Call the 700 club prayer center at 1 800 7007000, 24 hours a day. The individual books of the old testament were written with a different objective in mind, which does not mean that the narratives in the old testament have no historical value at all. There are 39 total books in the old testament, divided into five groups. What are the similarities between the divisions of the old and new testaments. Simple ways for kids to learn the books of the bible. Prophetic books isaiah to malachi excluding lamentations see old testament books.
Division of old testament books books of the bible. What are the major divisions of the 39 books of the old. What are the books of the bible and their divisions. Both testaments, or covenants old and new are divided by a grouping of the various books into different kinds of literature, time frames of history, poetry and wisdom literature, prophecy and so forth. The first division is the pentateuch, which comprises genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy. Pentateuch law of moses the book of genesis answers the question, where did all this come from.
Can you match the old testament books to their divisions of the king james version of the bible. The old testament contains 39 protestant, 46 catholic, or more orthodox and other books, divided, very broadly, into the pentateuch torah, the historical books, the wisdom books and the prophets. Old testament books old testament books in english order old testament books in hebrew order old testament books hebrew meanings. Can click the old testament books in order based on their division test your knowledge on this religion quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The two main divisions are the old testament and the new testament. Torah pentateuch, neviim prophets, ketuvim writings. Every author of the new testament was jewish except for luke. The christian old testament books are divided into the following categories. Biblical literature old testament canon, texts, and versions. Divisions of the bible the bible is sub divided into two major sections known as the testaments, viz.
The christian bible is first divided into two sections. Biblical literature biblical literature old testament canon, texts, and versions. The theological leaders of israel at the time of christ had divided the old testament into three categories. What are the divisions of the sixtysix books of the bible. I kings and ii kings are two books in the old testament of the bible. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The books are grouped into four major sections in the christian tradition. Remind the class that the bible consists of two big sections. Understanding the divisions of the old testament east. This word is a combination of the first letters of each word used to describe the three. A list of books with brief descriptions of contents. The old testament is also known as tanakh, which stands for the 3 parts.
The first three gospels are similar in content and structure. The old testament books can be divided in four categories. Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy historical books 12 books. The old testament has 39 books total, which consist of. Division of new testament books books of the bible. Some are books of history, some of prophecy, some of precept or doctrine, and some of poetry. What are the major divisions of the 39 books of the old testament. Every intelligent person knows that the bible is not one continuous book, but it is made up of a number of books, differing from one another in subject matter. One challenge when reading the old testament is dealing with the amount of.
Old testament books table of the 39 books of the old. Questions concerning the origin and contents of the single books are proposed and answered in articles on the respective books. Sharing the books of the bible in a chart is one easy way for kids to see and connect with what youre teaching. Old testament summary chart when i was first saved, one of the most instructive sessions in church that i had was a guest speaker who summarized the old testament for us in about 45 minutes. As you can see from the four columns above, each of the 39 books can be categorized into one genre or literary type. What are the five divisions of the old testament answers. What are the five divisions of the old testament and the. Law, history, wisdom sometimes known as poetry, major prophets and minor prophets. Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy written by moses, which describe from. The protestant old testament contains thirtynine books, which are divided into five sections.
What are the new testament books and their divisions. The old testament books are divided differently by jews and christians. The term canon, from a hebrewgreek word meaning cane or measuring rod, passed into christian usage to mean norm or. The 24 books of judaism are equivalent to the 39 books common to all christian old testaments, for samuel, kings, chronicles, and ezranehemiah were each divided into two parts in the christian. Gospels of matthew, mark, luke and john which tell the life story of jesus. Old testament books and divisions the old testament books can be divided in 4 categories. Jesus himself accepted this division into three categories and referred to this division when he said. The new testament books can be divided in four categories.
Hebrew bible, also called hebrew scriptures, old testament, or tanakh, collection of writings that was first compiled and preserved as the sacred books of the jewish people. They are recognized, even by secular historians, as one of the most reliable sources available for reconstructing the history of the hebrew people. List of new testament books new testament charts bible. The old testament books are grouped in the following manner. Why are the books of the bible placed in a particular. Joshua, judges, ruth, first samuel, second samuel, first kings, second kings. In the old testament, there are four major divisions of books. Chapters are the smaller divisions that each book of the bible is divided into. From genesis to malachi, for over 6,000 years, the old testament of the holy bible has been the book of faith for millions of people in the christian and jewish religions. List of the divisions in the hebrew scriptures old. Genesis creation, the fall, the flood, the spread of the nations, abraham, isaac, jacob, and.
Both testaments, or covenants old and new are divided. The pentateuch, history, poetry or writings, major prophets. In language and contents, the bible is divided into two main divisions. It is clear that the order of the old testament books has not always been the same.
Every intelligent person knows that the bible is not one continuous book, but it is made up of a number of books, differing from one another in subject matter and literary form. Divisions of old testament books law history poetry prophets major minor genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth 1 samuel 2 samuel 1 kings 2. Divisions of old testament books law history poetry prophets major minor genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth 1 samuel 2 samuel 1 kings 2 kings 1 chronicles 2 chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job psalms proverbs. The old testament books are packed with history, prophecy, poetry, wisdom, but above all with gods instruction and laws for mankind. The old testament consists of thirtynine books and the new testament is made up of twentyseven books, a total of sixtysix books all together. These are the official divisions, but the bible is often divided into smaller, more digestible.
874 127 352 348 1379 1504 291 1418 523 1499 285 1342 1213 1247 106 637 732 422 136 1222 1025 698 1422 1276 577 963 1415 95 796 1458 290 410 417 153 921 449