“At the Holy Spirit Ministry Center, we are committed to helping you study every reference of Holy Spirit within the biblical text so you can continue learning theology and live it out! ”
In our Biblical Theology blog series, we will be examining each reference of the Spirit of God in Scripture. What we find is that Holy Spirit is a vital presence throughout the biblical narrative and shapes, and continues to shape, the redemptive history of humanity by pointing people to Jesus Christ.
The Bible contains 66 books, divided into the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament has 39 books and the New Testament has 27. This 66-book structure is standard in most Protestant denominations.[1]
Old Testament
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers
5. Deuteronomy
6. Joshua
7. Judges
8. Ruth
9. 1 Samuel
10. 2 Samuel
11. 1 Kings
12. 2 Kings
13. 1 Chronicles
14. 2 Chronicles
15. Ezra
16. Nehemiah
17. Esther
18. Job
19. Psalms
20. Proverbs
21. Ecclesiastes
22. Song of Solomon
23. Isaiah
24. Jeremiah
25. Lamentations
26. Ezekiel
27. Daniel
28. Hosea
29. Joel
30. Amos
31. Obadiah
32. Jonah
33. Micah
34. Nahum
35. Habakkuk
36. Zephaniah
37. Haggai
38. Zechariah
39. Malachi
New Testament
40. Matthew
41. Mark
42. Luke
43. John
44. Acts
45. Romans
46. 1 Corinthians
47. 2 Corinthians
48. Galatians
49. Ephesians
50. Philippians
51. Colossians
52. 1 Thessalonians
53. 2 Thessalonians
54. 1 Timothy
55. 2 Timothy
56. Titus
57. Philemon
58. Hebrews
59. James
60. 1 Peter
61. 2 Peter
62. 1 John
63. 2 John
64. 3 John
65. Jude
66. Revelation
Learning Theology
To start, let’s understand the metanarrative of Scripture.
©Flash Theology
The overarching storyline of Scripture is:
Creation
Fall
Redemption
New Creation
In Flash Theology, the authors share that the story of God redeeming humanity is broken into three Acts as noted below.[2]
Act 1: The Beginning
Creation: Jesus, as the eternal Word of God, was present at creation, and all things were made by and through Him. See John 1:1-4
Act 2: The Broken
Fall: Jesus was present in the fall of humanity and was the promised “seed” of the woman who crushed the head of the serpent, breaking the curse of humanity’s sin. See Genesis 3:14-15
Act 3: The Beautiful
Redemption: Jesus was present in the redemption of humans, through his death on the cross. By dying in our place, He reversed the curse so that we could be redeemed. See Galatians 3:10-14
New Creation: Jesus will renew creation, and Christ followers will be resurrected and glorified, face to face with Him. See Revelation 21:1-22:5
Living Out Theology
The Spirit of God has historically (and in the present day) been an active part of the storyline of Scripture. He is a part of the Godhead, a term used to describe the Trinity (Father God, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit), who is redeeming humanity. At the Holy Spirit Ministry Center, we are committed to helping you study every reference of Holy Spirit within the biblical text so you can continue learning theology and live it out! Remember where we are in the story — As followers of Christ, this is a beautiful story as God continues to move and minister through His followers in a world waiting to be fully restored. You are part of what the early disciples began (see Acts 1:8)!
Footnotes:
1 Other Christian traditions, such as the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, include additional books known as the Deuterocanonical books. The Deuterocanonical books are rejected by most Protestant denominations because they are not part of the Hebrew Bible and were not universally accepted by early Jewish or Christian communities as divinely inspired Scripture.
2 Jenny Randle and Brayden Brookshier, "Flash Theology: A Visual Guide to Knowing and Enjoying God More" (David C Cook, 2023), 4.
