Machen A Brief Bible History

Machen, J. Gresham – A Brief Bible History, A Survey of the Old and New Testaments

Contents of Machen A Brief Bible History
Section I

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES
Lesson

Page
I.
Before Abraham
7
II.
The Patriarchs
10
III.
Egyptian Bondage and Deliverance
13
IV.
Moses as Leader and Lawgiver
16
V.
The Conquest and Settlement of Canaan
19
VI.
The Period of the Judges
22
VII.
Samuel and Saul: Prophecy and Monarchy
25
VIII.
David and Solomon: Psalms and Wisdom
28
IX.
The Kingdom of Israel
31
X.
The Kingdom of Judah, to Hezekiah
34
XI.
Judah, from Hezekiah to the Exile
37
XII.
The Exile and the Restoration
40
XIII.
The Jewish State Under Persia
43
XIV.
Israel’s Religious Life
46
XV.
“The Coming One”
49
Section II

THE LIFE OF CHRIST AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN NEW TESTAMENT TIMES
I.
The Preparation
55
II.
The Coming of the Lord
58
III.
The Baptism
61
IV.
The Early Judean Ministry
64
V.
The Beginning of the Galilæan Ministry
67
VI.
The Period of Popularity
70
VII.
The Turning Point
73
VIII.
Jesus as Messiah
76
IX.
The Prediction of the Cross
79
X.
The Last Journeys
83
XI.
Teaching in the Temple
86
XII.
The Crucifixion
89
XIII.
The Resurrection
93
XIV.
The Beginnings of the Christian Church
96
XV.
The First Persecution
99
XVI.
The Conversion of Paul
102
XVII.
The Gospel Given to the Gentiles
105
XVIII.
The First Missionary Journey and the Apostolic Council
109
XIX.
The Second Missionary Journey
112
XX.
The Third Missionary Journey. The Epistle to the Galatians
115
XXI.
The Third Missionary Journey. The Epistles to the Corinthians and to the Romans
118
XXII.
The First Imprisonment of Paul
122
XXIII.
The Close of the Apostolic Age
125