Highlights From The New World Translation 1 (Hebrew Scriptures) BIBLE BOOK LINK TO PAGE Genesis ...........................................................Genesis .................................................................................3 Genesis – Part 2 .............................................Genesis2 ...............................................................................7 Exodus............................................................Exodus................................................................................11 Leviticus .........................................................Leviticus .............................................................................15 Numbers .........................................................Numbers .............................................................................19 Deuteronomy..................................................Deuteronomy......................................................................23 Joshua .............................................................Joshua .................................................................................27 Judges .............................................................Judges .................................................................................31 Ruth ................................................................Ruth ....................................................................................35 1 Samuel.........................................................First-Samuel .......................................................................39 2 Samuel.........................................................Second-Samuel ..................................................................43 1 Kings ...........................................................First-Kings .........................................................................48 2 Kings ...........................................................Second-Kings .....................................................................52 1 Chronicles ...................................................First Chronicles ..................................................................57 2 Chronicles ...................................................Second-Chronicles .............................................................61 Ezra ................................................................Ezra ....................................................................................65 Nehemiah .......................................................Nehemiah ...........................................................................69 Esther .............................................................Esther .................................................................................73 Job ..................................................................Job ......................................................................................77 Psalms – Book 1.............................................Psalms1 1-41 ......................................................................82 Psalms – Book 2.............................................Psalms2 42-72 ....................................................................87 Psalms – Book 3 & 4 .....................................Psalms3 73-106 ..................................................................92 Psalms – Book 5.............................................Psalms5 107-150 ................................................................96 Proverbs .........................................................Proverbs ...........................................................................100 Ecclesiastes ....................................................Ecclesiastes ......................................................................107 Song of Solomon............................................Song-of-Solomon .............................................................112 Isaiah I ............................................................Isaiah ................................................................................116 Isaiah II ..........................................................IsaiahII .............................................................................141 Jeremiah .........................................................Jeremiah ...........................................................................125 Lamentations ..................................................Lamentations ....................................................................129 Ezekiel 1.........................................................Ezekiel..............................................................................133 Ezekiel 2.........................................................Ezekiel2............................................................................137 Daniel .............................................................Daniel ...............................................................................141 Hosea..............................................................Hosea................................................................................145 Joel .................................................................Joel ...................................................................................149 Amos ..............................................................Amos ................................................................................151 Obadiah, Jonah and Micah .............................Obadiah ............................................................................153 Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah .................Nahum ..............................................................................157 Haggai and Zechariah ....................................Haggai ..............................................................................161 Malachi ..........................................................Malachi ............................................................................165 Instructions .....................................................Instructions .......................................................................217 GREEK SCRIPTURE HIGHLIGHTS 2 Highlights of the New World Translation (Christian Greek Scriptures) BIBLE BOOK HYPERLINK PAGE Matthew ................................................................ Matthew .......................................... 168 Mark ..................................................................... Mark ............................................... 171 Luke ..................................................................... Luke ................................................ 174 Johns .................................................................... John ................................................ 177 Acts ..................................................................... Acts................................................. 181 Romans ................................................................ Romans .......................................... 184 1st & 2nd Corinthians ............................................. Corinthians ..................................... 188 Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians ... Galatians ........................................ 191 Thessalonians and Timothy ................................. Thessalonians ................................ 195 Titus, Philemon and Hebrews .............................. Titus ................................................ 199 James and Peter .................................................. James ............................................. 203 1st, 2nd & 3rd John and Jude .................................. John1 .............................................. 207 Revelation – Part 1 ............................................... Revelation ...................................... 211 Revelation – Part 2 ............................................... Revelation2 .................................... 214 Instructions ............................................................ Instructions .................................... 217 Hebrew Scriptures Highlights 3 Top of Document Genesis2 w04 01/01 p28-31, Jehovah’s Word Is Alive Highlights From the Book of Genesis "GENESIS" means "origin," or "birth." This is a fitting name for a book that relates how the universe came into being, how the earth was prepared for human habitation, and how man came to reside upon it. Moses wrote this book in the wilderness of Sinai, possibly completing it in 1513 B.C.E. The book of Genesis tells us about the world before the Flood, what happened as the post-Flood era began, and how Jehovah God dealt with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. This article will consider highlights from Genesis 1:1–11:9, basically up to the time when Jehovah began dealing with the patriarch Abraham. THE WORLD BEFORE THE FLOOD (Genesis 1:1–7:24) The opening words of Genesis, "in the beginning," reach back billions of years into the past. The events of the six creative "days," or time periods of special creative works, are described as they would have appeared to a human observer had he been present on the earth. By the end of the sixth day, God created man. Although Paradise is soon lost because of man’s disobedience, Jehovah gives hope. The very first prophecy of the Bible speaks of a "seed" who will undo the effects of sin and bruise