Old Testament

The Old Testament is the first major division in the Bible. It consists of 46 distinct historical, wisdom, and prophetic books ranging in dates from as early as fourteenth century BC to around second century BC.

Structure
The Old Testament books can be broken down into three sections. The first 21 books consist of narrative writings that tell the story of the people of God from creation through around second century BC. The next 7 books are that of wisdom and poetry written during this time. The final 18 books are books of prophecy written by God’s prophets to Israel, Judah, and other various people groups.

The Pentateuch

 * Genesis
 * Exodus
 * Leviticus
 * Numbers
 * Deuteronomy

The Historical Books

 * Joshua
 * Judges
 * Ruth
 * I Samuel (I Kings)
 * II Samuel (II Kings)
 * I Kings (III Kings)
 * II Kings (IV Kings)
 * I Chronicles
 * I Chronicles
 * Ezra
 * Nehemiah
 * Tobit
 * Judith
 * Esther
 * I Book of Maccabees
 * II Book of Maccabees

The Poetical

 * Job
 * Psalms
 * Proverbs
 * Ecclesiastes
 * Song of Songs
 * Wisdom of Solomon
 * Sirach

The Prophetical

 * Isaiah
 * Jeremiah
 * Lamentations
 * Baruch
 * Ezekiel
 * Daniel
 * Hosea
 * Joel
 * Amos
 * Obadiah
 * Jonah
 * Micah
 * Nahum
 * Habakkuk
 * Zephaniah
 * Haggai
 * Zachariah
 * Malachi