Thursday, January 20, 2005

Books of the Bible

Old Testament.....
The 5 books of Law
(Also knows as the Torah)
  • Genesis
  • Exodus
  • Leviticus
  • Numbers
  • Deuteronomy
12 Books of History
  • Joshua
  • Judges
  • Ruth
  • 1 Samuel
  • 2 Samuel
  • 1 Kings
  • 2 Kings
  • 1 Chronicles
  • 2 Chronicles
  • Ezra
  • Nehemiah
  • Esther
5 Books of Poetry
  • Job
  • Psalms
  • Proverbs
  • Ecclesiasties
  • Song of Solomon (aka: Song of Songs)
17 Books of Prophecy (1st 5 being the major because of length, not importance)
  • Isaiah
  • Jeremiah
  • Lamentations
  • Ezekiel
  • Daniel
Minor prophets (because they are shorter in length)
  • Hosea
  • Joel
  • Amos
  • Obadiah
  • Jonah
  • Micah
  • Nahum
  • Habakkuk
  • Zephaniah
  • Haggai
  • Zechariah
  • Malachi
New Testament...
4 Gospels
  • Matthew
  • Mark
  • Luke
  • John
1 Book of History
  • Acts
21 Letters
  • Romans
  • 1 Corinthians
  • 2 Corinthians
  • Galatians
  • Ephesians
  • Philippians
  • Colossians
  • 1 Thessalonians
  • 2 Thessalonians
  • 1 Timothy
  • 2 Timothy
  • Titus
  • Philemon
  • Hebrews
The remaining 7 letters were written by 4 authors, and each is named for its writer.
  • James
  • 1 Peter
  • 2 Peter
  • 1 John
  • 2 John
  • 3 John
  • Jude
1 Book of Prophecy
  • Revelation

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