List of Books of the Bible

This is a List of the books of the Bible (not to be confused with :Category:Books).
== Old Testament ==
=== Pentateuch ===
* Genesis - Origins of the world and Israel's early patriarchs 
* Exodus - Israel is founded and freed from Egypt
* Leviticus - Israel's laws
* Numbers - Israel's wanderings
* Deuteronomy - Moses' reiteration of the Law
=== History ===
* Joshua - Israel conquers the Promised Land
* Judges - A series of 14 military leaders who lead Israel prior to the establishment of a kingdom
* Ruth - A Moabite woman moves to Israel and becomes the great-grandmother of King David
* First Samuel - The lives of the judge and prophet Samuel and Saul, the first king of the Israelites, as well as the earlier part of David's life prior to becoming king
* Second Samuel - David's reign as king
* First Kings - The reign of David's son Solomon and the split of Israel into two kingdoms, Israel in the north and Judah in the south
* Second Kings - The kings of Israel and Judah turn away from God to worship idols and both kingdoms end up being conquered by foreign powers with the northern kingdom falling to Assyria, then the southern kingdom falling to Babylon
* First Chronicles - A reiteration of Jewish history starting with the creation of the world and ending with David's death
* Second Chronicles - A reiteration of Jewish history starting with Solomon's ascension to the throne to the conquest of Babylon by King Cyrus of Persia and his edict allowing the Jews to return to their homeland
* Ezra - The Temple is rebuilt
* Nehemiah - The walls of Jerusalem are rebuilt
* Esther - A Jewish woman marries the king of Persia and thwarts a genocidal plot against her people
=== Poetry ===
* Job - A righteous man endures suffering as a test of faith
* Psalms - A collection of 150 songs written to worship god
* Proverbs - A collection of wise sayings
* Ecclesiastes - A book that discusses the meaning of life
* Songs - A collection of love poems
=== Prophets ===
==== Major Prophets ====
* Isaiah - Warnings of God's judgement and prophecies about the Messiah
* Jeremiah - A book teaching about repentance and also tells about the conquest of Jerusalem by the Babylonian empire
* Lamentations - A poetry book mourning the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon
* Ezekiel - A message of judgement and deliverance for the captives living in Babylon
* Daniel - A Jewish captive in Babylon who prophesies world empires
==== Minor Prophets ====
* Hosea - An Israelite man who needs to reunite with his prostitute wife
* Joel - A book warning about God's judgment
* Amos - A shepherd warns the northern kingdom about judgement
* Obadiah - A brief book about the fall of Edom
* Jonah - A rebellious prophet runs away from God and is swallowed up by a giant fish
* Micah - A warning about the exile and a prophecy about the Messiah
* Nahum - A book about the fall of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria
* Habakkuk - God answers Habakkuk's complaints of wickedness and injustice in the land
* Zephaniah - A warning of a judgment from God known as The Day of the Lord
* Haggai - A motivation for the Jews returning from exile to rebuild the Temple
* Zechariah - An encouragement for the returning Jewish people to return to God
* Malachi - The last book of the Old Testament, Malachi is a beautiful expression of God's love for a nation that continues to disobey Him
== New Testament ==
=== Gospels ===
*Matthew - This is an account of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, focusing on Jesus’ role as the true king of the Jews
*Mark - This brief account of Jesus’ earthly ministry highlights Jesus’ authority and servanthood
*Luke - Luke writes the most thorough account of Jesus’ life, pulling together eyewitness testimonies to tell the full story of Jesus
*John - John lists stories of signs and miracles with the hope that readers will believe in Jesus
===Church History===
*Acts - Jesus returns to the Father, the Holy Spirit comes to the church, and the gospel of Jesus spreads throughout the world
===Paul's epistles===
*Romans - Paul summarizes how the gospel of Jesus works in a letter to the churches at Rome, where he plans to visit
*1st Corinthians - Paul writes a disciplinary letter to a fractured church in Corinth, and answers some questions that they’ve had about how Christians should behave
*2nd Corinthians - Paul writes a letter of reconciliation to the church at Corinth, and clears up some concerns that they have
*Galatians - Paul hears that the Galatian churches have been lead to think that salvation comes from the law of Moses, and writes a (rather heated) letter telling them where the false teachers have it wrong
*Ephesians - Paul writes to the church at Ephesus about how to walk in grace, peace, and love
*Philippians - An encouraging letter to the church of Philippi from Paul, telling them how to have joy in Christ
*Colossians - Paul writes the church at Colossae a letter about who they are in Christ, and how to walk in Christ
*1st Thessalonians - Paul has heard a good report on the church at Thessalonica, and encourages them to “excel still more” in faith, hope, and love
*2nd Thessalonians - Paul instructs the Thessalonians on how to stand firm until the coming of Jesus
*1st Timothy - Paul gives his protegé Timothy instruction on how to lead a church with sound teaching and a godly example
*2nd Timothy - Paul is nearing the end of his life, and encourages Timothy to continue preaching the word
*Titus - Paul advises Titus on how to lead orderly, counter-cultural churches on the island of Crete
*Philemon - Paul strongly recommends that Philemon accept his runaway slave as a brother, not a slave
===General epistles===
*Hebrews - A letter encouraging Christians to cling to Christ despite persecution, because he is greater
*James - A letter telling Christians to live in ways that demonstrate their faith in action
*First Peter - Peter writes to Christians who are being persecuted, encouraging them to testify to the truth and live accordingly
*Second Peter - Peter writes a letter reminding Christians about the truth of Jesus, and warning them that false teachers will come
*First John - John writes a letter to Christians about keeping Jesus’ commands, loving one another, and important things they should know
*Second John - A very brief letter about walking in truth, love, and obedience
*Third John - An even shorter letter about Christian fellowship; this is the shortest book in the entire Bible
*Jude - A letter encouraging Christians to contend for the faith, even though ungodly persons have crept in unnoticed
===Apocalyptic===
*Revelation - The final book of the Bible; John sees visions of things that have been, things that are, and things that are yet to come
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