Books Of The Bible

66 Books in all

Old Testament

39 Books in groups of 5, 12, 5, 5, and 12

Pentateuch (books of Moses), or the Law (Torah)

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy

Historical books

• Joshua
• Judges
• Ruth
• 1 and 2 Samuel
• 1 and 2 Kings
• 1 and 2 Chronicles
• Ezra
• Nehemiah
• Esther

Poetry books (written in verse)

• Job
• Psalms
• Proverbs
• Ecclesiastes
• Song of Solomon

Major prophets (longer writings)

• Isaiah
• Jeremiah
• Lamentations
• Ezekiel
• Daniel

Minor prophets (shorter writings)

• Hosea
• Joel
• Amos
• Obadiah
• Jonah
• Micah
• Nahum
• Habakkuk
• Zephaniah
• Haggai
• Zechariah
• Malachi

New Testament

27 books

Gospels

Relating the life and ministry of Jesus

• Matthew
• Mark
• Luke
• John

History

• Acts

Pauline Epistles

Letters written by Paul, named for their recipients

• Romans
• 1 and 2 Corinthians
• Galatians
• Ephesians
• Philippians
• Colossians
• 1 and 2 Thessalonians
• 1 and 2 Timothy
• Titus
• Philemon

General ("Catholic") Epistles

Letters addressed generally to the Church as a whole or some larger part of it.

• Hebrews
• James
• 1 and 2 Peter
• 1, 2 and 3 John
• Jude

Prophecy

• Revelation