Old Testament Categories

The Old Testament is commonly divided into five categories by Christians, though the order and categories of books varies between Christian and Jewish communities. Below is the Christian order of the Old Testament books, which follows the order of the early Greek Old Testament known as the Septuagint (LXX). The Jewish order of the Old Testament, also known as the Tanakh to the Hebrews, can be found here.

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.

Pentateuch / Law

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

History

Joshua

Judges

Ruth

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Nehemiah

Esther

Wisdom

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs

Major Prophets

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Daniel

Minor Prophets

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Obadiah

Jonah

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Haggai

Zechariah

Malachi