Color-Coded; Click to Dig Deeper
Red = “History” Books that tell the story about what happened to a person or group
Blue = “Prophets” Prophets are a special subgroup of “writings.” Prophets were similar to today’s preachers. Some of their books include biographical information about the prophet as well as a written record of their “sermons.”
Green = “Writings” These books contain letters, poems, songs, or other “writings” that were authored by people who were living in that historical time.
Example: you can read ABOUT things that Paul said and did in the book of Acts, so the book of Acts is “history.” On the other hand, the “writings” include the letters Paul himself wrote, such as his letters sent to the Romans, the Philippians, or to Philemon.
Old Testament Books
Genesis (History of Humankind and of the Jewish people)
Exodus (History of Jewish people)
Leviticus (History of Jewish people)
Numbers (History of Jewish people)
Deuteronomy (History of Jewish people)
Joshua (History of Jewish people)
Judges (History of Jewish people)
Ruth (story)
1 & 2 Samuel (History of Jewish people)
1 & 2 Kings (History of Jewish people)
1 & 2 Chronicles (History of Jewish people)
Ezra (History of Jewish people)
Nehemiah (History of Jewish people)
Esther (story)
Job (story, thoughts about life)
Psalms (songs and words of worship)
Proverbs (wisdom, thoughts about life)
Ecclesiastes (wisdom, thoughts about life)
Song of Songs (love poetry)
Isaiah (major prophet)
Jeremiah (major prophet)
Lamentations (poetry written by Jeremiah)
Ezekiel (major prophet)
Daniel (encouragement to the persecuted)
Hosea (minor prophet)
Joel (minor prophet)
Amos (minor prophet)
Obadiah (minor prophet)
Jonah (story, or minor prophet)
Micah (minor prophet)
Nahum (minor prophet)
Habakkuk (minor prophet)
Zephaniah (minor prophet)
Haggai (minor prophet)
Zechariah (minor prophet)
Malachi (minor prophet)
New Testament Books
Gospel of Matthew (Story of Jesus)
Gospel of Mark (Story of Jesus)
Gospel of Luke (Story of Jesus)
Gospel of John (Story of Jesus)
Acts (Story of Paul and the early church)
Romans (Paul’s letter to the Romans)
1 & 2 Corinthians (Paul’s letters to the church at Corinth)
Galatians (Paul’s letter to the church at Galatia)
Ephesians (Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus)
Philippians (Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi)
Colossians (Paul’s letter to the church at Colossae)
1 & 2 Thessalonians (Paul’s letters to the church at Thessalonica)
1 & 2 Timothy (Paul’s letters to Timothy)
Titus (Paul’s letter to Titus)
Philemon (Paul’s letter to Philemon)
Hebrews (letter to the “Hebrews” from an unknown writer)
James (letter by James)
1 & 2 Peter (letters by Peter)
1 & 2 & 3 John (letters by John)
Jude (letter by Jude)
Revelation (encouragement to the persecuted, written by John)
Jeffrey Rasche 