Beginner Bible Survey

Introduction. The lessons below were originally written for a third and fourth grade Bible class.  But they can easily be used for older children or adults as an easy introduction to the Bible.  Each PDF download "part" consists of a variable number of individual lessons.

Note.  Due to embedded graphics, some of the lessons are upwards of 25 Mbytes in size and may take awhile to download (depending on your internet connection).

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Note.  Some of these lessons are in the process of being updated or created as indicated below.  Changes will be published to the website when available.

Handouts. 

      >  Part 1 - Genesis from the Creation to Issac's birth (pdf) - 23 lessons from Genesis 1 thru Genesis 21.  Related topics include:
          - "G" for "Genesis, Book of"
          - "C" for "Creation"
          - "E" for "Evolution"
          - "S" for "Sabbath"
          - "A" for "Adam & Eve"
          - "S" for "Sin"
          - "C" for "Cain"
          - "S" for "Sons of God (Gen. 6)"
          - "N" for "Noah"
          - "F" for "Flood"
          - "T" for "Tower of Babel"
          - "A" for "Abraham"
          - "C" for "Circumcision"
          - "L" for "Lot"
          - "S" for "Sodom and Gomorrah"
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      >  Part 2 - Genesis from Isaac to Joseph (pdf) - 31 lessons from Genesis 22 thru Genesis 50. Related topics include:
          - "I" for "Isaac"
          - "J" for "Jacob"
          - "J" for "Joseph"
          - "P" for "Providence"

      >  Part 3 - Lessons about Moses (pdf) - 31 lessons from the Book of Exodus. Related topics include:
          - "E" for "Exodus, Book of"
          - "M" for "Moses"
          - "P" for "Passover"
          - "L" for "Law of Moses"
          - "L" for "Leviticus, Book of"

      >  Part 4 - Wanderings in the Wilderness (pdf) - 19 lessons from Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Related topics include:
          - "L" for "Leviticus, Book of"
          - "N" for "Numbers, Book of"
          - "D" for "Deuteronomy, Book of"

      >  Part 5 - Joshua (pdf) - 16 lessons from Joshua 1 thru Judges 2. Related topics include:
          - "J" for "Joshua, Book of"

      >  Part 6 - Judges (pdf) - 14 lessons from Judges 2 thru 1 Samuel 7. Related topics include:
          - "J" for "Judges, Book of"
          - "R" for "Ruth, Book of"
          - "S" for "Samuel, Book of First and Second"

      >  Part 7 - United Kingdom (pdf) - 14 lessons from 1 Samuel 15 thru 1 Kings 11. Related topics include:
          - "S" for "Samuel, Book of First and Second"
          - "K" for "Kings, Book of First and Second"
          - "C" for "Chronicles, Book of First and Second"
          - "D" for "David"
          - "G" for "Goliath"
          - "P" for "Psalms"
          - "S" for "Solomon"
          - "P" for "Proverbs, Book of"
          - "E" for "Ecclesiastes, Book of"
          - "S" for "Song of Solomon"
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      >  Part 8 - Divided Kingdom (pdf) - 34 lessons from 1 Kings 12 thru Malachi. Related topics include:
          - "K" for "Kings, Book of First and Second"
          - "C" for "Chronicles, Book of First and Second"
          - "P" for "Prophets, Major & Minor"
          - "E" for "Esther, Book of"
          - "E" for "Ezra, Book of"
​         -  "N" for "Nehemiah, Book of"

      >  Part 9 - Life of Jesus (pdf) - 29 lessons from Matthew thru John. Related topics include:
          - "M" for "Matthew, Book of"
          - "M" for "Mark, Book of"
          - "L" for "Luke, Book of"
          - "J" for "John, Book of"
          - "J" for "Jesus"
          - "J" for "John the Baptist"
          - "K" for "KIngdom"
          - "L" for "Law of Christ"
          - "A" for "Apostles"

      >  Part 10 - Miracles of Jesus (pdf) - 24 lessons. Related topics include:
          - "M" for "Miracles"

      >  Part 11 - Parables of Jesus (pdf) - 26 lessons. Related topics include:
          - "P" for "Parables"

      >  Part 12 - Acts of the Apostles (pdf) - 46 lessons from Acts. Related topics include:
          - "A" for "Acts, Book of"
          - "P" for "Pentecost"
          - "B" for "Baptism"
          - "P" for "Peter, the Apostle"
          - "P" for "Paul"
          - "C" for "Church"

      >  Part 13 - New Testament Letters (pdf) - 78 lessons from Romans thru Revelation. Related topics include:
          - "R" for "Romans, Book of"
          - "C" for "Corinthians, Book of First and Second"
          - "G" for "Galatians, Book of"
          - "E" for "Ephesians, Book of"
          - "P" for "Philippians, Book of"
          - "C" for "Colossians, Book of"
          - "T" for "Thessalonians, Book of First and Second"
          - "T" for "Timothy, Book of First and Second"
          - "T" for "Titus, Book of"
          - "P" for "Philemon, Book of"
          - "H" for "Hebrews, Book of"
          - "J" for "James, Book of"
          - "P" for "Peter, Book of First and Second"
          - "J" for "John, Book of First, Second, and Third"
          - "J" for "Jude, Book of"
          - "R" for "Revelation, Book of"