Books of the Bible & Category
Candidates for Ordination can look forward to writing an ordination exam on scripture and to also demonstrate their knowledge by completing a short series of online content quizzes on Books of the Bible. There are short online content quizzes on the Old Testament and New Testament. Each content quiz covers a group of books. For example one quiz covers the Pentateuch.
Contents
Old Testament Books
The books of the Old Testament are organized into five sections. These include the Pentateuch or Law, History, Poetry or Wisdom, Major Prophets, and Minor Prophets. The online content quizzes provide opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of both content and structure of these books. Studying the pages linked to this page will prepare you to that the quizzes.
Recommended Reading
Arnold, Bill T. Encountering the Old Testament. Baker Academic, 2008.
Resources
Canonical Areas
Holy Scripture
Content of Scripture
a. Books of the Bible & Category b. Major Biblical Figures c. Major Biblical Themes
Historical background
a. Cultural context of Bible and passages b. Salvation History and the Story of the Bible c. Sitz im Leben of books and passages
Interpretive Methods
a. Modern Critical Methods b. Exegesis for sermon/preaching c. Scripture interprets scripture d. Patristic Interpretive Methods e. Theological Interpretation of Scripture
