The Fall of Adam and Eve and sin and death entering into the world. God created everything in six days and rested on the seventh day to establish the Sabbath day. The Creation of the heavens and the earth, and all living things including mankind. The main events of creation (Genesis 1-11) were:

The Creation and Fall Period (4004-2234 BC) It would be good to memorize these main sections to create a summary of what took place.

The Old Testament can be summarized by nine main historical periods which are: The Creation, Abraham and the Hebrew Patriarchs, Moses and the Exodus, Joshua and the Conquest of Canaan, Samson and the Judges, David and Solomon, The Divided Kingdom, The Destruction of Israel and Judah, and Ezra and the Return from Captivity. The Old Testament Main Historical Periods After reading this brief overview you can follow the outline of the right hand side and quickly go through each of the main sections of the Bible. This quick summary will cover the main events that took place during the periods of the Old and New Testaments. The New Testament ends around the same time that the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. with the preaching of Paul the apostle and the establishment of churches throughout the Roman Empire. The Bible covers the period from the creation of man which took place approximately 4000 BC, all the way to the coming of Jesus Christ, his death and his resurrection, and the good news (gospel) which spread rapidly in the first century A.D. After reading this summary follow along on the right-hand side and learn about the main events that took place in Old Testament times. The Old Testament is the period from creation (4000 BC) to the period of the Persian Empire and Cyrus who allowed the Jews to return from captivity and rebuild their temple.

The testament of mary summary