All 66 Books of the Bible in Order
The Bible contains 39 Old Testament books and 27 New Testament books, for a total of 66 books. It was written by approximately 40 different authors over a span of about 1,500 years.
66
Total Books
39
Old Testament
27
New Testament
1,189
Total Chapters
📜 Old Testament (39 books)
| # | Book | Author | Ch. | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis | Moses | 50 | Law / Narrative |
| 2 | Exodus | Moses | 40 | Law / Narrative |
| 3 | Leviticus | Moses | 27 | Law |
| 4 | Numbers | Moses | 36 | Law / Narrative |
| 5 | Deuteronomy | Moses | 34 | Law |
| 6 | Joshua | Joshua (with later editors) | 24 | Historical Narrative |
| 7 | Judges | Traditionally Samuel | 21 | Historical Narrative |
| 8 | Ruth | Unknown (possibly Samuel) | 4 | Historical Narrative |
| 9 | 1 Samuel | Samuel, Nathan, and Gad | 31 | Historical Narrative |
| 10 | 2 Samuel | Unknown (Nathan and Gad contributed) | 24 | Historical Narrative |
| 11 | 1 Kings | Unknown (possibly Jeremiah) | 22 | Historical Narrative |
| 12 | 2 Kings | Unknown (possibly Jeremiah) | 25 | Historical Narrative |
| 13 | 1 Chronicles | Traditionally Ezra | 29 | Historical Narrative |
| 14 | 2 Chronicles | Traditionally Ezra | 36 | Historical Narrative |
| 15 | Ezra | Ezra | 10 | Historical Narrative |
| 16 | Nehemiah | Nehemiah (with Ezra) | 13 | Historical Narrative |
| 17 | Esther | Unknown | 10 | Historical Narrative |
| 18 | Job | Unknown | 42 | Wisdom / Poetry |
| 19 | Psalms | David, Asaph, Sons of Korah, and others | 150 | Poetry / Worship |
| 20 | Proverbs | Solomon (primarily), Agur, Lemuel | 31 | Wisdom |
| 21 | Ecclesiastes | Solomon (traditionally) | 12 | Wisdom |
| 22 | Song of Solomon | Solomon | 8 | Poetry |
| 23 | Isaiah | Isaiah | 66 | Major Prophet |
| 24 | Jeremiah | Jeremiah | 52 | Major Prophet |
| 25 | Lamentations | Jeremiah | 5 | Poetry |
| 26 | Ezekiel | Ezekiel | 48 | Major Prophet |
| 27 | Daniel | Daniel | 12 | Apocalyptic / Narrative |
| 28 | Hosea | Hosea | 14 | Minor Prophet |
| 29 | Joel | Joel | 3 | Minor Prophet |
| 30 | Amos | Amos | 9 | Minor Prophet |
| 31 | Obadiah | Obadiah | 1 | Minor Prophet |
| 32 | Jonah | Jonah | 4 | Minor Prophet / Narrative |
| 33 | Micah | Micah | 7 | Minor Prophet |
| 34 | Nahum | Nahum | 3 | Minor Prophet |
| 35 | Habakkuk | Habakkuk | 3 | Minor Prophet |
| 36 | Zephaniah | Zephaniah | 3 | Minor Prophet |
| 37 | Haggai | Haggai | 2 | Minor Prophet |
| 38 | Zechariah | Zechariah | 14 | Minor Prophet / Apocalyptic |
| 39 | Malachi | Malachi | 4 | Minor Prophet |
✝️ New Testament (27 books)
| # | Book | Author | Ch. | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Matthew | Matthew (Levi) | 28 | Gospel |
| 41 | Mark | John Mark | 16 | Gospel |
| 42 | Luke | Luke (physician) | 24 | Gospel |
| 43 | John | John (the beloved disciple) | 21 | Gospel |
| 44 | Acts | Luke | 28 | Historical Narrative |
| 45 | Romans | Paul | 16 | Epistle |
| 46 | 1 Corinthians | Paul | 16 | Epistle |
| 47 | 2 Corinthians | Paul | 13 | Epistle |
| 48 | Galatians | Paul | 6 | Epistle |
| 49 | Ephesians | Paul | 6 | Epistle |
| 50 | Philippians | Paul | 4 | Epistle |
| 51 | Colossians | Paul | 4 | Epistle |
| 52 | 1 Thessalonians | Paul | 5 | Epistle |
| 53 | 2 Thessalonians | Paul | 3 | Epistle |
| 54 | 1 Timothy | Paul | 6 | Epistle (Pastoral) |
| 55 | 2 Timothy | Paul | 4 | Epistle (Pastoral) |
| 56 | Titus | Paul | 3 | Epistle (Pastoral) |
| 57 | Philemon | Paul | 1 | Epistle |
| 58 | Hebrews | Unknown (possibly Paul, Apollos, or Barnabas) | 13 | Epistle / Sermon |
| 59 | James | James (brother of Jesus) | 5 | Epistle |
| 60 | 1 Peter | Peter | 5 | Epistle |
| 61 | 2 Peter | Peter | 3 | Epistle |
| 62 | 1 John | John | 5 | Epistle |
| 63 | 2 John | John | 1 | Epistle |
| 64 | 3 John | John | 1 | Epistle |
| 65 | Jude | Jude (brother of Jesus) | 1 | Epistle |
| 66 | Revelation | John | 22 | Apocalyptic / Prophecy |