Addressing some of these short epistles within the broader context of the book of Acts flows quite smoothly. Did you know that a number of the epistles were actually written during the historical timeframe covered by the book of Acts? So, for example, when Acts 15 discusses the Jerusalem Council which met in AD 49, it’s perfectly appropriate to address the book of James following Acts 15, since James was written the very same year. We can make a similar point regarding the book of Acts and some of the short epistles in the New Testament-such as Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and James. Hence, in my book I address the book of Job right after dealing with Genesis. However, most scholars agree that the events in the book of Job took place in close proximity to the patriarchs in the book of Genesis. To give you an idea of what I’m talking about, the book of Job is the 18th book in the Old Testament. Ron Rhodes: It means reading the Bible in the actual order of events as they transpired in Bible times. ![]() What does it mean to read the Bible chronologically?ĭr. ![]() Ron Rhodes ( about his book, A Chronological Tour Through the Bible (Harvest House Publishers, 2018). When you read different books of the Bible, do you get confused about the order of events for example, how the message of a prophet in one book fits into the timeline of activity recorded in another book? Or when and where the stories of Scripture took place and why it’s important to understand these details?īible Gateway interviewed Dr.
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