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Books of the Bible 54 words

Books of the Bible

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  1. Genesis
    the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
  2. Exodus
    the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
  3. Leviticus
    the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
  4. Numbers
    the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
  5. Deuteronomy
    the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law
  6. Joshua
    (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
  7. Judges
    a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
  8. Ruth
    the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
  9. Samuel
    (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
  10. chronicle
    a record or narrative description of past events
  11. Ezra
    a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
  12. Nehemiah
    an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
  13. Esther
    (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
  14. Job
    a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
  15. Psalm
    one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
  16. Proverbs
    an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
  17. Ecclesiastes
    an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC
  18. Solomon
    (Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC)
  19. Isaiah
    (Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC)
  20. Jeremiah
    (Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
  21. Lamentations
    an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
  22. Ezekiel
    a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
  23. Daniel
    an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
  24. Hosea
    a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
  25. Joel
    a Hebrew minor prophet
  26. Amos
    a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
  27. Obadiah
    a Hebrew minor prophet
  28. Jonah
    (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
  29. Micah
    a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
  30. Nahum
    a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
  31. Habakkuk
    a Hebrew minor prophet
  32. Zephaniah
    a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC
  33. Haggai
    a Hebrew minor prophet
  34. Zechariah
    a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC
  35. Malachi
    a Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC
  36. Matthew
    one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount
  37. Mark
    the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
  38. Luke
    (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
  39. John
    youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
  40. Acts
    a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
  41. Roman
    relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
  42. Corinthian
    a resident of Corinth
  43. Galatians
    a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians
  44. Philippians
    a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Philippi in Macedonia
  45. Colossians
    a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia
  46. Thessalonian
    a native or inhabitant of Thessalonica
  47. Timothy
    a disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus
  48. Titus
    a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
  49. Philemon
    a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
  50. Hebrews
    the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)
  51. James
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
  52. Peter
    disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
  53. Jude
    (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
  54. Revelation
    the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle