...82 1 and 2 Kings ...91 1 and 2 Chronicles ...99 Ezra-Nehemiah ...108 Esther ...114 THE WRITINGS OF ISRAEL IN THE BIBLICAL STORY 119 Job ...121 Psalms ...130 Proverbs ...144 Ecclesiastes ...154 Song of Songs ...161 Lamentations ...166 THE PROPHETS OF ISRAEL IN THE BIBLICAL STORY 171 Isaiah ...174 Jeremiah ...186 Ezekiel ...195 Daniel ...204 Hosea ...211 Joel ...217 Amos ...222 Obadiah ...228 Jonah ...231 Micah ...235 Nahum ...240 Habakkuk ...244 Zephaniah ...248 Haggai ...252 Zechariah ...256 Malachi ...262 THE GOSPELS AND ACTS IN THE BIBLICAL STORY 267 Matthew ...269 Mark ...277 Luke ...286 Acts ...296 John ...304 THE EPISTLES AND REVELATION IN THE BIBLICAL STORY 315 Romans ...317 1 Corinthians ...324 2 Corinthians ...333 Galatians ...340 Ephesians ...347 Philippians ...353 Colossians ...359 1 Thessalonians ...364 2 Thessalonians ...369 1 Timothy ...373 2 Timothy ...379 Titus ...383 Philemon ...387 Hebrews ...390 James ...397 1 Peter ...402 2 Peter ...407 1 John ...411 2 John ...417 3 John ...420 Jude ...423 The Revelation ...426 Glossary of Terms ... 437 Appendix: A Chronological Listing of the Biblical Books... 443

About the Author

Gordon D. Fee (PhD, University of Southern California) is Professor Emeritus of New Testament Studies at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. Douglas Stuart (PhD, Harvard University) is professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.