Books of the Bible

Religion Summaries

The Books of the Bible list below is a comparison of Jewish and Christian Bibles, and illustrates the differences between Jewish, Protestant and Catholic Bibles.

Additional books added to the Catholic Bible are shown. Each row shows the correspondence between the Old Testament versions. Jews do not recognize the New Testament. Other holy books are shown, including the apocrypha, antilegomena, and pseudepigrapha.

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(Book - # of Chap.)

O.T. Apocrypha
(in earliest septuagint)

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Homologoumena
(authoritative and canonical)
The Gospels
(Book - # of Chap.)

Bereshit

(Genesis)

Genesis - 50

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Genesis

Mathew - 28

Shemot

(Exodus)

Exodus - 40

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Exodus

Mark - 16

Vayika

(Leviticus)

Leviticus - 27

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Leviticus

Luke - 24

Bamidbar

(Numbers)

Numbers - 36

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Numbers

John - 21

Devarim

(Deuteronomy)

Deuteronomy- 34

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Deuteronomy

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Joshua

Joshua - 24

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Joshua

Acts - 28

Judges

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Judges - 21

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Judges

Romans - 16

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m- Ruth - (5)

Ruth - 4

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Ruth

1 Corinthians - 16

1 Samuel

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1 Samuel - 31

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1 Samuel

2 Corinthians - 13

2 Samuel

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2 Samuel - 24

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2 Samuel

Galations - 6

1 Kings

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1 Kings - 22

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1 Kings

Ephesians - 6

2 Kings

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2 Kings - 25

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2 Kings

Phillipians - 4

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1 Chronicles (12)

1 Chronicles - 29

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1 Paralipomenon

Colossians - 4

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2 Chronicles (13)

2 Chronicles - 36

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2 Paralipomenon

1 Thessalonians - 5

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Ezra (10)

Ezra - 10

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1 Esdras

2 Thessalonians - 3

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Nehemiah (11)

Nehamiah - 13

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2 Esdras

1 Timothy - 6

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Tobit - 14

Tobias

2 Timothy - 4

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Judith - 16

Judith

Titus - 3

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m- Esther - (8)

*Esther - 10

Esther Additions-6

Esther - 16

Philemon - 1

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Job (3)

Job - 42

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Job

* Hebrews - 13

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Psalms (1)

Psalms - 150

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Psalms

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Proverbs (2)

*Proverbs - 31

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Proverbs

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m- Ecclesiastes

*Ecclesiastes - 12

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Ecclesiastes

* James - 5

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m- Song of Songs

*Song of Solomon-8

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Canticles

1 Peter - 5

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Wis. of Solomon-19

Wisdom

* 2 Peter - 3

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Sirach (Eccl.)- 51

Ecclesiasticus

1 John - 5

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Isaiah - 66

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Isaias

* 2 John - 1

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Jeremiah - 52

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Jeremias

* 3 John - 1

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m- Lamentations (6)

Lamentations - 5

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Lamentations

* Jude - 1

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Baruch - 5

Baruch

* Revelation - 22

Ezekial

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*Ezekial - 48

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Ezechiel

* = Antilegomena
(questioned)

Daniel (9)

Daniel - 12

Daniel Additions-2

Daniel - (14)

Hosea

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Hosea - 14

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Osee

Joel

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Joel - 3

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Joel - (4)

Amos

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Amos - 9

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Amos

Obadiah

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Obadiah - 1

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Abdias

Jonah

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Jonah - 4

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Jonas

1 - Protevangel of James

Micah

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Micah - 7

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Michaes

Gos. Pseudo-Matthew

Nahum

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Nahum - 3

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Nahum

2 - Gospel of Nicodemus

Habakkuk

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Habbakuk - 3

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Habucuc

3 - Ebionite Gospel

Zephaniah

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Zephaniah - 3

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Sophonias

4 - Gospel of Thomas

Haggai

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Haggai - 2

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Aggeus

5 - Acts of Peter

Zechariah

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Zechariah - 14

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Zacharias

6 - Acts of Thomas

Malachi

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Malachi - 4

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Malachias

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1 Maccabees- 16

1 Maccabees

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2 Maccabees- 14

2 Maccabees

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m = megillot (the 5 scrolls)

* = Antilegomena (questioned)

Daniel Additions:
12- Azariah
13- Susanna
14- Bel and the Dragon
15- Manasseh

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Barnabus Epistle
Clement Epistle
Shepard of Hermas
Didache

100

115

135

135

130

10

170

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