{"id":3730,"date":"2026-06-01T11:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/?p=3730"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:39:31","slug":"books-of-the-bible-in-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/bible-study-tips\/books-of-the-bible-in-order\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bible\u2019s Table of Contents: Books of the Bible in Order [With Apocrypha]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Although there\u2019s no wrong way to read the Bible, by far the two most common ways to read the books of the Bible in order are thematically and chronologically.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thematic (or canonical) order <\/strong>is the most straightforward: this is how most Bibles are (and always have been) organized. However, the order differs slightly between traditions, at least when you add in the Apocryphal\/Deuterocanonical books included in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chronological (or timeline) order<\/strong> is much more complicated. Many of the books have overlapping timelines, and they don\u2019t always specify when they were written or compiled.\u00a0But it is possible to create a rough chronology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To help you make sense of these variations and give you a few straightforward reading options, I\u2019ve compiled two complete lists of the books of the Bible for your reference, along with some clarifying notes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This article will focus on the canonical order. <\/strong>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/choosing-a-bible\/read-bible-chronological-order\/\">dive into the chronological order in my companion article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(On the other hand, you can always use one of Bible Gateway\u2019s handy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/reading-plans\/?utm_source=bg&amp;utm_medium=bglearn&amp;utm_campaign=bible-toc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reading plans<\/a> to guide you. We\u2019ll even send daily reminders, if you want us to.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"1740\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staticblog.bgcdn.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20111547\/bible-reading-order-traditional-chronological-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C1740&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"List of Bible reading order in both traditional\/thematic and chronological formats.\" class=\"wp-image-3731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticblog.bgcdn.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20111547\/bible-reading-order-traditional-chronological-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staticblog.bgcdn.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20111547\/bible-reading-order-traditional-chronological-scaled.jpg 120w, https:\/\/staticblog.bgcdn.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20111547\/bible-reading-order-traditional-chronological-scaled.jpg 410w, https:\/\/staticblog.bgcdn.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20111547\/bible-reading-order-traditional-chronological-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staticblog.bgcdn.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20111547\/bible-reading-order-traditional-chronological-scaled.jpg 614w, https:\/\/staticblog.bgcdn.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20111547\/bible-reading-order-traditional-chronological-scaled.jpg 819w, https:\/\/staticblog.bgcdn.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20111547\/bible-reading-order-traditional-chronological-scaled.jpg 168w, https:\/\/staticblog.bgcdn.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20111547\/bible-reading-order-traditional-chronological-scaled.jpg 150w, https:\/\/staticblog.bgcdn.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20111547\/bible-reading-order-traditional-chronological-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staticblog.bgcdn.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20111547\/bible-reading-order-traditional-chronological-scaled.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staticblog.bgcdn.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20111547\/bible-reading-order-traditional-chronological-scaled.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reading-the-bible-thematically-the-bible-s-table-of-contents-nbsp\">Reading the Bible Thematically: The Bible\u2019s Table of Contents&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a complete list of the standard table of contents in most Bibles, broken up by type. This has been the canonical order since it was formally decided by the church councils of the late 4th century AD.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bible is broken up into two major sections, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/about-the-bible\/old-vs-new-testament\/\">Old Testament and the New Testament<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I have also included Apocryphal\/Deuterocanonical books (and additions within books) in <em>italics.<\/em> <\/strong>These are included in Catholic Bibles but not in most Protestant ones, and you can read more about them after the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-old-testament-nbsp\">Old Testament&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Old Testament, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/about-the-bible\/original-language-of-the-bible\/\">written mostly in Hebrew<\/a>, is the account of God\u2019s creation and covenant with the Israelite (Jewish) people. It contains 39 books (not counting the Apocrypha) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/about-the-bible\/biblical-genres\/\">across many genres<\/a>, beginning with Genesis and ending with Malachi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Torah\/Pentateuch<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Genesis\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exodus\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leviticus\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Numbers\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deuteronomy\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Histories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Joshua\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Judges\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruth\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 &amp; 2 Samuel\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 &amp; 2 Kings\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 &amp; 2 Chronicles\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ezra\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nehemiah\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Tobit<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Judith<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Esther <em>(with additions)<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>1 &amp; 2 Maccabees<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wisdom Books<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Job\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Psalms\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proverbs\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ecclesiastes\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Song of Solomon\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Wisdom of Solomon<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sirach<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prophets<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Isaiah\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeremiah\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lamentations\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Baruch &amp; Letter of Jeremiah<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ezekiel\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel <em>(with Prayer of Azariah + Song of the Three Jews, Susannah, &amp; Bel and the Dragon)<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hosea\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joel\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amos\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obadiah\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jonah\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Micah\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nahum\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Habakkuk\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zephaniah\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Haggai\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zechariah\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malachi\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-testament-nbsp\">New Testament&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Testament, written in Greek, tells us about the life of Jesus Christ and the birth of the church. It contains 27 books \u2014 mostly gospels and letters \u2014 beginning with the gospel according to Matthew and ending with Revelation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gospels &amp; Acts<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>Matthew\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luke\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acts\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Letters &amp; Revelation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Romans\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 &amp; 2 Corinthians\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Galatians\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ephesians\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philippians\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colossians\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 &amp; 2 Thessalonians\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 &amp; 2 Timothy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Titus\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philemon\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hebrews\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 &amp; 2 Peter\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 &amp; 3 John\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jude\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revelation\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-note-on-orthodox-bibles-nbsp\">Note on Orthodox Bibles&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the books listed above, Orthodox Bibles include the following deuterocanonical books:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>1 Esdras (precedes Ezra\/Nehemiah, which is called \u201c2 Esdras\u201d in Orthodox Bibles)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 Maccabees (follows 2 Maccabees)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 Maccabees (included in an appendix)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Psalm 151 (at end of Psalms)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prayer of Manasseh (after Psalms)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-note-on-jewish-bibles-nbsp\">Note on Jewish Bibles&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jewish Bibles contain the same books as the Protestant Old Testament, but the order is slightly different.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Torah:<\/strong> Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prophets: <\/strong>Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, The Twelve (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Writings: <\/strong>Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-apocrypha-deuterocanon\">What Is the Apocrypha (Deuterocanon)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Apocrypha, also called the Deuterocanonical (or \u201csecondary canon\u201d) books, are a collection of additional books included in Catholic and Orthodox Old Testaments, but not in Protestant or Jewish Bibles. (Some Protestant denominations, such as Lutherans and Anglicans, add them at the end of the Old Testament to separate them out.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These books were written during the Intertestamental Period, the roughly four-and-a-half centuries between the final Hebrew Old Testament book and the birth of Jesus. They were included in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/about-the-bible\/septuagint\/\">the Septuagint<\/a>, a Greek translation of the Old Testament that was commonly used in the Roman Empire around the time of Jesus, and which became the preferred Bible of the early church. But they were never accepted as Scripture by the Jews, so when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/about-the-bible\/protestant-reformation\/\">Protestant Reformers<\/a> reevaluated the biblical canon during the 16th and 17th centuries, they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/about-the-bible\/antilegomena-books-that-barely-made-it\/\">rejected those books<\/a> as not being divinely inspired. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, there are several different perspectives on the Deuterocanonical books. Most Jews and Protestant Christians continue to ignore them altogether. Some Protestants acknowledge them as edifying due to their historical importance, but reject any claim to them being inspired by the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catholics embrace the seven Deuterocanonical books, plus additions to Esther and Daniel, included in <em>italics<\/em> above as being fully inspired and infallible works of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern Orthodox churches add a few additional books, which Catholics do <em>not<\/em> accept, listed under that section above. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/about-the-bible\/ethiopian-bible-explained\/\">Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church adds even more<\/a>, for the widest overall canon in the Christian world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-the-bible-organized-this-way\">Why Is the Bible Organized This Way?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we might wonder why the Bible isn\u2019t simply organized chronologically \u2014 either in the order they were written or they order they take place \u2014 and is instead sorted into these different categories. There is a long and fascinating answer to this, which we can\u2019t explore in its full depth, but a few important points will help you wrap your head around the traditional method of organizing Scripture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Chronological Complexity: <\/strong>First, if you ever try to read the Bible chronologically, you will see that it is very difficult to do so. Timelines overlap across different books, and many of them \u2014 especially among the prophets \u2014 are very difficult to date with accuracy. And that\u2019s with all of our modern archaeological and historical research! In the ancient world, it would have been very difficult to know when, for instance, Obadiah took place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scrolls and Codices: <\/strong>It\u2019s often said that the Bible is not actually a book, it\u2019s a library. This is literally true: in the ancient world, it was impossible to include all the books of the Bible in a single volume, so they had to split them up (that\u2019s how we got things like 1 and 2 Kings, which was originally composed as a single work). Originally this was done on long scrolls. Later, Christians used the \u201ccodex,\u201d which is similar to a modern book. But in either case, since they had to split the books up anyway, it made sense to do it just as you would in a library today: by theme and subject.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Liturgical Use: <\/strong>In the ancient world, most people couldn\u2019t read. The Bible was very seldom read straight through, front to back, by anyone. Instead, its primary use was liturgical, or \u201crelated to public worship.\u201d Rabbis, priests, or bishops would often read or teach through an entire book, cross-referencing it with other, similar passages. So again, it was helpful to have them sorted thematically.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interpretation: <\/strong>Finally, it must be said that ancient readers of the Bible were generally not interested in it as <em>history<\/em> in the way we are today. (They did usually believe it was historically true; that just wasn\u2019t their primary concern.) They almost always sought deeper meanings \u2014 on moral, ethical, spiritual, theological, eschatological, analogical, and even symbolic levels \u2014 rather than narratives and timelines. So chronological organization would not necessarily have occurred to the church or rabbinical authorities as a valuable way to arrange the Bible, anyway.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice that none of these reasons include \u201cbecause it was the only correct order.\u201d Although the canon defined which books were divinely inspired, the <em>order<\/em> of the books (other than the Torah, at least) wasn\u2019t part of the equation. If you want to read the Bible chronologically, or skip around and read in a totally different order, that\u2019s OK!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-read-through-the-bible-in-a-year\">How to Read Through the Bible in a Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you want to read the Bible in canonical order? One of the best and most effective ways to do so is with a year-long reading plan. A year is a natural chunk of time, long enough to be a realistic goal and establish a consistent habit but short enough to make real progress through the Word daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people also do 2- or 3-year plans, which might work better for you if you\u2019re in an especially busy season (I see you, parents of young children). Or if you\u2019re feeling ambitious, you could even shoot for six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some articles on Bible Gateway to help you get started building your Bible-reading habit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/choosing-a-bible\/read-the-bible-in-a-year\/\">How to Read the Entire Bible in a Year (and Actually Finish): A Practical Guide for the New Year<\/a> by Tim Wildsmith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/choosing-a-bible\/how-to-read-the-bible\/\">How to Start Reading the Bible: A Beginner\u2019s Guide<\/a> by Jacob Edson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/bible-study-tips\/read-scripture-by-book\/\">If You Really Want to Understand the Bible, You Have to Play by the Book<\/a> by Zach Windahl<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/bible-study-tips\/reading-bible-finish-line\/\">If Your New Year\u2019s Goal Is Reading the Bible More, Don\u2019t Focus on the Finish Line<\/a> by Faith Womack<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/bible-study-tips\/read-bible-like-favorite-book\/\">Start Reading the Bible Like It\u2019s Your Favorite Book<\/a> by Matt Whitman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/bible-101\/bible-study-tips\/best-bible-study-tools\/\">Best Bible Study Tools and Resources to Keep You Grounded in God\u2019s Word<\/a> by Arin Kurtz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alternately, you can subscribe to one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/reading-plans\/?utm_source=bg&amp;utm_medium=bglearn&amp;utm_campaign=bible-toc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bible Gateway\u2019s free reading plans<\/a> and receive a daily email with your portion right in your inbox. 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