Revision as of 2019 August
by Dan
Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible
Reading List
Overview
- Many Catholics want to read the Bible but get bogged down by the long stretches that seem not to make sense or get lost among the sea of Old Testament names and places. Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible, an eight-part Bible study, helps you uncover the story woven throughout Scripture, so you can get the “big picture” of the Bible and understand what it’s all about. Aided by a unique color-coded Bible TimelineTM Chart that arranges the key people, places, and events of the Bible in chronological order, Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible will help you pick up the Bible with confidence and understand how you fit into God’s plan.
- This reading list contains the reading to be complete before each session.
- There is no reading to be completed prior to Session 1.
- For more information please see The Great Adventure Website.
Session 2
Early World:
- Genesis 1-3 | Creation, Adam and Eve, the Fall
- Genesis 4 | Cain and Abel
- Genesis 6, 9 | Noah and the Flood
- Genesis 11:1-9 | The Tower of Babel
Session 3
Patriarchs:
- Genesis 12:1-9 | God calls Abraham
- Genesis 15, 17, 22 | God’s covenant with Abraham
- Genesis 25:19-34 | Jacob and Esau
- Genesis 29:1-30:24 | Jacob gets married; Jacob’s children
- Genesis 32:22-32 | Jacob wrestles with God and gets a new name
- Genesis 37-50 | Joseph and his brothers: to get just the gist of the story, focus on chapters 37 and 41-44
Session 4
Egypt and Exodus:
- Exodus 3 | Moses and the burning bush
- Exodus 7-10 | Plagues on Egypt
- Exodus 11-14 | The last plague (Passover), the Exodus, the Red Sea
- Exodus 32 | The golden calf
Desert Wanderings:
- Numbers 13-14 | Rebellion and forty years of wandering
- Numbers 25 | Israel’s apostasy with the Baal of Peor
Session 5
Conquest and Judges
- Joshua 2 | Rahab and the spies
- Joshua 6 | The fall of Jericho
- Judges 1:1-3:6 | Conquest; overview of sin cycle
- Judges 13-16 | Samson and Delilah
Royal Kingdom
- 1 Samuel 8 | Israel asks for a king
- 2 Samuel 7 | God makes a covenant with David
- 1 Kings 9; 11:1-13 | Solomon’s reign and folly
Session 6
Divided Kingdom:
- 1 Kings 11:26-13:10; 14 | The Royal Kingdom divides; sins of the North
- Hosea 11, 14 | A message to the North (Israel; aka Ephraim)
- Jeremiah 31:1-14 | A message to the South (Judah)
Exile:
- 2 Kings 17 | Exile of the North (Israel)
- 2 Kings 25:1-21 | Exile of the South (Judah)
Return:
- Ezra 1, 3 | Cyrus foretold; the Return; foundations of the Temple laid
- Ezra 4-6 | Samaritan opposition
- Nehemiah 1, 2, 6 | Nehemiah’s return; rebuilding of Jerusalem walls
Session 7
Maccabean Revolt:
- 1 Maccabees 1, 2 | Maccabean revolt
- 2 Maccabees 7 | Seven martyrs and their mother
Messianic Fulfillment – Part 1:
- Luke 1-4 | The announcement and birth and temptation of the Messiah
- Luke 6:12-36 | The Twelve Apostles; “Sermon on the Plain”
- Luke 9:1-36 | Sending out the Twelve; feeding the 5,000; Peter’s confession of Christ; the Transfiguration
Session 8
Messianic Fulfillment – Part 2:
- Luke 22-24 | Last Supper, Passion, Resurrection
The Church:
- Acts 1:1-11 | The Ascension
- Acts 2 | Pentecost
- Acts 7-8 | Stephen’s martyrdom; the message begins to spread
- Acts 9-11 | Saul’s conversion; Peter’s vision
Continuing Study
You are done! Try following the 90-day Reading Plan:
- Ge, Ex, Nu, Jos, Jdg, 1 Sa, 2 Sa, 1 Ki, 2 Ki, Ezr, Ne, 1 Mac, Lk, Ac
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