CANONICAL DIVISIONS

Traditionally, there are two names for what Christians call the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible and The Protestant Old Testament. The differing titles represent the unique canonical divisions ascribed to each, which we have listed below.

HEBREW BIBLE

Torah

  • Genesis

  • Exodus

  • Leviticus

  • Numbers

  • Deuteronomy

Prophets (Former)

  • Joshua

  • Judges

  • 1 Samuel

  • 2 Samuel

  • 1 Kings

  • 2 Kings

Prophets (Latter)

  • Isaiah

  • Jeremiah

  • Ezekiel

Prophets (Minor)

  • Hosea

  • Joel

  • Amos

  • Obadiah

  • Jonah

  • Micah

  • Nahum

  • Habakkuk

  • Zephaniah

  • Haggai

  • Zechariah

  • Malachi

Writings

  • Psalms

  • Proverbs

  • Job

  • Song of Songs

  • Ruth

  • Lamentations

  • Ecclesiastes

  • Esther

  • Daniel

  • Ezra

  • Nehemiah

  • 1 Chronicles

  • 2 Chronicles

PROTESTANT OLD TESTAMENT

Pentateuch

  • Genesis

  • Exodus

  • Leviticus

  • Numbers

  • Deuteronomy

Historical Books

  • Joshua

  • Judges

  • Ruth

  • 1 Samuel

  • 2 Samuel

  • 1 Kings

  • 2 Kings

  • 1 Chronicles

  • 2 Chronicles

  • Ezra

  • Nehemiah

  • Esther

Poetry/Wisdom

  • Job

  • Psalms

  • Proverbs

  • Ecclesiastes

  • Song of Solomon (also known as Song of Songs)

Prophets

  • Isaiah

  • Jeremiah

  • Lamentations

  • Ezekiel

  • Daniel

  • Hosea

  • Joel

  • Amos

  • Obadiah

  • Jonah

  • Micah

  • Nahum

  • Habakkuk

  • Zephaniah

  • Haggai

  • Zechariah

  • Malachi