- Torah (five books):
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy - Nevi'im/The Prophets (eight books):
Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel (1 and 2), Kings (1 and 2)
Latter Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve (= Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi) - Kethuvim/The Writings (eleven books):
Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles (1 and 2)
Protestant OT (39 books)
- The Pentateuch (five books):
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy - The Historical Books (twelve books):
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther - The Poetical Books or “Writings” (five books):
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs - The Prophetical Books (seventeen books):
Major Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel
Minor Prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Catholic OT (46 books)
- The Pentateuch (five books):
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy - The Historical Books (sixteen books):
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit*, Judith*, Esther†, 1 Maccabees*, 2 Maccabees* - The Wisdom Books (seven books):
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom*, Sirach (also called Ben Sira or Ecclesiasticus)* - The Prophetic Books (eighteen books):
Major Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Baruch*, Ezekiel, Daniel†
Minor Prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
* not included in the Protestant canon
† additions not included in the Protestant canon
