The Bible

66 books. One story.

Old Testament

Torah (Law)

The five books of Moses - foundation of the covenant

Genesis

50 ch

Exodus

40 ch

Leviticus

27 ch

Numbers

36 ch

Deuteronomy

34 ch

History

Israel from conquest to exile - judges, kings, and captivity

Joshua

24 ch

Judges

21 ch

Ruth

4 ch

1 Samuel

31 ch

2 Samuel

24 ch

1 Kings

22 ch

2 Kings

25 ch

1 Chronicles

29 ch

2 Chronicles

36 ch

Ezra

10 ch

Nehemiah

13 ch

Esther

10 ch

Poetry & Wisdom

Songs, proverbs, and reflections on life with God

Job

42 ch

Psalms

150 ch

Proverbs

31 ch

Ecclesiastes

12 ch

Song of Solomon

8 ch

Major Prophets

The longer prophetic books - judgment and hope

Isaiah

66 ch

Jeremiah

52 ch

Lamentations

5 ch

Ezekiel

48 ch

Daniel

12 ch

Minor Prophets

Twelve shorter prophets - the last voices before silence

Hosea

14 ch

Joel

3 ch

Amos

9 ch

Obadiah

1 ch

Jonah

4 ch

Micah

7 ch

Nahum

3 ch

Habakkuk

3 ch

Zephaniah

3 ch

Haggai

2 ch

Zechariah

14 ch

Malachi

4 ch

New Testament

Gospels

Four accounts of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus

Matthew

28 ch

Mark

16 ch

Luke

24 ch

John

21 ch

History

The birth and spread of the early church

Acts

28 ch

Paul's Letters

Theology and instruction for the churches Paul planted

Romans

16 ch

1 Corinthians

16 ch

2 Corinthians

13 ch

Galatians

6 ch

Ephesians

6 ch

Philippians

4 ch

Colossians

4 ch

1 Thessalonians

5 ch

2 Thessalonians

3 ch

1 Timothy

6 ch

2 Timothy

4 ch

Titus

3 ch

Philemon

1 ch

General Letters

Letters to the wider church from various apostles

Hebrews

13 ch

James

5 ch

1 Peter

5 ch

2 Peter

3 ch

1 John

5 ch

2 John

1 ch

3 John

1 ch

Jude

1 ch

Prophecy

The revelation of the end and the new beginning

Revelation

22 ch