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LEARN and PRACTICE the WORD of GOD

Divisions and classifications of Bible Books

The Bible is divided into two major Sections – The Old Testaments and the New Testaments.

In the Old Testament, the New is CONCEALED

In the New Testament, the Old is REVEALED.

 

Classification of Books of the Bible

Below is a simple classification of Bible Books.

I           The Old Testament

Books of Israel’s Beginnings.  These are the Books of the Law, also known as The Pentateuch.  They are the first five books of the Bible and of the Old Testament popularly referred to as the Books of Moses.  They are:

  1. Genesis
  2. Exodus
  3. Leviticus
  4. Numbers
  5. Deuteronomy

Historical Books.  These are the books containing a detailed History of Israel and they are the next twelve Old Testament books, namely:

  1. Joshua
  2. Judges
  3. Ruth
  4. 1 Samuel
  5. 2 Samuel
  6. 1 Kings
  7. 2 Kings
  8. 1 Chronicles
  9. 2 Chronicles
  10. Ezra
  11. Nehemiah
  12. Esther

Poetry Books.  These are also known as the Books of Everyday Wisdom or The Writings.  They are the next five books, namely:

  1. Job.
  2. Psalms
  3. Proverbs
  4. Ecclesiastes
  5. Songs of Solomon

Books of the Prophets.  These are sub divided into two, five Major and 12 Minor Prophets, namely:

Major Prophets

  1. Isaiah
  2. Jeremiah
  3. Lamentations
  4. Ezekiel
  5. Daniel

Minor Prophets

  1. Hosea
  2. Joel
  3. Amos
  4. Obadiah
  5. Jonah
  6. Micah
  7. Nahum
  8. Habakkuk
  9. Zephaniah
  10. Haggai
  11. Zechariah
  12. Malachi

The additional books in the Catholic Bible are known as the Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha or Cannon.

  1. Tobit
  2. Judith
  3. 1 Maccabees
  4. 2 Maccabees
  5. Wisdom
  6. Sirach
  7. Baruch

Catholic Bible also includes additions to the books of Esther and Daniel.

The use of these books are historically based on the fact that Jesus and the Apostles used the Greek Septuagint most often. And it’s ultimately determined by the Church’s judgment that these books are all divinely inspired — a decision that we are confident was guided by the Holy Spirit during the first centuries of the Church.

The books of the Catholic Bible are the books that all Christians traditionally accepted.

The New Testament

The Gospels.  Consisting of four books, named after the writers who had been with Jesus.

  1. Matthew
  2. Mark
  3. Luke
  4. John

History of the Christian (New Testament) Church, also known as the Acts of the Holy Spirit, namely:

Acts of the Apostles

  1. The Epistles:  These are Letters which are divided into two, namely:

(a)  Pauline Epistles:  Letters written by Paul the Apostle to specified Churches.

    1. Romans
    2. 1 Corinthians
    3. 2 Corinthians
    4. Galatians
    5. Ephesians
    6. Philippians
    7. Colossians
    8. 1 Thessalonians
    9. 2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon

(b)  General Epistles:

One written to the Jewish Christians in general, believed to be written by the Apostle Paul, but not confirmed by contemporary Bible Scholars, namely;

(1)  Hebrews

(2)  Seven Letters written to Christians generally, named after the writers.

  1. James
  2. 1 Peter
  3. 2 Peter
  4. 1 John
  5. 2 John
  6. 3 John
  7. Jude

The Revelations