Survey of Old Testament Books

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  1. 3. This famous story tells the trials of an innocent man and raises the question of why bad things happen to good people
  2. 4. The first and second of these books tell the story of Israel’s transition from the leadership of the judges to the monarchy; focuses especially on the stories of Saul and David.
  3. 6. Means “beginning”
  4. 10. Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, etc. are all examples of minor ___________.
  5. 13. means “Second Law”
  6. 14. This book is attributed to Jeremiah, and consists of five poems lamenting the fall of Jerusalem
  7. 15. The first and second of these books give an account of events in the second century BC when various groups tried to suppress Judaism in Palestine, causing a revolt among the Jews.
  8. 16. A poem that celebrates the ideal of romantic love and is an allegory of God’s love for His People
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  1. 1. The first and second of these books tell the story of Solomon taking the throne, building the Temple, and of the eventual split of the kingdom into the North and South.
  2. 2. Contains short saying for moral living.
  3. 5. The story of the military leader who led the Israelites into the Promised Land
  4. 7. Tells the story of the Israelites being freed from Egyptian slavery
  5. 8. The writings of this prophetic book spans three centuries, and is divided according to prophecies for Jerusalem, the Exile, and the return.
  6. 9. The third book of the Pentateuch
  7. 11. The story of a Gentile woman who showed great fidelity to her Jewish mother-in-law Naomi
  8. 12. A collection of five books of poetry or song lyrics, totaling 150