Bible

• The Old Testament

  • The Pentateuch

    • • Chronicles the origins of the world and the Israelite nation, detailing God's covenant with them, their liberation from slavery in Egypt, and the giving of the divine Law through Moses to guide them toward the Promised Land. 

    • Genesis

      • Details the creation of the world and the origins of humanity, then follows the story of God's covenant with a single family through the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, whose descendants eventually settle in Egypt.

    • Exodus

      • Details the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and their subsequent journey to Mount Sinai, where they enter into a covenant with God.

    • Leviticus

      • Provides the laws and rituals, including sacrifices and instructions for holy living, that enabled the Israelites to worship and dwell in the presence of a holy God.

    • Numbers

      • Chronicles the 40-year wilderness wandering of the Israelites, detailing their repeated cycles of rebellion against God and His corresponding faithfulness to fulfill His covenant promises to the next generation

    • Deuteronomy

      • A collection of Moses's final sermons to the Israelites before they enter the Promised Land, in which he restates God's law and urges them to be faithful to their covenant.

  • The Historical Books

    • Joshua

      • narrates how the Israelites, led by Joshua after the death of Moses, conquered the Promised Land of Canaan and divided it among their twelve tribes.

    • Judges

      • chronicles a chaotic period in Israel's history marked by a repeating cycle of the people turning from God, being oppressed by their enemies, crying out for help, and being delivered by a divinely chosen leader.

    • Ruth

    • 1 Samuel

    • 2 Samuel

    • 1 Kings

    • 2 Kings

    • 1 Chronicles

    • 2 Chronicles

    • Ezra

    • Nehemiah

    • Deuterocanonical

      • Tobit

      • Judith

      • Esther

      • 1 Maccabees

      • 2 Maccabee

  • The Wisdom Books

    • Job

    • Psalms

    • Proverbs

    • Ecclesiastes

    • Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs)

    • Deuterocanonical

      • Wisdom

      • Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus)

  • The Prophetic Books

    • Major Prophets

      • Isaiah

      • Jeremiah

      • Lamentations

      • Ezekiel

      • Deuterocanonical

        • Baruch

        • Daniel

    • Minor Prophets

      • Hosea

      • Joel

      • Amos

      • Obadiah

      • Jonah

      • Micah

      • Nahum

      • Habakkuk

      • Zephaniah

      • Haggai

      • Zechariah

      • Malachi

• The New Testament

  • The Gospels

    • Matthew

    • Mark

    • Luke

    • John

  • The Acts of the Apostles

  • The Epistles

    • Pauline Epistles

      • Romans

      • 1 Corinthians

      • 2 Corinthians

      • Galatians

      • Ephesians

      • Philippians

      • Colossians

      • 1 Thessalonians

      • 2 Thessalonians

      • 1 Timothy

      • 2 Timothy

      • Titus

      • Philemon

      • Hebrews

    • Catholic Epistles

      • James

      • 1 Peter

      • 2 Peter

      • 1 John

      • 2 John

      • 3 John

      • Jude

  • The Book of Revelation