8 major sections of the Bible, the Books, and capstone verses


  1)  THE LAW Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy  Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, “ I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” (NASB)
  2)  HISTORY Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1st & 2nd Samuel, 1st & 2nd Kings, 1st & 2nd Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther  Nehemiah 1:7 We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.(NASB)
  3)  WISDOM Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiates, Song of Solomon  Proverbs 3:13 How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding. (NASB)
  4)  PROPHETS Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi  Daniel 10:14 Now I have come to give you an understanding of what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to the days yet future.” (NASB)
  5)  GOSPELS Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts  John 8:58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” (NASB)
  6)  PAUL Romans, 1st & 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st & 2nd Thessalonians, 1st & 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon  1 Timothy 2:7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. (NASB)
  7)  LETTERS Hebrews, James, 1st & 2nd Peter, 1st, 2nd & 3rd John, Jude  Hebrews 1:1-2 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. (NASB)
  8)  THE REVELATION Revelation  Revelation 19:10b For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” (NASB - New American Standard Bible ©)