The Books of the Bible they speak will be evident." This new order is introduced because "the order in which today's readers are used to encountering the books of the Bible is yet another factor that hinders their understanding." The book order in "The Books of the Bible," and the rationale for it, is as follows: The Covenant History "The first quarter of the Bible unfolds as one continuous narrative." Genesis<br> Exodus<br> Leviticus<br> Numbers<br> Deuteronomy<br> Joshua<br> Judges<br> Ruth<br> Samuel–Kings The Prophets The prophets are presented in "what… is plausibly their historical order." Jonah Amos<br> Hosea<br> Micah<br> Isaiah Zephaniah<br> Nahum<br> Habakkuk Jeremiah<br> Obadiah<br> Ezekiel Haggai<br> Zechariah<br>
Christendom Astray from the Bible chapters and republished as "Christendom Astray From the Bible" in 1884. "Christendom Astray" covers topics such as "The Bible—What it is, and how to interpret it" (chapter 1), "The Dead Unconscious till the Resurrection, and consequent error of popular belief in heaven and hell" (chapter 3), "The Devil not a personal supernatural being, but the scriptural personification of sin in its manifestations among men" (chapter 7) and "The Promises made to the Fathers (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), yet to be fulfilled in the setting up of the Kingdom of God upon earth" (chapter 9). The last section of the book