66 Books

Book Summaries

Click any book for its author, date, theme, key verses, key events, and outline.

Old Testament

Genesis

50 ch

Pentateuch

Beginnings — creation, fall, flood, and the patriarchs

Exodus

40 ch

Pentateuch

Redemption — God delivers Israel from Egypt and gives the Law

Leviticus

27 ch

Pentateuch

Holiness — how a redeemed people approach a holy God

Numbers

36 ch

Pentateuch

Wandering — Israel's 40 years in the wilderness

Deuteronomy

34 ch

Pentateuch

Covenant renewal on the plains of Moab

Joshua

24 ch

Historical Books

Conquest and inheritance of the Promised Land

Judges

21 ch

Historical Books

Cycles of apostasy, oppression, and deliverance

Ruth

4 ch

Historical Books

Loyal love and the kinsman-redeemer

1 Samuel

31 ch

Historical Books

Transition from judges to monarchy

2 Samuel

24 ch

Historical Books

David's reign — triumphs and failures

1 Kings

22 ch

Historical Books

Solomon's glory and the divided kingdom

2 Kings

25 ch

Historical Books

Decline and exile of both kingdoms

1 Chronicles

29 ch

Historical Books

David's reign from a priestly perspective

2 Chronicles

36 ch

Historical Books

Judah's kings and the temple

Ezra

10 ch

Historical Books

Return from exile and rebuilding the Temple

Nehemiah

13 ch

Historical Books

Rebuilding the walls and renewing the covenant

Esther

10 ch

Historical Books

God's hidden providence preserving His people

Isaiah

66 ch

Prophets

The salvation of the LORD

Jeremiah

52 ch

Prophets

Coming judgment and the New Covenant

Lamentations

5 ch

Prophets

Mourning over fallen Jerusalem

Ezekiel

48 ch

Prophets

The glory of the LORD departs and returns

Daniel

12 ch

Prophets

God's sovereignty over kingdoms

Hosea

14 ch

Prophets

God's covenant love for an unfaithful people

Joel

3 ch

Prophets

The Day of the LORD

Amos

9 ch

Prophets

Justice and righteousness

Obadiah

1 ch

Prophets

Judgment on Edom

Jonah

4 ch

Prophets

God's mercy reaches the nations

Micah

7 ch

Prophets

Judgment and the coming ruler from Bethlehem

Nahum

3 ch

Prophets

Fall of Nineveh

Habakkuk

3 ch

Prophets

The righteous shall live by faith

Zephaniah

3 ch

Prophets

The Day of the LORD and the remnant

Haggai

2 ch

Prophets

Rebuild the Temple

Zechariah

14 ch

Prophets

Messianic visions of restoration

Malachi

4 ch

Prophets

Covenant unfaithfulness and the coming messenger

Job

42 ch

Psalms & Wisdom Literature

Why do the righteous suffer?

Psalms

150 ch

Psalms & Wisdom Literature

Worship — the prayer book of Israel

Proverbs

31 ch

Psalms & Wisdom Literature

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom

Ecclesiastes

12 ch

Psalms & Wisdom Literature

Life 'under the sun' is vanity apart from God

Song of Songs

8 ch

Psalms & Wisdom Literature

Covenant love between husband and wife

New Testament

Matthew

28 ch

Gospels

Jesus the promised Messiah-King of Israel

Mark

16 ch

Gospels

Jesus the Servant of the LORD

Luke

24 ch

Gospels

Jesus the Son of Man and Savior of all

John

21 ch

Gospels

Jesus the eternal Son of God

Acts

28 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

The Spirit-empowered expansion of the church

Romans

16 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

The righteousness of God revealed in the Gospel

1 Corinthians

16 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

Correcting a divided, immoral church

2 Corinthians

13 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

Defense of Paul's apostolic ministry

Galatians

6 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

Justification by faith, not works of the law

Ephesians

6 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

The church as Christ's body and bride

Philippians

4 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

Joy in Christ

Colossians

4 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

The supremacy of Christ

1 Thessalonians

5 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

Living in light of Christ's return

2 Thessalonians

3 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

Correcting eschatological confusion

1 Timothy

6 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

Order in the church

2 Timothy

4 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

Paul's farewell — endure for the Gospel

Titus

3 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

Setting churches in order in Crete

Philemon

1 ch

Acts & Pauline Literature

Christian forgiveness and reconciliation