https://www.conservapedia.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=SLMasieroConservapedia - User contributions [en]2026-10-31T07:12:35ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.14https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Books_of_the_Old_Testament&diff=1821421Books of the Old Testament2021-12-15T14:29:24Z<p>SLMasiero: I added the book of Obadiah, it was missing.</p>
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<div>The exact books included in the [[Old Testament]] vary from Christian tradition to Christian tradition. While all major Christian traditions recognize the books of the Hebrew [[Tanakh]], some also recognize certain other books. For instance, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church recognizes 1 [[Enoch]] as a canonical book, whereas other Christian denominations do not. <br>See [[Biblical Canon]].<br />
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The Protestant Old Testament takes a very conservative approach; in most respects, it is identical to the Tanakh, recognizing no [[Deuterocanonicals|Deuterocanonical]] works. Thus, there are 39 books in the Protestant Old Testament. These are, in order:<br />
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*[[Genesis]]<br />
*[[Exodus]]<br />
*[[Leviticus]]<br />
*[[Numbers]]<br />
*[[Deuteronomy]]<br />
*[[Joshua]]<br />
*[[Judges]]<br />
*[[Ruth]]<br />
*[[1 Samuel]]<br />
*[[2 Samuel]]<br />
*[[1 Kings]]<br />
*[[2 Kings]]<br />
*[[1 Chronicles]]<br />
*[[2 Chronicles]]<br />
*[[Ezra]]<br />
*[[Nehemiah]]<br />
*[[Esther]]<br />
*[[Job]]<br />
*[[Psalms]]<br />
*[[Proverbs]]<br />
*[[Ecclesiastes]]<br />
*[[Song of Solomon]]<br />
*[[Isaiah]]<br />
*[[Jeremiah]]<br />
*[[Lamentations]]<br />
*[[Ezekiel]]<br />
*[[Daniel]]<br />
*[[Hosea]]<br />
*[[Joel]]<br />
*[[Amos]]<br />
*[[Obadiah]]<br />
*[[Jonah]]<br />
*[[Micah]]<br />
*[[Nahum]]<br />
*[[Habakkuk]]<br />
*[[Zephaniah]]<br />
*[[Haggai]]<br />
*[[Zechariah]]<br />
*[[Malachi]]<br />
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==Memorizing the Books of the Old Testament==<br />
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Committing all 39 books to memory can be daunting; the following poem may prove a useful mnemonic.<br />
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<pre><br />
That great Jehovah speaks to us,<br />
In Genesis and Exodus,<br />
Leviticus and Numbers see,<br />
Followed by Deuteronomy,<br />
Joshua and Judges sway the land,<br />
Ruth gleans sheaves with trembling hand,<br />
Samuel and two Kings appear,<br />
Whose Chronicles we wondering hear,<br />
Ezra and Nehemiah now,<br />
Esther, the beauteous mourner show,<br />
Job speaks in sighs, David in Psalms,<br />
The Proverbs teach to scatter alms,<br />
Ecclesiastes then comes on,<br />
And the sweet Song of Solomon,<br />
Isaiah, Jeremiah then,<br />
With Lamentations takes his pen,<br />
Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea's lyres,<br />
Swell Joel, Amos, Obadiah,<br />
Next Jonah, Micah, Nahum come,<br />
And lofty Habbakuk finds room,<br />
While Zephaniah Haggai calls,<br />
Rapt Zechariah builds his walls,<br />
And Malachi, with garments rent,<br />
Concludeth the Old Testament.<br />
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[[Category:Bible]]</div>SLMasiero