Books of the Bible (66-book Protestant canon)

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66 books: 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New. Catholic Bibles have 73 books (see the companion list): they add seven books, called the deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach and Baruch), and longer forms of Esther and Daniel. Many Protestant Bibles print these, when they include them, in a separate section called the Apocrypha. The Orthodox churches' canons include a few more. The New Testament's 27 books are the same in all three.

Knowing the books in order makes it quick to find a passage, and it shows how the Bible is laid out: law, history, poetry, prophets, then the Gospels and letters. Families have learned this list by heart for generations, often as a song.

How to learn it

Sixty-six names is a long list, so chunk it by section. The sections are the meaningful units: five books of Law, twelve of History, five of Poetry and wisdom, five Major prophets, twelve Minor prophets, then the New Testament. Long sections are split into groups of about five. A tune helps too: sing each section to a melody you already know, and the rhythm carries the order.

Encode make it vivid → Space bring it back on day 1, 3, 7, 21 → Retrieve pull it from your head. From the infographic Remember It on Purpose.

Books of the Bible (66-book Protestant canon)

No.	Book	Section
1	Genesis	Law
2	Exodus	Law
3	Leviticus	Law
4	Numbers	Law
5	Deuteronomy	Law
6	Joshua	History
7	Judges	History
8	Ruth	History
9	1 Samuel	History
10	2 Samuel	History
11	1 Kings	History
12	2 Kings	History
13	1 Chronicles	History
14	2 Chronicles	History
15	Ezra	History
16	Nehemiah	History
17	Esther	History
18	Job	Poetry and wisdom
19	Psalms	Poetry and wisdom
20	Proverbs	Poetry and wisdom
21	Ecclesiastes	Poetry and wisdom
22	Song of Solomon	Poetry and wisdom
23	Isaiah	Major prophets
24	Jeremiah	Major prophets
25	Lamentations	Major prophets
26	Ezekiel	Major prophets
27	Daniel	Major prophets
28	Hosea	Minor prophets
29	Joel	Minor prophets
30	Amos	Minor prophets
31	Obadiah	Minor prophets
32	Jonah	Minor prophets
33	Micah	Minor prophets
34	Nahum	Minor prophets
35	Habakkuk	Minor prophets
36	Zephaniah	Minor prophets
37	Haggai	Minor prophets
38	Zechariah	Minor prophets
39	Malachi	Minor prophets
40	Matthew	Gospels and Acts
41	Mark	Gospels and Acts
42	Luke	Gospels and Acts
43	John	Gospels and Acts
44	Acts	Gospels and Acts
45	Romans	Paul's letters
46	1 Corinthians	Paul's letters
47	2 Corinthians	Paul's letters
48	Galatians	Paul's letters
49	Ephesians	Paul's letters
50	Philippians	Paul's letters
51	Colossians	Paul's letters
52	1 Thessalonians	Paul's letters
53	2 Thessalonians	Paul's letters
54	1 Timothy	Paul's letters
55	2 Timothy	Paul's letters
56	Titus	Paul's letters
57	Philemon	Paul's letters
58	Hebrews	Other letters and Revelation
59	James	Other letters and Revelation
60	1 Peter	Other letters and Revelation
61	2 Peter	Other letters and Revelation
62	1 John	Other letters and Revelation
63	2 John	Other letters and Revelation
64	3 John	Other letters and Revelation
65	Jude	Other letters and Revelation
66	Revelation	Other letters and Revelation

Books of the Bible (66-book Protestant canon): practice sheet

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