A Synopsis of the Bible

By Wayne Sherman

This document can be a significant help to anyone who is trying to understand the Bible and what it means. It does this by explaining the history, background, primary themes, and messages of each book contained in it and how all the books fit together into one coherent document. It is not intended to be a replacement for Bible Study, but rather to foster it by making the bible a more meaningful document to those who are searching for life value and purpose.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 4, 2016
• ISBN: 9781504980210

Wayne Sherman

Wayne Sherman was born into a Christian Family in Oklahoma. His education includes BS in Engineering and a Master's in Business Administration. He is currently retired and living in Naples, Florida. His career was in electronic engineering and computer science, gaining a reputation as an expert analyst and troubleshooter of very complex computer system and networking problems, both in private industry and for the federal government( for the Department of Defense in Washington DC). He has been a dedicated Christian and a student of the Bible most of his adult life. He is married with two natural born children and three stepchildren. He and His wife, Marlene, are active members of the First Baptist Church of Naples, Florida. Mr. Sherman is also a co founder of an interchurch political action and American Heritage organization, the World Changers of Florida.He has applied his extensive analytical skills to the writing of this document, in order to draw connections and coherence to the many and diverse Bible Scriptures to help people understand and interpret the Bible's primary themes and messages.

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Published by AuthorHouse 03/03/2016

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Contents

Acknowledgement

Foreword

Introduction

A Synopsis Of The Old Testament

A Synopsis Of The New Testament

The Bible - After The Earthly Ministry Of Christ

Postscript

AMP

Scripture quotations marked AMP are from The Amplified Bible, Old Testament copyright © 1965, 1987 by the Zondervan Corporation. The Amplified Bible, New Testament copyright © 1954, 1958, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

CEV

Scriptures marked as (CEV) are taken from the Contemporary English Version Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.

ESV

Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®). Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

GNT

Scripture quotations marked GNT are taken from the Good News Translation — Second Edition. Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

HCSB

Scripture quotations marked HCSB are from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®. HCSB®. Copyright ©1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Holman CSB®, and HCSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers

JB

Scripture quotations marked JB are from The Jerusalem Bible, copyright © 1966 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. Reprinted by permission.

KJV

Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the Holy Bible, King James Version (Authorized Version). First published in 1611. Quoted from the KJV Classic Reference Bible, Copyright © 1983 by The Zondervan Corporation.

MSG

Scripture quotations marked MSG are taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. Website.

NASB

Scripture quotations marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

NCV

Scripture quotations marked NCV are taken from the New Century Version, Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Word Publishing, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

NET

Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NET) are from The NET Bible® Copyright © 2005 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. www.bible.org All rights reserved.

NIV

Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. [Biblica]

NJB

Scripture quotations marked NJB are from The New Jerusalem Bible, copyright © 1985 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc. Reprinted by Permission.

NKJV

Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

NLT

Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Website

NRSV

Scripture quotations marked NRSV are taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, Copyright © 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Website

RSV

Scripture quotations marked RSV are taken from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission.

TLB

Scripture quotations marked TLB are taken from The Living Bible copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

TNIV

Scripture quotations marked TNIV are taken from the Holy Bible, Today’s New International Version®. TNIV® Copyright © 2001, 2005 by International Bible Society®. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I started this document originally because of my stepdaughter, Sandy. Sandy is in her 40s, has been married and divorced twice and has three children, high school age and beyond. And she lives a thousand miles away. In a phone call a few months ago, Sandy confessed a belief in Jesus Christ as her personal savior. About a week later she asked her mother and I for a Bible and explained that she was dating an openly Christian young man, who was encouraging her to go to church with him. We sent her one. Then in a subsequent phone call she said she was having some trouble understanding the scriptures and how they all fit together. That is when I started this document. I sent her a partial draft a little later, and she thanked me for it. Since then I have sent her several updates. She let us know she was reading it and that it was making things clearer. I have not talked to her much recently about this document, but I hope it has helped her. Since then I have continued in this effort, because I thought it might be valuable to some others like Sandy, who may have lost their way in knowing and interpreting the messages of the Bible, and are struggling for a better understanding.

I have not sought out any particular source material for the following, except for the Bible itself and my personal memory and understanding from a lifetime of reading the Bible and listening to many teachers of the Word. If I have made some blunders, it is my own fault.

REASON FOR THIS UPDATE

This second edition is:

- to correct grammar and syntax errors in my original document,

- to add additional information that I felt would help readers to understand and properly interpret the Bible scriptures,

- to correct or clarify some of my interpretations of what the Bible said or meant

- and to add-in the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes that I inadvertently left out of the original publication

Almost all the text and the intent of this document remain the same, including that of clarifying the background and purposes of the various parts of the Judeo/Christian Bible and the justification of its importance and relevance for individuals today and for modern society.

DISCLAIMER

This document, like my first edition, is in no way intended to replace or substitute for the reading of the Bible itself. This updated document again only touches the surface of the