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corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan and of the world, to commit the same wholly unto
writing; which maketh the Holy Scriptures to be most necessary; those former ways of God’s revealing
His Will unto His people being now ceased.”

Below is a list which shows the divisions of the books of the Bible:

LAW HISTORY POETRY PROPHETS GOSPELS HISTORY Letters PROPHETIC
WISDOM APOCALYP
Genesis Joshua Job Isaiah Matthew Acts Romans Revelation.
Exodus Judges Psalms Jeremiah Mark 1-2 Cori
Leviticus Ruth Proverbs lamentations Luke Gal.
Numbers 1-2 Sam. Ecclesiastes Ezekiel John Ephes.
Deut. 1-2 King. Song of Daniel Philipp
songs Hosea Col.
1-2 Chr. Joel 1-2 The
Ezra Amos 1-2 Tim
Nehemiah Obadiah Titus
Esther Jonah Phil.
Micah Hebrew
Nahum James
Habakkuk 1-2 Pet.
Zephaniah 1,2-3Jn.
Haggai Jude
Zechariah
Malachi

in summary, the Bible is primary God’s revelation to mankind that which he expects us to know about
himself and his actions. Revelations is the process by which God makes this truth about Him known to
man has two classifications.

General revelation
General revelation is that which can be known about God through natural elements, human processes,
or intuition. (Rom. 1. Ps. 19:1-6). In classic Christian thought two arguments for the existence of God fall
within the category of general revelation. First is cosmological argument builds a case for the existence
of God upon the majesty and beauty of creation. This can be seen from Romans 1:18-20 which says that
the creation reveals God’s greatness. The second argument is teleological. It looks at the argument from
nature, but argues that for the existence of God based upon the design and order evidenced in nature.

Special revelation
Special revelation is that which can be about God through some means of direct communication from
him (e.g. The Bible, prophetic utterances, visions. Special revelation shows that there things about that
we can never know or understand just by mere observation of nature. The Bible stands as the primary
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