The Big Idea
The Book of Concord is full of timeless resources for getting us into Scripture. Luther also has some helpful guidelines for how to introduce people the Scripture in a way that is helpful and avoids confusion.
Similar notes:
Luther’s Small Catechism
Lutheran Education - Literacy over Content.pdf
Prophets
Catechesis
- Small Catechism - Gives a core skeleton to work with.
- Large Catechism - Expands on that foundation to help apply things and be able to teach ones own family.
- Book of Concord - A comprehensive look at formulating and Lutheran position
Basic Bible Books
- John - Gives the clearest and most poetic account of who Jesus is and how he died for us.
- Genesis 1-11 - Creation through the Tower
- Genesis 12-23 - Life of Abraham
- Exodus 1-15 - Deliverance from Slavery
- Psalms - According to Luther deals with “Prophecy, Instruction, Comfort, Prayer and Thanksgiving.” Basically the core of devotional life.
- Galatians - Gives clear logical argumentation for proper understanding of a Christian life as not about works but about faith in Jesus.
- Then Romans as the full blown picture of salvation by grace through faith.
Fuller Picture of Bible Books
- Core History of the World and God’s People
- History - The Pentateuch - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy
- The Ungoverned Years of God’s people
- History - the Triteuch - Joshua, Judges, Ruth
- History of the Kings
- History - 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles
- Love Poetry - Song of Solomon, Psalm 45
- Prophets - Isaiah, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah
- Israel and Judah’s fall
- History - Northern Kingdom (Israel) Falls - 2 Kings 17
- History - Southern Kingdom (Judah) Falls - 2 Kings 25, 2 Chronicles 36
- Prophets - Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah
- Living in Exile
- History - Esther
- Poetry - Lamentations
- Return from Exile - Ezra and Nehemiah
- Prophets - Haggi, Zechariah, Malachi
- Wisdom Literature - Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes
- Synoptic Gospels and Early Church
- History - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Acts
- General Pauline Epistles
- Theological discourse - Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians
- Pastoral Pauline Epistles
- 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
- Looking back at the Old Testament through Christ - Hebrews and Revelation
- Non-Pauline Epistles
- Theological discourse - James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1 and 2 and 3 John, Jude