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Period |
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Time
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Books |
| I. |
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ANTE DELUVIAN
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5000+ BC
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Genesis 1-8 |
| II. |
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POST DELUVIAN
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3000 BC
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Genesis 9-11 |
| III. |
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PATRIARCHY |
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2000 BC
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Genesis 12-50
Job |
| IV. |
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BONDAGE |
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1600 BC
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Exodus 1-12
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| V. |
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CONQUEST |
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1400 BC
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Exodus 13-40
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel 1-10
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| VI. |
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UNITED KINGDOM
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1000 BC
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1 Samuel 11-31
2 Samuel
1 Kings 1-11
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 1-9
Psalms
Proverbs
Song of Solomon
Ecclesiastes |
| VII. |
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DIVIDED KINGDOM
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800 BC
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1 Kings 12-22
2 Kings
2 Chronicles 10-36
Isaiah
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Jeremiah
Zephaniah |
| VIII. |
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EXILE |
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600 BC
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Daniel
Ezekiel
Lamentations
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| IX. |
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RESTORATION |
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500 BC
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Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi |
| X. |
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SILENCE |
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400 BC to JESUS
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i.e.
Esdras
Judith
Maccabees |
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