Here’s a list of the Bible’s 66 books:
- Divided by Old & New Testaments
- Sub-Divided by Category
- Book Name
- Book Abbreviation
- Author
- Date Written
Old Testament
(or, Hebrew Scriptures)
Law:
(1.) Genesis (Gen.): Moses, c. 1485 – c. 1445 BC
(2.) Ex.
History
Poetry
Major Prophets
Minor Prophets
(39.) Mal. –
Law
Gen. (Moses
Ex. (Moses
Lev. (Moses
Num. (Moses
Deut. (Moses
History
Jos. (Joshua
Jud. ( ?
Ruth ( ?
9-10. 1 & 2 Sam. (Composite
11-12. 1 & 2 Kg. (Jeremiah?
13-14. 1 & 2 Chr. (Ezra?
Ezra (Ezra?
Neh. (Ezra?
Est. (Ezra / Nehemiah / Mordecai?
Poetry
Job (Moses
Ps. (Moses, David, etc.
Prov. (Solomon
Ecc. (Solomon
SS. (Solomon
Major Prophets
Isa. (Isaiah
Jer. (Jeremiah
Lam. (Jeremiah
Eze. (Ezekiel
Dan. (Daniel
Minor Prophets
Hos. (Hosea
Joel (Joel
Amos (Amos
Obad. (Obadiah
Jon. (Jonah
Mic. (Micah
Nah. (Nahum
Hab. (Habakkuk
Zeph. (Zephaniah
Hag. (Haggai
Zech. (Zechariah
Mal. (Malachi
New Testament
c. AD 45 – c. 96
Gospels
(1.) Matthew
(2.) Mark
(3.) Luke
(4.) John
History
Paul’s Letters
Other Letters
Revelation
First Book in Bible
The Bible spanned c. 40 authors & c. 1,600 yrs.
1485 – Moses
1445 – Wild.
1405 – Can.
1364 – Judge
1050 – United Monarchy
931 – Israel & Judah Divide
722 – Israel into Captivity
586 – Judah into Captivity
425 – Malachi – Last Book in O.T.
425, “The Silent Years” = No communication until John the Baptist
Calvary, AD 31
NT – 100
Last Book in Bible
OT / Hebrew Scriptures (c. 1485 – c. 425 BC)
New Testament
(c. AD 45 – c. 96)
Gospels
1. Mt. (Matthew, c. 60’s)
2. Mk. (John Mark, c. 50’s)
3. Lk. (Luke, c. 60)
4. Jn. (John, c. 85-c. 90)
History
5. Acts (Luke, c. 61)
Paul’s Letters = 14
6. Rom. (c. Early 58)
7. 1 Cor. (c. Spring 57)
8. 2 Cor. (c. Summer 57)
9. Gal. (c. Late 57/Early 58)
10. Eph. (c. 62)
11. Phil. (c. 63)
12. Col. (c. 62)
13. 1 Thess. (c. 51)
14. 2 Thess. (c. Late/Early 52)
15. 1 Tim. (c. 64)
16. 2 Tim. (c. Autumn 66)
17. Titus (c. 65)
18. Phile. (c. 62)
19. Heb. (c. 63
Other Letters
20. Jm. (James, c. 45-c. 50)
21. 1 Pt. (Peter, c. 66)
22. 2 Pt. (Peter, c. 67)
23. 1 Jn. (John, c. 90-c. 95)
24. 2 Jn. (John, c. 90-c. 95)
25. 3 Jn. (John, c. 90-c. 95)
26. Jude (Jude, c. 70-c. 85)
Revelation
27. Rev. (John, c. 96)
Bible: Moses began OT (or, The Hebrew Scriptures) while in the wilderness. OT = 39 Books (Genesis – Malachi). See Bible box.
400 BC to John the Baptist = “400 Silent years”
NT = 27 Books (Matthew – Revelation). See Bible box.
AD 100 (End of NT)
Rev. 11:3-13 = God’s Two Witnesses (Old & New Testaments):
- Prophesied in sackcloth (obscurity) for 1260 days / years (538-1798),
- Were killed & lay slain in France 3 1/2 days / yrs. (Nov. 1793 – June 1797),
- Were raised & exalted to heaven (i.e., printed & sent everywhere, 1800s…)!
John Wycliffe (c. 1320-1384) translated the Bible into English; Martin Luther (1483-1546) translated the Bible into German; Geneva: NT 1557, OT 1560; KJV: 1611; RSV: NT 1946, OT 1952; LB: 1971; NIV 1978
1804-British & Foreign Bible Society (BFBS)1816-American Bible Society (ABS)
Bibles were made available so everyone worldwide could measure (Rev. 11:1, 2) the truths for Day of Atonement (Oct. 22, 1844 – CP).
Bibles, Testaments, & Portions Printed & Distributed
1804: Only c. 4,000,000 total in print worldwide (estimate)! BFBS: 1804-1955: c. 600,000,000. ABS: 1816: 6,410; 1988: 308,978,098; 1816-1988: 5,309,714,422
Languages
By AD 200, 7; 500, 13; 900, 17; 1400, 28; 1800, 57; 1900, 537; 1980, 1,100, & God is adding more! Let’s help God complete spreading His Word worldwide in every language!
Countries (See Mt. 28:18-20)
United Bible Societies (estimate, for 1996): (Africa, 37) + (Americas, 28) + (Asia Pacific, 23) + (Europe-Middle East, 57) = 145!
Israel’s First Kings: