The Bible

The Bible is the core religious text for Judaism and Christianity. There are 39 books that make up the Bible and it took more than a century and a half to complete it. The books in the Old Testament are separated into four sections:

• The Pentateuch - which is the five books of Moses.
• Historical - the books from Joshua to Ester
• The Poetical - There are five books in the poet category - from Job to Solomon.

Prophetic - The books from Isiah to Daniel are the five major poets. From Hosea to Malachi are the 12 minor poets.http://www.holybible.com/resources/KJV_DFND/summary.htm

The New Testament is divided into four sections:

• The Gospels
• Historical Books
• Doctrinal
• Revelation - the prophetic Bookhttp://www.holybible.com/resources/KJV_DFND/summary.htm

The makeup of the bible varies between religions and denominations to include different translations, books, verses and even ordering.

1. Tanakh: The version used in Judaism that shares many similarities with the Christian version.
2. Old Testament: A slightly modified version of the Tanakh that serves as the first half of the Christian canon.
3. New Testament: The second half of the Christian Bible that tells the story of Jesus and his teachings.
4. King James Bible - A widely circulated version that was translated into English in 1604 by the Church of England.
5. Jefferson Bible - A version cut down by Thomas Jefferson to include only the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and exclude supernatural occurrences.
6. Dead Sea Scrolls: Original documents produced before 100 AD that contain religious text, including that of the Old Testament.