by Stuart Allen
Interpretation of Scripture (PDF)
A guide to letting the Bible speak for itself. Areas of consideration include: figures of speech, symbols, context, history, grammar, and more.
Berean Bible Fellowship of Australia
by Stuart Allen
Interpretation of Scripture (PDF)
A guide to letting the Bible speak for itself. Areas of consideration include: figures of speech, symbols, context, history, grammar, and more.
by Stuart Allen
God’s Word Written (PDF)
This set of articles seeks to show that the Bible is not merely a collection of “religious” writings. Rather, it is the revelation of a plan all centred in the Lord Jesus Christ and His redemptive work.
by Brian Sherring
The Book We Trust
This article contains brief summaries of the contents of each book of the Bible.
by David Tavender
Revelation – Outline Revelation – Seals Trumpets Vials
These charts show some of the basic structures of the book of Revelation.
by David Tavender
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New Testament Events + Letters (PDF)
About this chart:
This chart helps to categorize the epistles or letters of the New Testament, and shows that they were all written either during or after the period covered by the book of Acts. Since God was still dealing with the nation of Israel during the Acts period in ways that He is not currently dealing with them, this has a bearing on what we find written in the letters either during or after the Acts period.
More details about this chart:
The chart above is a general outline of the New Testament books, and their relation to events at the time. Some of the dates on the chart may be questioned, but they are probably accurate to within two or three years either way.
Events
The top half of the chart shows the historical books of the N.T. These are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, which cover the events of Christ’s earthly ministry (approx 4BC – 29 AD). This is followed by the book of Acts which, after Christ’s ascension into heaven, speaks of the activities of the apostles (approx 29 AD – 60 AD). After the events of the Acts period, there are no books of the Bible dedicated to historical events, though we do get a few snippets of events which took place after 60 AD in Paul’s Post-Acts epistles, the last of which was probably 2 Timothy (approx 68 AD).
It should be noted that during the period covered by the book of Acts, Israel was still the prior nation in God’s dealings with mankind. Though there were Gentiles coming into blessing after Acts 10, they were still partaking of the plans which God had laid out for Israel. Romans 11 gives us an idea of this relationship in the picture of an olive tree (Israel), and branches which had been graft in to partake of her blessings (Gentiles). In the final chapter of the book of Acts, Acts 28, we read how Israel was set aside in God’s plans.
Letters
It is important to read any book of the Scriptures in the context of conditions in force at the time. The letters of the New Testament speak of the conditions in force at the time they were written. Many epistles were written during the Acts period, whilst Israel was still God’s chosen nation, and had not been set aside.
However, the later epistles reflect the character of the post-Acts period, in which nationality does not play any role in God’s dealings with mankind.
by David Tavender
Who were the Roman emperors during New Testament times? Which of the several King Herods is being referred to in the narratives? Where do Pontius Pilate, Felix and Festus fit into the scheme of things? This chart should help to answer these and other questions.
by David Tavender
The Lord Jesus Christ walked the earth for about 33 years. The Gospel records each dedicate a relatively large percentage of their accounts describing the details of the Lord’s final few days before His crucifixion.
by David Tavender
This PDF chart sets out some of the main events described in the book of Acts, and shows how the NT epistles fit into that timeline.
by Charles H. Welch
Prize of the High Calling – Philippians
A full exposition of the epistle to the Philippians. Also available in hard copy book form.
by Charles H. Welch & Stuart Allen
Perfection or Perdition – Hebrews
A detailed exposition of the book of Hebrews. Also available in hard copy book form.