Bible Study Course: Lesson 1 - Why the Bible is the Word of God

The Books of the Bible

The Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament)

The Five Books of Moses (The Law, Torah or Pentateuch):
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy

The Former Prophets:
Judges
Joshua
1 & 2 Samuel
1 & 2 Kings

The Latter (or Major) Prophets:
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel

The Twelve (Minor) Prophets:
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

The Writings:
Psalms
Proverbs
Job
Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon)
Ruth
Lamentations
Ecclesiastes
Esther
Daniel
Ezra
Nehemiah
1 & 2 Chronicles

Note: The Old Testament is not arranged in strict chronological order. Other factors, such as message content, also contributed to the order and arrangement of its books.

The Apostolic Writings (or New Testament)

The Gospels:
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

The Acts of the Apostles:
Acts

The Epistles of Paul:
Romans
1 & 2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 & 2 Thessalonians
1 & 2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews

The General Epistles:
James
1 & 2 Peter
1, 2 & 3 John
Jude

The Book of Revelation
Revelation