Breakdown of the Bible

The Old Testament
       First 5 books
             Genesis: creation
             Exodus: Jews leaving Eqypt
             Leviticus: God's laws
             Numbers:
             Deuteronomy:
    History Books:
              Joshua
              Judges
              Ruth
              1 Samuel
             2 Samuel
             1 Kings
             2 Kings
             1 Chronicles
             2 Chronicles
             Ezra
             Nehemiah
             Esther
      Books Of Poetry"
               Job: Why do people suffer?
               Psalms: prayers and hymns
               Proverbs: advice on life
               Ecclesiastes: life without God is meaningless
              Song of Songs: celebrates romantic love
      Books of Prophets: (a prophet is someone who speaks for God)
                Isaiah: look to a future messiah
                Jeremiah:
                Lamentations: records five poems of sorrow for the fallen city
                Ezekiel:
                Daniel:
                Hosea:
                Joel:
                Amos:
                Obadiah:
                Jonah:
                Micah:
                Nahum:
                Habakkuk:
                Zephaniah:
                Haggai:
                Zechariah:
                Malachi:
The New Testament:
      History Books (first 4 books called Gospels meaning "good news") consists of 4 accounts of the life of     Jesus and the good news he brought to earth.
                   Matthew:
                   Mark:
                   Luke:
                   John:
                   Acts:
       The Letters:
            (Paul's Letters Romans through Philemon)
                    Romans:
                    1 Corinthians:
                    2 Corinthians:
                    Galations:
                    Ephesians:
                    Colossians:
                    1 Thessalonians:
                    2 Thessalonians:
                    1 Timothy:
                    2 Timothy:
                     Titus:
                     Philemon:
              Other Letters:
                     Hebrews:
                     James:
                     1 Peter:
                     2 Peter:
                     1 John:
                     2 John:
                     3 John:
                     Jude:
                     Revelation: visions and symbols, only new testament book that concentrates on prophecy