Bible Bookshelf

I. Creation and the Exodus Creation of earth and man, Noah's flood, Abraham and family, Escape from Egypt.	II. History of Israel Conquest of Palestine, A Kingdom under God, Divided Kingdoms, Exile, Return from exile	III. Poetry and Wisdom Poetry of Psalms and Songs, Job's troubles, Solomon's search for wisdom, Proverbs for daily life	IV. Prophecy Preaching against moral and spiritual injustice, Punishment foretold, Future plans of God.	V. Jesus and the Apostles Life of Jesus the Messiah, The early Church, Spread of the Gospel.	VI. Letters to Churches Letters to the scattered churches. Revelation of the end times.
Old Testament (TENACH) original in Hebrew				New Testament original in Greek

The word 'Bible' comes from the Greek word 'biblos', which means "a collection of scrolls". The 66 books of the English Bible may be divided into six sections, roughly equal in length, as shown on the bookshelf above in the order of the books in the Bible. Each of the 'volumes' above leads to another bookcase, with more detail on the books of the Bible in each section.

Each section could be read in 2-3 months, or the whole Bible in one or two years. I recommend reading the Bible with the Bible Knowledge Commentary Old Testament and New Testament. This two volume commentary by the faculty of Dallas Theological Seminary is very helpful, complete, and balanced.

Books of the Bible Overview Charts is a MS Word document with summary charts of all 66 books of the Bible.

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Updated April 2006