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  • King David's family treeKing David’s family tree This chart summarizes the King David's family tree, based on what we know from Scripture. This is a work in progress. Please contact me if you find errors, omissions or broken links.
  • King Saul's family treeKing Saul’s family tree This chart summarizes the King Saul’s family tree, based on what we know from Scripture. I’m always looking for this information and couldn’t find it in one place. This is a work in progress. Please contact me if you find errors, omissions or broken links.
  • Corinthians: How many letters did Paul write to Corinth?Corinthians: How many letters did Paul write to Corinth? How many letters did the Apostle Paul write to the Corinthian church?  The answer is not as easy as it sounds.  We have two letters to the church at Corinth in our Bible, but both of these letters mention another letter. Many scholars believe Paul wrote four letters to the Corinthian church but only two of them survived.   If they are right, the chronology of Paul's correspondence and visits to Corinth might look something like this.
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  • Psalms quoted in the New TestamentPsalms quoted in the New Testament This list of the places the psalms are quoted in the New Testament includes both allusions and direct quotations.
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  • Hebrews' use of the Old TestamentHebrews’ use of the Old Testament Hebrews frequently quotes more passages from the Old Testament but some of them are hard to identify. Here are the places where the author of Hebrews quotes the Old Testament.
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  • 07 2Peter 2:4 Does Peter quote Enoch?07 2Peter 2:4 Does Peter quote Enoch? Peter and Jude appear to be quoting the book of 1 Enoch, which is part of the psuedepigrapha. Why would they quote it? What does it mean when an apostle quotes from a non-biblical source? I think both Peter and Jude quote 1 Enoch, the way a teacher today might quote Harry Potter -- to make a point based on popular culture.

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  • Old Testament books in Chronological orderOld Testament books in Chronological order The Old Testament is organized by genre rather than historical timeline. Here's a list of the Old Testament books in chronological order with the traditional (approximate) dates.
  • King David's family treeKing David’s family tree This chart summarizes the King David's family tree, based on what we know from Scripture. This is a work in progress. Please contact me if you find errors, omissions or broken links.
  • Psalms quoted in the New TestamentPsalms quoted in the New Testament This list of the places the psalms are quoted in the New Testament includes both allusions and direct quotations.
  • King Saul's family treeKing Saul’s family tree This chart summarizes the King Saul’s family tree, based on what we know from Scripture. I’m always looking for this information and couldn’t find it in one place. This is a work in progress. Please contact me if you find errors, omissions or broken links.
  • Corinthians: How many letters did Paul write to Corinth?Corinthians: How many letters did Paul write to Corinth? How many letters did the Apostle Paul write to the Corinthian church?  The answer is not as easy as it sounds.  We have two letters to the church at Corinth in our Bible, but both of these letters mention another letter. Many scholars believe Paul wrote four letters to the Corinthian church but only two of them survived.   If they are right, the chronology of Paul's correspondence and visits to Corinth might look something like this.
  • Ezra-Nehemiah ChronologyEzra-Nehemiah Chronology Chronology of the post exile: Ezra-Nehemiah
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  • 07 2Peter 2:4 Does Peter quote Enoch?07 2Peter 2:4 Does Peter quote Enoch? Peter and Jude appear to be quoting the book of 1 Enoch, which is part of the psuedepigrapha. Why would they quote it? What does it mean when an apostle quotes from a non-biblical source? I think both Peter and Jude quote 1 Enoch, the way a teacher today might quote Harry Potter -- to make a point based on popular culture.
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  • Matthew's use of the Old TestamentMatthew’s use of the Old Testament The New Testament is our divinely inspired commentary on the Old Testament. When studying a passage, it's often helpful to see how other biblical authors understood it. Here are Matthew's quotations and allusions to the Old Testament in his gospel.

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