The Old Testament in 8 minutes

Some great resources for your OT Study:

[BibleSnap]

As many of you have noted, I incorrectly and offhandedly referred to Canaan/Israel as Palestine twice in this video. It was a simple, honest mistake. The correct choice would have been Canaan.

I appreciate the kind-hearted feedback from some. For the rest of you, chill out and stop accusing people on the internet of supporting terrorists.

[kentsears]

I didn’t think you could summarize the Old Testament in 8 minutes. You did a good job outlining it in a fun way.

[scotthunt]

I thought this was a fantastic video. It's so hard to condense the OT down to 8 minutes, but you managed to do it - and it was a clear and concise explanation. Thank you so much for your hard work. I learned a great deal.

[dirtywhiteboyzindahood]

I cant wait 2 give Jesus a big hug oneday ....😍

[PanyingPilot]

Thank you for distilling a long and complicated history into an understandable scaffold upon which detailed knowledge can be attached. It was a worthwhile effort and is appreciated.

[jacobwithers]

For 8 minutes, that was pretty dang good. Sure it wasn’t 100% accurate and he left stuff out. But come on. It was 8 minutes to go over a gazillion pages.

[mariomilhomemjr]

I was working on a Timeline to teach in Malawi next week and I thought; maybe I can find a video on YOUTUBE that will explain well the Overview with pictures.... So I found your video...
Thanks a lot. I'm missionary in South Africa and we teach leaders in the poor communities across the board, it will help a lot now in Malawi. Thanks...

[mailjamesthomas]

The area you refer to as Palestine wasn't called that until after the timeline you are talking about. It was called Canaan before it was Israel and Judah.

[kennetholiver]

And it rained for 40 days and 40 nights and Noah said to his wife “this is the last time we holiday in Scotland!” 😄

[armstronglance]

Thankyou for this quick overview of the OT !!! The visuals help lock the OT history in my memory.

[iiii]

I recently was called to read the Bible. I picked up an English standard version and am almost done reading the first testament I was surprised on how much I remembered since it’d been years since I’ve picked up a bible
It’s really nice re reading as an adult (22y/o)

[louiseprice]

For 8 minutes, this is really good and helpful for understanding!

[eddyallenby]

I learned more from this 8 minute video than my 4 years at Catholic middle school. No joke. Great video. (About religion, that is).

[erwinwickhorst]

This is Karen using Erwin’s phone. I like your summary because it’s short enough for a person to see all of the historical progression. I also like the way you connect the prophets to the relevant era and/or kingdom. Thanks to people like you and the Bible Project I am no longer afraid to pick up my Bible and open to any page and just enjoy the stories and soak up the history. Thank you for your well-constructed presentation!

[catface]

Could you do a similar compilation on the New Testament.... Please. 😀

[SecretPlacePsalm]

I can’t tell you HOW MANY TIMES I refer back to this video! It’s like that good song that we just play on repeat, repeat,

[pumashuman]

I thought this was really well done - thanks so much for the time and effort this took - especially the video production - props to animation department - great job syncing everything

[establish]

I think you did a good job. It's silly for some people to be upset with you for not "unpacking" all the Old Testament understanding. I understand what you did was a simple introductory and if you chose to want to unpack the Old Test. then you would have simply done so in a longer video. Haters gonna hate.

[kumikispe]

Thanks MC for giving an overview of the Old Testament of the Holy Bible. It's very clear and easily understandable. Please make more great videos like this one and upload onto the yutube. God will bless you, thanks.

[dmarkj]

I am teaching through the book of Isaiah at our church and needed some historical context. Your video really helped me a lot. I really like how simple and clear your presentation was. God bless you for what you do.