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TORAH
Torah: תּוֹרָה, means "Instruction" in Hebrew and refers to the first five books of Moses. The Hebrew names of the five books of the Torah are known by their incipit, taken from initial words of the first verse of each book. For example, the Hebrew name of the first book, Bereshit, is the first word of Genesis 1:1:
Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית, literally "In the beginning")
Shemot (שִׁמוֹת, literally "Names")
Vayikra (ויקרא, literally "He called")
Bamidbar (במדבר, literally "In the desert")
Devarim (דברים, literally "Words")
The Anglicized names are derived from the Greek and reflect the essential theme of each book:
Genesis: "creation"
Exodus: "departure"
Leviticus: refers to the Levites and the regulations that apply to their presence and service in the Temple, which form the bulk of the third book.
Numbers (Arithmoi): contains a record of the numbering of the Israelites in the wilderness of Sinai and later on the plain of Moab.
Deuteronomy: "second law," refers to the fifth book's recapitulation of the commandments reviewed by Moses before his death.
HALFTARAH ~ Nevi'im (Prophets)
Nevi'im (Hebrew: נְבִיאִים N'bhiʾim, "Prophets") is the second of the three major sections in the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh. It falls between the Torah (teachings) and Ketuvim (writings).
Nevi'im is traditionally divided into two parts:
Former Prophets or Nevi'im Rishonim [נביאים ראשונים]
Joshua
Judges
1, 2 Samuel
1, 2 Kings
Latter Prophets or Nevi'im Aharonim [נביאים אחרונים], which mostly contains prophecies in the form of biblical poetry. "Minor" in this context refers to the length of the books, not the importance of the prophets themselves.
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Minor prophets. The book Twelve "Minor" Prophets (Trei Asar תרי עשר) includes:
Hosea or Hoshea [הושע]
Joel or Yo'el [יואל]
Amos [עמוס]
Obadiah or Ovadyah [עובדיה]
Jonah or Yonah [יונה]
Micah or Mikhah [מיכה]
Nahum or Nachum [נחום]
Habakkuk or Habaquq [חבקוק]
Zephaniah or Tsefania [צפניה]
Haggai or Haggai [חגי]
Zechariah Zekharia [זכריה]
Malachi or Malakhi [מלאכי]
WRITINGS ~ Ketuvim
Books of Ketuvim in the order they appear in most printed editions.
Group I: The Three Poetic Books (Sifrei Emet)
Tehillim (Psalms) תהלים
Mishlei (Book of Proverbs) משלי
`Iyyov (Book of Job) איוב
Group II: The Five Scrolls (Hamesh Megillot)
Shir ha-Shirim (Song of Songs) or (Song of Solomon) שיר השירים (Passover)
Ruth (Book of Ruth) רות (Shavuot)
Eikhah (Lamentations) איכה (Ninth of Av) [Also called Kinnot in Hebrew.]
Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) קהלת (Sukkot)
Esther (Book of Esther) אסתר (Purim)
Group III: Other Historical Books
Daniel (Book of Daniel) דניאל
Ezra (Book of Ezra-Book of Nehemiah) עזרא
Divrei ha-Yamim (Chronicles)
B'RIT CHADASHA ~ New (Renewed) Covenant
Gospels
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts of the Apostles
1, 2 Acts
Epistles
Romans
1,2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1,2 Thessalonians
1,2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1,2 Peter
1-3 John
Jude
Apocalypse
Revelation
