New Testament Categories

The New Testament is commonly divided into five categories. Genre is the leading factor among how and why these books are organized this way, though narrative order also plays a factor in some situations such as Acts coming after the four Gospels – despite being written decades before the Gospel of John was written – because the events of Acts come after the events of the Gospels.

For a further overview on the topic of the order of biblical books, read the article Why Are the Books of the Bible in the Order They’re In? by Dr. Gregory Goswell.