Mara loves to share fun quizes that explain something about one's self. It's an enjoyable trait. She recently asked me to decide which books of the Bible I would keep if I could only keep one in each of the following categories:
Pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Historical Books: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther,
Wisdom Books: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Lamentations
Major Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel
Minor Prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Pauline Epistles: Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessolonians, 2 Thessolonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
General Epistles: Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude
Anything: either something in the categories already mentioned, Acts, or Revelation
This would reduce the Bible to only nine books. My choices were Genesis, Ruth, Psalms, Daniel, Jonah, John, Romans, Hebrews, and James. The choices that Mara and I had in common were Genesis, Psalms, and Romans. The books that were most difficult for me to give up were Isaiah, Jeremiah, Luke, Acts, 2 Corinthians, and Philippians, but especially Luke and Acts. I think I chose the books I did because I like the books that tell stories and have concrete lessons. If you'd like to write your choices on a comment, I'd love to read them.
Pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Historical Books: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther,
Wisdom Books: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Lamentations
Major Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel
Minor Prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Pauline Epistles: Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessolonians, 2 Thessolonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
General Epistles: Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude
Anything: either something in the categories already mentioned, Acts, or Revelation
This would reduce the Bible to only nine books. My choices were Genesis, Ruth, Psalms, Daniel, Jonah, John, Romans, Hebrews, and James. The choices that Mara and I had in common were Genesis, Psalms, and Romans. The books that were most difficult for me to give up were Isaiah, Jeremiah, Luke, Acts, 2 Corinthians, and Philippians, but especially Luke and Acts. I think I chose the books I did because I like the books that tell stories and have concrete lessons. If you'd like to write your choices on a comment, I'd love to read them.
David whispered at 4:27 p.m.
2 Comments:
you're so spoiled! ONE prophet, ONE epistle . . . none of this major/minor, maybe-paul/not-so-paul.
Sorry Mara, I wrote it as well as I could remember. If I have to take out a prophet and an epistle (and be left with only seven books), I will have to take out Jonah and Hebrews.
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