Old Testament

The Old Testament covers the time period from Creation through the return from Babylonian captivity. It is the part of Christianity that we share with Judaism, and is the foundation of understanding context and symbolism throughout the Word. Depending on your denomination, the number of books vary (and in Judaism the order of the books is different). Because I was raised in a Protestant denomination and own protestant Bibles, this section only contains the 39 books included in the Protestant Old Testament.

New Testament

The New Testament is concerned with the first coming of the Messiah, the spreading of the Gospel, and the prophecy of His second coming. It begins between 7 and 4 BCE at the birth of Christ and relays events through the formation of the early church in the first century CE, along with a glimpse into the apocalyptic future. These books are the foundation of Christianity and most frequently read and preached about in mainstream churches.

Gospels

• Matthew (🚧)
• Mark (🚧)
• Luke (🚧)
• John (🚧)

History

• Acts (🚧)

Letters/Epistles

Pauline

• Romans (🚧)
• 1 Corinthians (🚧)
• 2 Corinthians (🚧)
• Galatians (🚧)
• Ephesians (🚧)
• Philippians (🚧)
• Colossians (🚧)
• 1 Thessalonians (🚧)
• 2 Thessalonians (🚧)
• 1 Timothy
• 2 Timothy
• Titus
• Philemon

General

• Hebrews
• James
• 1 Peter
• 2 Peter
• 1 John
• 2 John
• 3 John
• Jude

Prophecy

• Revelation

Apochrypha

The Apocrypha (or Deuterocanon) is a name given to debated books relating to Judaism and Christianity. Acceptance of each book varies among denominations. Protestant denominations generally reject the Apocrypha as inspired, though some churches may include references in their discussions. The Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Russian Orthodox and Ethiopian Churches each recognize some subset of these books. (There are also apocryphal chapters of Esther, Psalms, and Daniel; these will be marked and included in the respective pages for each of these books.)

• Tobit CatholicEthiopianGreek OrthodoxRussian Orthodox
• Judith CatholicEthiopianGreek OrthodoxRussian Orthodox
• Wisdom CatholicEthiopianGreek OrthodoxRussian Orthodox
• Sirach CatholicEthiopianGreek OrthodoxRussian Orthodox
• Baruch CatholicEthiopianGreek OrthodoxRussian Orthodox
• 1 Maccabees CatholicEthiopian
• 2 Maccabees CatholicEthiopian
• 3 Maccabees Greek OrthodoxRussian Orthodox
• 4 Maccabees Greek Orthodox
• Enoch Ethiopian
• 1 Esdras Greek OrthodoxRussian Orthodox
• 2 Esdras EthiopianRussian Orthodox
• Prayer of Manasseh EthiopianGreek OrthodoxRussian Orthodox
• Jubilees Ethiopian
• Jasher Jewish Legend