The Orthodox Bible

Creation, the Fall, the Patriarchs — Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph.

Moses leads Israel out of Egypt; the giving of the Law at Sinai.

Priestly and purity laws; the sacrificial system.

Israel's forty years wandering in the wilderness.

Moses' farewell discourses and renewal of the covenant.

Entry into the Promised Land under Joshua.

The cycle of apostasy and the judges of Israel.

Ruth the Moabitess, ancestress of David and of Christ.

Samuel, Saul and the rise of David.

The reign of King David.

Solomon, the Temple, and the divided kingdom.

Fall of Israel and Judah; the prophets Elijah and Elisha.

Genealogies and reign of David.

The kings of Judah and the Temple.

Greek retelling of Ezra; the return from exile.

Return from Babylonian exile and rebuilding the Temple.

Rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.

Tobit, his son Tobias, and the Archangel Raphael.

The heroine Judith delivers her people.

Queen Esther saves her people from destruction (with Greek additions).

The Maccabean revolt against Hellenistic persecution.

Martyrs of Israel; prayer for the dead affirmed.

Deliverance of the Jews of Egypt under Ptolemy IV.

The righteous sufferer; God's answer from the whirlwind.

The prayer book of the Church — 150 psalms plus Psalm 151.

The wisdom of Solomon in short sayings.

'Vanity of vanities' — the search for meaning under the sun.

The love song; allegory of Christ and the Church.

Wisdom personified; the immortality of the righteous soul.

Ben Sira's practical wisdom for daily life.

The great prayer of repentance.

The evangelist among the prophets — the Suffering Servant.

The weeping prophet and the New Covenant.

Mourning over the fall of Jerusalem.

Prayer of the exiles; Wisdom's descent.

Warning against idolatry in Babylon.

The chariot vision, dry bones, and the new Temple.

Faithful in exile; visions of the Son of Man (with Greek additions).

God's steadfast love for unfaithful Israel.

The Day of the Lord; outpouring of the Spirit.

Justice roll down like waters.

Judgment against Edom.

The reluctant prophet — a sign of the Resurrection.

Bethlehem foretold as the Messiah's birthplace.

The fall of Nineveh.

'The righteous shall live by faith.'

The Day of the Lord and the remnant.

Rebuild the Temple.

The King comes riding on a colt.

The messenger of the covenant; the last Old Testament prophet.

Jesus the Messiah, fulfillment of the Law and Prophets.

The urgent, action-packed Gospel of the Servant.

The Gospel of mercy — Christ for all peoples.

'In the beginning was the Word' — the Gospel of divine glory.

The Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church.

Justification, sanctification, and life in the Spirit.

Unity, the Eucharist, the Resurrection, love.

Ministry of reconciliation; God's power in weakness.

Freedom in Christ; fruit of the Spirit.

The Church as the Body and Bride of Christ.

The mind of Christ; joy in all circumstances.

Cosmic Christ, head of all creation.

The Second Coming and holy living.

The man of lawlessness and Christ's return.

Pastoral order and sound doctrine.

St Paul's last testament to his spiritual son.

Sound teaching and good works.

A letter of reconciliation for a runaway slave.

Christ the great High Priest after the order of Melchizedek.

Faith made perfect in works.

A royal priesthood; suffering with Christ.

Partakers of the divine nature.

God is love; walking in the light.

Walking in truth and love.

Hospitality to the brethren.

Contending for the faith once delivered.

The Apocalypse of St John — the heavenly Liturgy and Christ's victory.