The Bible has many books, and it has been divided in the following sections, under two major collections called Old Testament and New Testament:
The Pentateuch, which included only the first five books in the Bible in the beginning. The Vatican has included the books of Joshua, Judges and Ruth later.
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth
The Historical Books tell the story of the nation of Israel. There, you can see a reflaction of what usually happens in our lives: A nation that walks away from God with its sins and a God that summons it back with His prophets.
1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees
The Books of Wisdom hold a lot of good advice we can follow in our daily lives. On them, you can see the great love God has for his children, as well as a large set of praises and prayers we can all use. Moreover, the Psalms are used in every Catholic mass.
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, The Song of Songs, The Book of Wisdom, Sirach
The Prophetic Books start mentioning the upcoming of a Saviour for Israel. Christians know this Savious is Jesus.
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
The Gospel are the books that narrate the life of the Messiah, Jesus, on the Earth. Later, the Vatican included the book of Acts as a fifth Gospel.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts
The New Testament Letters were written later, and they were addressed to the first churches created after the downfall of the Holy Ghost in Pentecost.
Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews
Lastly, the Catholic Letters include those that were written by other apostles and the Revelation or Apocalypse.
James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Apocalypse
The book of Apocalypse has been, for centuries, matter of great controversy. A lot has been said and written about its chaotic fights and terrible prophecies. How to read it properly? As a book of special hope. Why? Because the Apocalypse tells us that some day God will beat evil eternal and definitely. When? Nobody knows. Nobody can find out, figure out or guess. Jesus clearly said that "no one knows the day or the other" and it's written in one of the Gospels. Do not be afraid of it. Don't believe in the "terrible things" people tell you about it.
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