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Bible - Old Testament
The first and larger division of the Christian Bible: law, history, poetry and prophecy gathered over centuries around one God and one covenant people.
Bible - New Testament
The twenty-seven books of Christian scripture: four gospels, Acts, the letters of Paul and others, and Revelation, and how they became one collection.
Bible - Pauline Epistles
The thirteen New Testament letters in Paul's name: which are surely his, which are debated, how they were written with secretaries, ordered and collected.
Bible - New Testament Gospels
Four ancient biographies of Jesus, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, that tell one story in four voices and still divide scholars over how much history they hold.
Bible - Major Prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel warn of Jerusalem's fall, mourn it, and promise that God will restore his people.
Bible - Wisdom and Poetry Books
Five books of the Bible, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon, on suffering, prayer, good sense, the brevity of life and love.
Bible - Historical Books
Twelve books, Joshua to Esther, follow Israel from the conquest of Canaan through judges, kings and exile to the return to Jerusalem.
Bible - The Pentateuch
The five books of Moses, from creation to the edge of the Promised Land: the story, covenant and teaching on which the rest of the Bible is built.