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1.2.2.2 The books of the Old Testament
In the New King James Version of the Bible used in the English-speaking world, the Old Testament can be divided into three groups: historical books, doctrinal books, and prophetical books.
The seventeen historical books are:
The five books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy)
The book of Joshua
The book of Judges
The book of Ruth
The two books of Samuel
The two books of the Kings
The two books of the Chronicles
The book of Ezra
The book of Nehemiah
The book of Esther
The five doctrinal books are:
The book of Job
The book of Psalms
The book of Proverbs
The book of Ecclesiastes
The Song of Solomon
The seventeen prophetical books are:
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations of Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi