Bible Books and Genres - Modern Divisions

JUDAISM

1. Genre 1: Law

7. Genre 2: Prophets

19. Genre 3: Writings

2. Genesis

8. Sub Genre 1: Former Prophets

20. Sub Genre 1: Poetic Books

3. Exodus

9. Joshua

21. Psalms

4. Leviticus

10. Judges

22. Proverbs

5. Numbers

11. Samuel

23. Job

6. Deuteronomy

12. Kings

24. Sub Genre 2: Five Scrolls

13. Sub Genre 2: Latter Prophets

25. Song of Solomon

14. Isaiah

26. Ruth

15. Jeremiah

27. Lamentations

16. Ezekiel

28. Ecclesiastes

17. Sub Genre 3: Minor Prophets

29. Esther

18. Book of the Twelve

30. Sub Genre 3: Other Books

31. Daniel

32. Ezra - Nehemiah

33. Chronicles

Modern Divisions (fill in the blanks)

34. The _Old_ Testament (39)

35. Genre 1: Law

  1. Genesis
  2. Exodus
  3. Leviticus
  4. Numbers
  5. Deuteronomy

41. Genre 2: Historical

  1. Joshua
  2. Judges
  3. Ruth
  4. 1 Samuel
  5. 2 Samuel
  6. 1 Kings
  7. 2 Kings
  8. 1 Chronicles
  9. 2 Chronicles
  10. Ezra
  11. Nehemiah
  12. Esther

54. Genre 3: Poetry/Wisdom

  1. Job
  2. Psalms
  3. Proverbs
  4. Ecclesiastes
  5. Song of Solomon

60. Genre 4: Major Prophets

  1. Isaiah
  2. Jeremiah
  3. Lamentations
  4. Ezekiel
  5. Daniel

66. Genre 5: Minor Prophets

  1. Hosea
  2. Joel
  3. Amos
  4. Obadiah
  5. Jonah
  6. Micah
  7. Nahum
  8. Habakkuk
  9. Zephaniah
  10. Haggai
  11. Zechariah
  12. Malachi

79. The _New_ Testament (27)

80. Genre 1: Gospels

  1. Matthew
  2. Mark
  3. Luke
  4. John

85. Genre 2: History

  1. Acts

87. Genre 3: Paul’s Letters

  1. Romans
  2. 1 Corinthians
  3. 2 Corinthians
  4. Galatians


92. Sub Genre 1: Prison Letters

  1. Ephesians
  2. Philippians
  3. Colossians
  4. 1 Thessalonians
  5. 2 Thessalonians


98. Sub Genre 2: Pastoral Letters

  1. 1 Timothy
  2. 2 Timothy
  3. Titus


*Sub Genre 1*: Prison Letters

  1. Philemon

103. Genre 4: Other Letters

  1. Hebrews
  2. James
  3. 1 Peter
  4. 2 Peter
  5. 1 John
  6. 2 John
  7. 3 John
  8. Jude

112. Genre 5: Prophecy

  1. Revelation