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Name

Meaning

Time Period

The Law (Torah)

Five books of the Pentateuch

Genesis

In the beginning

6,000 B.C.

Exodus

Redemption

1,446 B.C.

Leviticus

Worship

1,445 B.C.

Numbers

In the wilderness

1,444 B.C.

Deuteronomy

The Words

1,406 B.C.

The History

Joshua

Yahveh (God) the Savior

1,406 B.C.

Judges

Rulers

1,380 B.C.

Ruth

Story of Loyalty

1,200 B.C

I Samuel

Asked of God

1,105 B.C

II Samuel

Asked of God

1,010 B.C

I Kings

The Kingdom United

970 B.C

II Kings

The Kingdom Divided

848 B.C

I Chronicles

Words of the days

1,000 B.C

II Chronicles

Words of the days

970 B.C

Ezra

Born in confusion

538 B.C

Nehemiah

Comforter of Yahveh (God)

445 B.C

Esther

The Hidden Star

479 B.C

Job

Persecuted

2,000 B.C

Psalms

Songs to rejoice

1,000 B.C

Proverbs

To rule

970 B.C

Ecclesiastes

The Preacher

940 B.C

Song of Solomon

Song of Songs

970 B.C

The Major Prophets

Isaiah

Salvation of Yahveh (God)

740 B.C

Jeremiah

Launches forth

626 B.C

Lamentations

One God sends forth

586 B.C

Ezekiel

El (God) is strong

1,446 B.C

Daniel

God is my Judge

605 B.C

The Minor Prophets

Hosea

Salvation

750 B.C

Joel

Yahveh (God) is God

835 B.C

Amos

Burden

760 B.C

Obadiah

Servant of Yahveh (God)

855 B.C

Jonah

Warmth of a dove

785 B.C

Micah

Who is like Yahveh (God)?

740 B.C

Nahum

The compassionate or consoler

620 B.C

Habakkuk

To embrace

605 B.C

Zephaniah

Hidden of Yahveh (God)

635 B.C

Haggai

Feast or festival

520 B.C

Zechariah

Remembered of Yahveh (God)

520 B.C

Malachi

My messenger

440 B.C

New Testament

The Four Gospels

Matthew

Jesus Christ the True King

4 B.C

Mark

Jesus Christ the Servant of all

26 A.D

Luke

Jesus Christ the Man of compassion

4 B.C

John

Jesus Christ the Son of God

26 A.D

Acts

Acts of the Apostles

30 A.D

The Epistles

Romans

God's plan to save us

57 A.D

I Corinthians

Problems of the church

55 A.D

II Corinthians

Paul answers his accusers

56 A.D

Galatians

Christianity as a reality, not traditions of mankind

49 A.D

Ephesians

We are one in Christ

60 A.D

Philippians

Serve others with joy

61 A.D

Colossians

Jesus Christ is above all things

60 A.D

I Thessalonians

Encouragement for new Christians

51 A.D

II Thessalonians

Return of Christ

52 A.D

I Timothy

Advice to a young preacher

64 A.D

II Timothy

Encouragement to a soldier of Christ

66 A.D

Titus

Instructions for doing good

64 A.D

Philemon

A slave becomes a Christian

60 A.D

Hebrews

A better life through Christ

66 A.D

James

How to live as a Christian

49 A.D

I Peter

Written to God's elect

62 A.D

II Peter

Correcting false teachings

67 A.D

I John

The love of God

90 A.D

II John

Beware of false teachers

90 A.D

III John

Love to those that walk in the Truth

90 A.D

Jude

Warnings of evil men and false teachers

65 A.D

The Apocalypse

Revelation

To reveal

95 A.D