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Bible Overview

The Protestant Bible* consists of 66 books divided into the Old Testament and New Testament.

Old Testament

39 books
Law Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
History Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Poetry Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
Major Prophets** Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Minor Prophets** Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
 

New Testament

27 books
Gospels Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
History Acts
Paul's letters Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
General letters Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Prophecy Revelation

*Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Bibles contain additional books (called the Deuterocanicals or the Apocrypha) not present in the Protestant Bible.
**Major and Minor refers only to the length of the books themselves, and not their relative importance.


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