Genesis – Deuteronomy
The Story of the Bible
A Play in Seven Acts
From creation to renewed creation, the Bible unfolds in seven acts, and each chart shows where it fits.
PrologueCreationGen 1
Act IInnocenceGen 2–3
Act IIConscienceGen 4–8
Act IIIGovernmentGen 9–11
Act IVPromiseGen 12–Exod 19
Act VLawExodus – Gospels
Act VIGraceActs – Revelation 19
Act VIIKingdomRevelation 20
EpilogueNew CreationRev 21–22
39 Books
Old Testament
Joshua – Esther
History
Job – Song of Songs
Wisdom & Poetry
Isaiah – Malachi
The Prophets
27 Books
New Testament
Matthew – Acts
Gospels & Acts
Romans – Jude
The Epistles
Prophecy & End Times
Revelation
More charts, maps, and book outlines are on the way. Every chart has clickable Scripture references and can be downloaded as an image.
The Seven Acts framework is adapted from Philippe R. Sterling’s Bible survey notes, used with permission.