| 1 |
Old Testament |
Mosaic Pentateuch / Torah |
1 |
Genesis |
Moses |
1400 B.C. |
50 |
1533 |
4.21% |
4.93% |
| 2 |
2 |
Exodus |
Moses |
1400 B.C. |
40 |
1213 |
3.36% |
3.90% |
| 3 |
3 |
Leviticus |
Moses |
1400 B.C. |
27 |
859 |
2.27% |
2.76% |
| 4 |
4 |
Numbers |
Moses |
1400 B.C. |
36 |
1288 |
3.03% |
4.14% |
| 5 |
5 |
Deuteronomy |
Moses / Joshua? |
1400 B.C. |
34 |
959 |
2.86% |
3.08% |
| 6 |
Historical: Promised Land to Davidic United Kingdom* |
6 |
Joshua |
Unknown; Joshua? |
1350 B.C. ? |
24 |
658 |
2.02% |
2.12% |
| 7 |
7 |
Judges |
Samuel / Nathan / Gad |
1000 - 900 B.C. |
21 |
618 |
1.77% |
1.99% |
| 8 |
8 |
Ruth |
Samuel / Unknown |
1000 - 900 B.C. |
4 |
85 |
0.34% |
0.27% |
| 9 |
9 |
1 Samuel |
Samuel / Nathan / Gad |
1000 - 900 B.C. |
31 |
810 |
2.61% |
2.60% |
| 10 |
10 |
2 Samuel |
Samuel / Nathan / Gad |
1000 - 900 B.C. |
24 |
695 |
2.02% |
2.23% |
| 11 |
Historical: Davidic United Kingdom to Babylonian Exile* |
11 |
1 Kings |
Unknown; Jeremiah? |
600 B.C. |
22 |
816 |
1.85% |
2.62% |
| 12 |
12 |
2 Kings |
Unknown; Jeremiah? |
560 B.C. |
25 |
719 |
2.10% |
2.31% |
| 13 |
13 |
1 Chronicles |
Ezra |
450 B.C. |
29 |
942 |
2.44% |
3.03% |
| 14 |
14 |
2 Chronicles |
Ezra |
450 B.C. |
36 |
822 |
3.03% |
2.64% |
| 15 |
Historical: Persian Israel / Second Temple Period* |
15 |
Ezra |
Ezra |
450 B.C. |
10 |
280 |
0.84% |
0.90% |
| 16 |
16 |
Nehemiah |
Ezra / Nehemiah |
450 B.C. |
13 |
406 |
1.09% |
1.31% |
| 17 |
17 |
Esther |
Unknown; Mordecai? |
500 - 400 B.C. |
10 |
167 |
0.84% |
0.54% |
| 18 |
Sapiential* / Wisdom Tradition: books of poetry, wisdom, and reflection on life, worship, and the nature of God |
18 |
Job |
Unknown; Moses? |
500 B.C.? |
42 |
1070 |
3.53% |
3.44% |
| 19 |
19 |
Psalms |
Various, mostly David |
1400 - 400 B.C. |
150 |
2461 |
12.62% |
7.91% |
| 20 |
20 |
Proverbs |
Solomon |
1000 - 900 B.C. |
31 |
915 |
2.61% |
2.94% |
| 21 |
21 |
Ecclesiastes |
Solomon |
1000 - 900 B.C. |
12 |
222 |
1.01% |
0.71% |
| 22 |
22 |
Song of Solomon |
Solomon |
1000 - 900 B.C. |
8 |
117 |
0.67% |
0.38% |
| 23 |
Major Prophets: longer prophetic books, often addressing both immediate and future events |
23 |
Isaiah |
Isaiah |
700 B.C. |
66 |
1292 |
5.55% |
4.15% |
| 24 |
24 |
Jeremiah |
Jeremiah |
600 B.C. |
52 |
1364 |
4.37% |
4.39% |
| 25 |
25 |
Lamentations |
Jeremiah |
600 B.C. |
5 |
154 |
0.42% |
0.50% |
| 26 |
26 |
Ezekiel |
Ezekiel |
550 B.C. |
48 |
1273 |
4.04% |
4.09% |
| 27 |
27 |
Daniel |
Daniel |
550 B.C. |
12 |
357 |
1.01% |
1.15% |
| 28 |
Minor Prophets: shorter prophetic books, grouped together in the Hebrew Bible as “The Twelve" |
28 |
Hosea |
Hosea |
750 B.C. |
14 |
197 |
1.18% |
0.63% |
| 29 |
29 |
Joel |
Joel |
850 B.C. |
3 |
73 |
0.25% |
0.23% |
| 30 |
30 |
Amos |
Amos |
750 B.C. |
9 |
146 |
0.76% |
0.47% |
| 31 |
31 |
Obadiah |
Obadiah |
600 B.C. |
1 |
21 |
0.08% |
0.07% |
| 32 |
32 |
Jonah |
Jonah |
700 B.C. |
4 |
48 |
0.34% |
0.15% |
| 33 |
33 |
Micah |
Micah |
700 B.C. |
7 |
105 |
0.59% |
0.34% |
| 34 |
34 |
Nahum |
Nahum |
650 B.C. |
3 |
47 |
0.25% |
0.15% |
| 35 |
35 |
Habakkuk |
Habakkuk |
600 B.C. |
3 |
56 |
0.25% |
0.18% |
| 36 |
36 |
Zephaniah |
Zephaniah |
650 B.C. |
3 |
53 |
0.25% |
0.17% |
| 37 |
37 |
Haggai |
Haggai |
520 B.C. |
2 |
38 |
0.17% |
0.12% |
| 38 |
38 |
Zechariah |
Zechariah |
500 B.C. |
14 |
211 |
1.18% |
0.68% |
| 39 |
39 |
Malachi |
Malachi (Ezra?) |
430 B.C. |
4 |
55 |
0.34% |
0.18% |
| 40 |
New Testament |
Gospels |
1 |
Matthew |
Matthew |
50-60 A.D. |
28 |
1071 |
2.35% |
3.44% |
| 41 |
2 |
Mark |
John Mark |
50-60 A.D. |
16 |
678 |
1.35% |
2.18% |
| 42 |
3 |
Luke |
Luke |
60-61 A.D. |
24 |
1151 |
2.02% |
3.70% |
| 43 |
4 |
John |
John |
80-90 A.D. |
21 |
879 |
1.77% |
2.83% |
| 44 |
Historical: Evangelism* |
5 |
Acts |
Luke |
62 A.D. |
28 |
1007 |
2.35% |
3.24% |
| 45 |
Pauline Epistles |
6 |
Romans |
Paul |
56 A.D. |
16 |
433 |
1.35% |
1.39% |
| 46 |
7 |
1 Corinthians |
Paul |
55 A.D. |
16 |
437 |
1.35% |
1.41% |
| 47 |
8 |
2 Corinthians |
Paul |
55-56 A.D. |
13 |
257 |
1.09% |
0.83% |
| 48 |
9 |
Galatians |
Paul |
49-50 A.D. |
6 |
149 |
0.50% |
0.48% |
| 49 |
10 |
Ephesians |
Paul |
60-62 A.D. |
6 |
155 |
0.50% |
0.50% |
| 50 |
11 |
Philippians |
Paul |
60-62 A.D. |
4 |
104 |
0.34% |
0.33% |
| 51 |
12 |
Colossians |
Paul |
60-62 A.D. |
4 |
95 |
0.34% |
0.31% |
| 52 |
13 |
1 Thessalonians |
Paul |
51 A.D. |
5 |
89 |
0.42% |
0.29% |
| 53 |
14 |
2 Thessalonians |
Paul |
51-52 A.D. |
3 |
47 |
0.25% |
0.15% |
| 54 |
15 |
1 Timothy |
Paul |
62-64 A.D. |
6 |
113 |
0.50% |
0.36% |
| 55 |
16 |
2 Timothy |
Paul |
66-67 A.D. |
4 |
83 |
0.34% |
0.27% |
| 56 |
17 |
Titus |
Paul |
62-64 A.D. |
3 |
46 |
0.25% |
0.15% |
| 57 |
18 |
Philemon |
Paul |
60-62 A.D. |
1 |
25 |
0.08% |
0.08% |
| 58 |
General / Catholic Epistles |
19 |
Hebrews |
Unknown; Apollos? Luke? |
67-69 A.D. |
13 |
303 |
1.09% |
0.97% |
| 59 |
20 |
James |
James |
44-49 A.D. |
5 |
108 |
0.42% |
0.35% |
| 60 |
21 |
1 Peter |
Simon Peter |
62-64 A.D. |
5 |
105 |
0.42% |
0.34% |
| 61 |
22 |
2 Peter |
Simon Peter |
67-68 A.D. |
3 |
61 |
0.25% |
0.20% |
| 62 |
23 |
1 John |
John |
90-95 A.D. |
5 |
105 |
0.42% |
0.34% |
| 63 |
24 |
2 John |
John |
90-95 A.D. |
1 |
13 |
0.08% |
0.04% |
| 64 |
25 |
3 John |
John |
90-95 A.D. |
1 |
15 |
0.08% |
0.05% |
| 65 |
26 |
Jude |
Jude |
68-70 A.D. |
1 |
25 |
0.08% |
0.08% |
| 66 |
Apocalyptic Literature |
27 |
Revelation |
John |
94-96 A.D. |
22 |
404 |
1.85% |
1.30% |