Appendix to Comprehensive Bible Study.

A GUIDE TO BIBLE STUDY

APPENDIX

1. Early Translations of the Scriptures.

2. Translations of the Scriptures into English.

3. Outline of the History of Israel.

4. Leading Prophets of the Old Testament.

5. Important Events in the Life of Christ.

6. Outline of the Journeys and Labors of Paul.

7. Chronological Order of New Testament Books

The following material is added for convenient reference on the part of the reader. It is purely outlined in character, treating in brief terms of subjects on which every Bible student desires hints. Much other material might have been added, but it was thought desirable to widen the bounds of this part of the book.

1. EARLY TRANSLATIONS OF THE SCRIPTURES.
1. The Septuagint (LXX) translation of the Old Testament into Greek. Begun about 250 B. C.
2. Translations of portions of the Old Testament into Greek by Aquila and Theodotian, 2nd century A. D.
3. The Targums, free translations of the Old Testament into the popular language, the Aramaic, 2nd century A. D.
4. The Old Latin Bible, Old and New Testaments (2nd century A. D.) out of which came the Vulgate of Jerome, the text used in the Roman Catholic Church.
5. An Ancient Syriac Version, 2nd century.
6. Two Egyptian Versions in different dialects, 3rd century.
7. Peshito-Syriac, 4th century.
8. Gothic Version, 4th century.
9. Ethiopic Version, 4th century.
10. Armenian Version, 5th century.

2. TRANSLATIONS OF THE SCRIPTURES INTO ENGLISH.
1. A paraphrase in poetry by Cædmon of Whitby, 680 A. D.
2. Two versifications of the Psalms, about 700 A. D.
3. The Gospel of John by Venerable Bede, finished May 27, 735 A. D.
4. Exodus and the Psalms, Alfred the Great, 901 A. D.
5. Two interlinear translations of portions of the Scriptures from the Latin Vulgate, about 950 A. D.
6. A translation of the greater part of the Bible into Norman French, 1260.
7. Four versions of the Psalms, and parts of the New Testament, 1350.
8. John Wyclif; the first complete translation into English from the Vulgate; New Testament completed in 1380, the Old Testament in 1384.
9. Tyndale; the first translation from the original Hebrew and Greek, 1525-1536.
10. Coverdale; the first complete Bible ever printed. It was based on the Vulgate, Luther's German Bible, and Tyndale, 1535.
11. Matthew's (really Roger's) Bible. The first authorized version, 1537.
12. Crammer's, or the Great Bible, 1539.
13. The Geneva Bible, published by the English exiles in Geneva, the first Bible with chapter and verse divisions, based on the Vulgate, 1557-1560.
14. The Bishop's Bible, 1564-1568.
15. The Authorized, or King James Version, 1611.
16. The Revised Version; New Testament, 1881; Old Testament, 1884.

3. OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL.
The purpose of this outline is to give only the general features of the History of Israel and their dates as nearly as they can be ascertained.
1. Patriarchal Period: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, The Bondage (2000-1500 B. C. are the approximate limits of this period.)
2. Exodus, Conquest, and Establishment in Canaan: Moses, Joshua, the Judges, Samuel (1500-1050 B. C.)
3. The United Kingdom: Saul, David, Solomon (1050-937 B. C.)
4. Israel and Judah a. Revolt of the Ten Tribes (937 B. C.) b. Reformation under Jehu (842 B. C.) c. Destruction of Samaria (721 B. C.) d. Captivity of Judah (586 B. C.)
5. The Exile in Babylon (586-534 B. C.)
6. The Restoration: Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Ezra, Nehemiah (534-400 B. C.) e. Temple founded (534 B. C.) f. Work stopped (522 B. C.) g. Temple completed (515 B. C.) h. Ezra's arrival (459 B. C.) i. Arrival of Nehemiah (433 B. C.) j. His second arrival (425 B. C.)
7. Greek and Syrian rule (333-166 B. C.) k. Greek rule, Alexander (333-320 B. C.) l. Egyptian rule, the Ptolemies (320-314 B. C.) m. Syrian rule, the Selucidae (314-166 B. C.)
8. The Maccabees; the struggle for liberty; Judas Maccabaeus, Jonathan, Simon, John Hyrcanus, Aristobulus, Alexander Jannaeus, Alexandra (166-63 B. C.)
9. Roman Dominion (63 B. C.-70 A. D.) n. Jerusalem was taken by Pompey (63 B. C.) o. Maccabean governors (63-47 B. C.) p. Antipater, Roman Procurator (46-41 B. C.) q. Herod the Great, his son, tributary king (40-4 B. C.) r. Herods and Procurators (4 B. C.-70 A. D.) s. Destruction of Jerusalem by Romans and end of the Jewish state (70 A. D.)

4. LEADING PROPHETS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
The approximate dates at which they lived are as follows:
1. Moses (1500 B. C.); 2. Samuel (1050); 3. Elijah (875); 4. Elisha (850); 5. Jonah (770);
6. Amos (760); 7. Hosea (740); 8. Isaiah (725); 9. Micah (715); 10. Nahum (660);
11. Zephaniah (640); 12. Habakkuk (610); 13. Jeremiah (600); 14. Obadiah (586); 15. Ezekiel (585);
16. Daniel (550); 17. Haggai (525); 18. Zechariah (525); 19. Malachi (475); 20. Joel (400?).

5. IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF CHRIST.
1. Preparatory Period (4 B. C.-26 A. D.) Birth of Jesus (4 B. C.) Jesus in the Temple (8 A. D.) Life in Nazareth (8-26 A. D.)
2. Early Ministry, Judea (26-27 A. D.) Baptism, Temptation, First Disciples. Visit to Cana and Capernaum. First Passover, Nicodemus.
3. Period of popular favor; Galilee (27-29 A. D.) zJohn imprisoned; Samaria; Galilee. . Rejection at Nazareth. Twelve chosen. Sermon on the Mount. Tours through Galilee; Parables and Miracles. Five thousand fed. The Bread of Life.
4. Period of Opposition; Galilee, Judea and Perea (29-30 A. D.) The Great Confession; the Transfiguration. Departure from Galilee; the Seventy sent out. Lazarus raised; retirement to Perea. Return to Jerusalem; teachings on the way; Jericho, Zacchaeus; arrival at Bethany.
5. The Final Week; Jerusalem (30 A. D.) Triumphal entry. . Teaching and controversies in the Temple. Greeks at the feast; Discourse on the Last Days. The Passover; the Last Supper; Gethsemane. Arrest; examination; crucifixion; burial.

6. OUTLINE OF THE JOURNEYS AND LABORS OF THE APOSTLE PAUL.
1. Preparation.
(1) Birth and Early Life at Tarsus, Acts 21: 39; 22: 3.
(2) Education at Jerusalem, Acts 22: 3.
(3) Saul the Persecutor, Acts 8: 1-3; 22: 4; 26: 11; Gal. 1: 13, 23; I Cor. 15: 9; Phil. 3: 6; I Tim. 1: 13.
(4) The Conversion, Acts 9: 3-19; 20: 6-16; 26: 12-18. (35 A. D.)
(5) Arabia, Gal. 1: 17.
(6) The return to Tarsus (38-43 A. D.)
(7) Damascus, Acts 9: 19-25. (b) Jerusalem, Acts 9: 26-30. (c) Tarsus, Gal. 1: 21; Acts 9: 30

2. The First Period of Missionary Activity (44-51 A. D.)
(1) Antioch the second center of Christianity, Acts 9: 19-26.
(2) Famine in Jerusalem, Relief from Antioch, Acts 11: 27-xii: 25.
(3) The First Missionary Journey, with Barnabas; Cyprus; Antioch of Pisidia; Iconium; Lystra; Derbe; the return, Acts 13: 1-xiv: 28. (
4) The Consultation at Jerusalem, Acts 15: 1-35.

3. The Second Period of Missionary Activity (51-54 A. D.)
(1) Separation of Paul and Barnabas, Acts 15: 36-40.
(2) The second Missionary Journey, with Silas; Galatia; Troas; Philippi; Thessalonica; Berea; Athens, Acts 15:41-17:34.
(3) Residence at Corinth, eighteen months, Acts 18:1-17.
(4) I Thessalonians and II Thessalonians written during this stay in Corinth (52-53 A. D.) (5) Return to Antioch via Ephesus and Jerusalem, Acts 18: 18-23.

4. The Third Period of Missionary Activity (54-58 A. D.)
(1) Return to Ephesus from Antioch, Acts 18: 23-xix: 1.
(2) Galatians written (c. 55 A. D.)
(3) Residence in Ephesus three years, Acts 19: 1-xx: 1.
(4) I Corinthians written (57 A. D.)
(5) Journey via Troas to Macedonia, Acts 20: 1, 2; II Cor. 2: 12, 13.
(6) II Corinthians written (57 A. D.)
(7) Second visit to Corinth, three months, Acts 20: 2, 3.
(8) Romans written at Corinth (57 or 58 A. D.)
(9) Return to Jerusalem via Troas, Miletus, Tyre, Caesarea, Acts 20: 3-xxi: 16.

5. The Period of Imprisonment (58-63 A. D.)
(1) Arrest in Jerusalem, Acts 21: 17-23:35. (Pentecost, 58 A. D.)
(2) Imprisonment in Cæsarea, Acts 24: 1-xxvi: 32. (58-60 A. D.)
(3) The Voyage to Rome, Acts 27: 1-xxviii: 16.
(4) Imprisoned in Rome, Acts 28: 16-31. (61-63 A. D.)
(5) Epistles of the First Roman Imprisonment; Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians (62, 63 A. D.)

6. The Last Period; Conjectural (63-66 A. D.)
(1) Probable release; Journey to Spain (?).
(2) Ephesus, Macedonia, Crete, Troas.
(3) I Timothy and Titus written.
(4) Second Arrest, and return to Rome.
(5) II Timothy written. (6) Martyrdom.

7. CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
While no arrangement of these books can be made with absolute confidence, the following dates are sufficiently reliable to serve the purpose of the Bible student.
1. James, 50 A. D.
2. I Thessalonians, 52-53.
3. 2Thessalonians, 52-53.
4. Galatians, 55.
5. I Corinthians, 57.
6. 2 Corinthians, 57.
7. Romans, 57-58.
8. Philippians, 62-63.
9. Colossians, 62-63.
10. Philemon, 62-63.
11. Ephesians, 62-63.
12. Luke, 63.
13. Acts, 64.
14. I Timothy, 65.
15. Titus, 65.
16. II Timothy, 66.
17. Mark, 66.
18. Matthew, 67.
19. Hebrews, 67.
20. I Peter, 67-68.
21. II Peter, 68.
22. Jude, 68.
23. Revelation, 68.
24. John, c. 85.
25. Epistles of John, 90-95.