It’s organized first by the four gospels, then the beginnings of the church and letters written to those churches.įinally, Revelation is appropriately at the end, describing the end of time and the return of Jesus. The New Testament was of course written after the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus. It is organized by sections beginning with the Torah, the Judges, the Prophets, the Poetry and Wisdom writings. Scribes, prophets, poets, kings and judges penned these important and historical documents about the Jewish people. The Hebrew Bible (or “Old” Testament as referred to by modern day Christian church), is the original Bible or scripture writings from the original Hebrew. How The Bible Is Organized By Books (39 Books Old and 27 New Testament)
What a joy it was to share with others the truth of the ancient historical writings. It also required that I learn quite a lot that up to that time I hadn’t known myself (also read my Bible reading plan for beginners).
One particular question however has puzzled everyday readers of the Bible and that is, “why is it organized in the way it is?”.Īs a high school teacher I enjoyed teaching classes on Biblical literacy. Judged fiction by some, ridiculed by others as fairytales, most writings have been validated through historical and archeological discoveries. Sixty-six separate books collected into one tome, written by numerous authors, labeled “old” and “new”, then translated into seemingly endless versions. It contains true history from beginning to end. He then lectured for an hour regarding the Hitites and other tribes whose existence had been recently verified through archeological digs.Īs you read this short article about reading the Bible, be aware that it is the Word of God. The first thing he said was, ”Isn’t it amazing that the further back we go in history the more the Bible stories are confirmed.” Wow. The archeologist stepped on stage the room grew quiet. My husband and I visited the Museum of Natural History in London, England and saw that a lecture was scheduled for that morning covering ancient civilization and archeology.Īs we entered the hall and noticed the topic, I prepared myself for the Biblical cynicism we always heard at university. In this article I’ll share the books of the Bible in chronological order and provide a free, printable pdf which you can share with others. Did you know that the books of the Bible are not in chronological order? Although most people would assume they are arranged by date, the Bible jumps back and forth in time, and not according to the year they were written.įor people who want to study the Bible from a historical perspective, knowing the order of books according to their written date may be a good way to read the Bible.
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