Books of the Bible
Hebrew Bible and Old Testament
The Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) contains 24 books. The Old Testament of the Christian Bible contains the same 24 books, but divided into 39 books and ordered differently. The Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church (Orthodox Catholic Church) also hold that certain deuterocanonical books and passages are part of the Old Testament canon. The Anglicans read the apocrypha “for example of life” but not to be used “to establish any doctrine” (the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, XXXIX), shown in green below.
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Most Protestants
Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles -- 3 Esdras [KJV: 1 Esdras] 4 Esdras [KJV: 2 Esdras] Tobias [KJV: Tobit] Judith the rest of Esther [103 more verses] 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees -- -- Job Psalms Prayer of Manasses Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Wisdom Jesus the Son of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Baruch -- Ezekiel Daniel [Song of Three Children, Story of Susanna, Of Bel and the Dragon] Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi |
Roman Catholic Church (the Vulgate)
Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua (Josue) Judges Ruth 1 Samuel (1 Kings) 2 Samuel (2 Kings) 1 Kings (3 Kings) 2 Kings (4 Kings) 1 Chronicles (1 Paralipomenon) 2 Chronicles (2 Paralipomenon) -- Ezra (1 Esdras) Nehemiah (2 Esdras) Tobit (Tobias) Judith Esther [103 more verses] 1 Maccabees (1 Machabees) 2 Maccabees (2 Machabees) -- -- Job Psalms -- Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Songs (Canticle of Canticles) Wisdom Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) Isaiah (Isaias) Jeremiah (Jeremias) Lamentations Baruch [Letter of Jeremiah as Chapter 6] Ezekiel (Ezechiel) Daniel [incl. 3 more sections] Hosea (Osee) Joel Amos Obadiah (Abdias) Jonah (Jonas) Micah (Micheas) Nahum Habakkuk (Habacuc) Zephaniah (Sophonias) Haggai (Aggeus) Zechariah (Zacharias) Malachi (Malachias) |
Eastern Orthodox (the Septuagint)
Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua (Iesous) Judges Ruth 1 Samuel (1 Kingdoms) 2 Samuel (2 Kingdoms) 1 Kings (3 Kingdoms) 2 Kings (4 Kingdoms) 1 Chronicles (1 Paralipomenon) 2 Chronicles (2 Paralipomenon) 1 Esdras Ezra (2 Esdras) Nehemiah (2 Esdras) Tobit (Tobias) Judith Esther [103 more verses] 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Job Psalms [incl. Psalm 151] Prayer of Manasseh Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Songs (Aisma Aismaton) Wisdom Sirach Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Baruch Letter of Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel [incl. 3 more sections] Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi |
New Testament
The New Testament contains 27 books. The list below shows the arrangement in the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions. However, the Slavonic, Armenian, and Ethiopian traditions have different New Testament book orders.
The Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Assyrian Christian churches may have minor differences in their lists of accepted books.
The Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Assyrian Christian churches may have minor differences in their lists of accepted books.
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation