Books of the Holy Bible, Jewish Vs. Christian Versions

Books of the Hebrew Scriptures (sacred book/text of Judaism) appear as listed in the translation by the Jewish Publication Society of America. Books of the Christian Bible appear different as listed in the Jerusalem Bible, a 1966 translation of the 1956 French Roman Catholic version. The Old Testament books shown in italic are considered apocryphal in many Christian churches, but they are accepted as canonical in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Armenian and the Ethiopian Oriental Orthodox Church. The Christian Old Testament parallels the Hebrew Scriptures with the exception of these books.

HEBREW SCRIPTURES	CHRISTIAN BIBLE
The Torah	Old Testament	New Testament
Genesis	Genesis	Matthew
Exodus	Exodus	Mark
Leviticus	Leviticus	Luke
Numbers	Numbers	John
Deuteronomy	Deuteronomy	Acts of the Apostles
The Prophets	Joshua	Romans
Joshua	Judges	I Corinthians
Judges	Ruth	II Corinthians
I Samuel	I Samuel	Galatians
II Samuel	II Samuel	Ephesians
I Kings	I Kings	Phillipians
II Kings	II Kings	Colossians
Isaiah	I Chronicles	I Thessalonians
Jeremiah	II Chronicles	II Thessalonians
Ezekiel	Ezra	I Timothy
Hosea	Nehemiah	II Timothy
Joel	Tobit	Titus
Amos	Judith	Philemon
Obadiah	Esther	Hebrews
Jonah	I Maccabees	James
Micah	II Maccabees	I Peter
Nahum	Job	II Peter
Habakkuk	Psalms	I John
Zephaniah	Proverbs	II John
Haggai	Ecclesiastes	III John
Zechariah	Song of Songs (Song of Solomon)	Jude
Malachi	Wisdom of Solomon	Revelation
The Writings	Ecclesiasticus
Psalms	Isaiah
Proverbs	Jeremiah
Job	Lamentations
Song of Songs	Baruch
Ruth	Ezekiel
Lamentations	Daniel
Ecclesiastes	Hosea
Esther	Joel
Daniel	Amos
Ezra	Obadiah
Nehemiah	Jonah
I Chronicles	Micah
II Chronicles	Nahum
	Habakkuk
	Zephaniah
	Haggai
	Zechariah
	Malachi

Topics Of The Holy Bibles 66 Books

Below you will find a brief description (introduction) of each of the 66 books of the Holy Bible.

Book	Topic
Genesis	Creation, fall, promise of the seed, nation and land, global flood, Tower of Babel, 12 tribes into Egypt
Exodus	Out of Egypt: Plagues, Passover, presentation of the Law
Leviticus	Sacrifices and offerings - Be ye holy as I am holy
Numbers	events from the Sinai to Plains of Moab
Deuteronomy	second giving of the law
Joshua	Joshua leads Israel into the land
Judges	And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD
Ruth	There is a son born to Naomi 4:17
1 Samuel	Samuel, Saul & David
2 Samuel	Samuel, Saul & David
1 Kings	Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom
2 Kings	after Solomon, the kingdom is split
1 Chronicles	priest  viewpoint of the reign of the kings
2 Chronicles	priest  viewpoint of the reign of the kings
Ezra	Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia
Nehemiah	rebuilding after the exile
Esther	first use of the word “Jews” in the Bible, Assyrian captivity
Job	Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return
Psalms	Praises to the Lord.
Proverbs	Wisdom recorded
Ecclesiastes	Solomon on steroids - vanity of vanities, all is vanity…
Song of Solomon	the beauty of marriage
Isaiah	Messianic prophecies - e.g. 7:14
Jeremiah	The weeping prophet
Lamentations	weeping for Jerusalem
Ezekiel	Israel returns to the land… see ch 33, 35 ff
Daniel	PROPHETIC OVERVIEW OF TIME - 9:27 - 70 weeks
Hosea	marriage to a prostitute - God's relationship with Israel
Joel	the day of the Lord
Amos	pre-exilic prophet to the North
Obadiah	shortest book in the OT
Jonah	fish story / Nineveh repents - prophet pouts
Micah	the birthplace of the messiah: Bethlehem!
Nahum	Nineveh - part deux (conclusion)
Habakkuk	the just shall live by faith (2:4b)
Zephaniah	the day of the Lord
Haggai	post-exilic prophet
Zechariah	30 pieces of silver - prophecy of betrayal
Malachi	last days, Elijiah is coming
Matthew	Jesus the King
Mark	Son of Man
Luke	Jesus the Servant
John	Jesus the Son of God
Acts	Transition from Law to Grace
Romans	1st Christian Theology - all are sinners
1 Corinthians	For we walk by faith, not by sight
2 Corinthians	carnality of believers, written from Ephesus
Galatians	Judaizing - legalistic error (mix law & faith) - Chapter 5
Ephesians	deals with the church body, see Chapters 5 & 6
Philippians	2:20,21 - For  me to live is Christ
Colossians	2:6-10  - so walk ye in him
1 Thessalonians	written at Corinth shortly after departing Thessalonica   4:13-18, 5:1-11 - the coming of the Lord
2 Thessalonians	see Acts 17:1-10; 18:1 2:1-17 - coming of the Lord
1 Timothy	1:3-17 Doctrines / 2:9-15 Women
2 Timothy	2:14-26 Word Wranglers          Last Days 3:1-17
Titus	1:15-16 the mind & sound doctrines / 3:1-11 subject to rulers
Philemon	1:15-16 no longer as a slave…
Hebrews	11:1 - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen…  / 4:12 the Word is alive / 10:1 - law is a shadow / 12 - cloud of witnesses
James	external view - James head of the church:  see Acts 12:17 / 1:12 - Blessed is a man who perserves under trial / Jesus' half brother
1 Peter	ministry to the Jews - 1:16 - You shall be Holy for I am Holy
2 Peter	Written from Babylon - 1:20 -
1 John	abide in him 1:6-10 / 2:16-17 - all that is in the world…
2 John	1:10 - do not allow false teaching into your house
3 John	1:4 JOY
Jude	1/2 brother of Jesus / 1:5-23 / note: 1:14 Enoch
Revelation	written from Patmos by John / 2 witnesses?