What is Step 1 in the Old Testament overview called?

• A. The Exodus
• B. The Beginning
• C. The Judges
• D. The Kingdom

Answer: (B)

The first step in the Old Testament overview is about origins—the beginning of the world and humanity, the early narratives that set up God’s plan. It’s labeled The Beginning because it covers Genesis and the initial moments of creation, humanity’s early history, and the dawn of God’s covenant people before Israel becomes a nation, before the exodus, before the period of the Judges, and long before the monarchy. The other options point to later eras or events—Exodus comes after the beginnings, the Judges describe the era of the settlement after entering the land, and the Kingdom refers to the monarchic period—so none of them capture that opening, origin-focused phase.