Canon and Genre of the Books of the Christian Bible

Historical Books

Torah / Pentateuch

Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy

Former Prophets (Historical)

Joshua
Judges
1 - 2 Samuel
1 - 2 Kings

Historical 'Writings'

1 - 2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah

Historical Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha

1 - 2 Maccabees
[1 Esdras]
[3-4 Maccabees]

Stories

Ruth
Esther
{Jonah}
{Daniel}
Tobit
Judith
Susanna (Daniel 13)
Bel and the Dragon (Daniel 14)
Greek expansions in Esther

Wisdom and Poetry Books

Wisdom in the 'Writings'

Job
{Psalms}
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Deuterocanonical Wisdom
Wisdom of Solomon
Ben Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Poetry in the 'Writings'

Psalms
Song of Songs
Lamentations

Deuterocanonical Poetry

Prayer of Azariah (in Daniel ch. 3)
[Prayer of Manasseh]
[Psalm 151]

Prophecy

The 'Major Prophets'

Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel

The 'Minor Prophets'

Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
{Jonah}
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

Prophecy / Wisdom in Deuterocanonicals

Baruch
The Letter of Jeremiah (Baruch 6)

Apocalyptic in the 'Writings'

{Daniel}
[4 Esdras]

The New Testament

The Gospels

Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

History

The Acts

Pauline Letters

Romans
1 - 2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colosians
1 - 2 Thessalonians
1 - 2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon

General Letters

Hebrews
James
1 - 2 Peter
1 - 3 John
Jude

Apocalyptic

The Revelation


Last Modified 02/20/97
by Alan Humm
humm@ccat.sas.upenn.edu