Suggested readings from
the hebrew bible
The list of readings
below gives an overview of some of the major events and characters in the
Hebrew Bible, as well as a sampling of some of the different types of literature.
The list does not give a full account of the biblical material nor does
it do justice to all the types of literature in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.
It is meant to give those whose biblical knowledge is 'patchy' or a little
'rusty' a sense of the story within the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible.
1. Gen 1-13:12. Exodus 1-3, and 11-19
3. Deuteronomy 1-12
4. Joshua 1-11; Judges 1-2
5. 1 Samuel 1-12
6. 2 Samuel 1-7
7. 1 Kings 1-12:19
8. 2 Kings 22-25; Ezra 1-6
9. Isaiah 1, 5-12
10. Amos; Hosea 1-3; 11
11. Psalms 1; 2; 13; 22; 51; 73; 89; 96; 104; 132; 139; 150
12. Proverbs1-4; Ruth; Jonah; Judith.