The first five of the Old Testament books are grouped together as books of the law (Pentateuch); those from Joshua to Esther, inclusive, are historical books; Job, Psalms, Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon and Lamentations are poetry; the sixteen remaining are prophecies, and are subdivided into greater and minor. The authorship and date of all of these books cannot be stated positively. It was long believed that Moses wrote the books of the law and that David was the sole author of Psalms, but some modern scholarship rejects both of these suppositions. While there is considerable evidence for assigning definite authors to some of the Old Testament writings, the authorship of many of the books is unknown.
Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon and Lamentations are poetry; the sixteen remaining are prophecies, and are subdivided into greater and minor. The authorship and date of all of these books cannot be stated positively. It was long believed that Moses wrote the books of the law and that David was the sole author of Psalms, but some modern scholarship rejects both of these suppositions. While there is considerable evidence for assigning definite authors to some of the Old Testament writings, the authorship of many of the books is unknown.
Books of the Old Testament. The books of the Old Testament, thirty-nine in number, are as follows:
- Genesis
- Exodus
- Leviticus
- Numbers
- Deuteronomy
- Joshua
- Judges
- Ruth
- I Samuel
- II Samuel
- I Kings
- II Kings
- I Chronicles
- II Chronicles
- Ezra
- Nehemiah
- Esther
- Job
- Psalms
- Proverbs
- Ecclesiastes
- Song of Solomon
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Lamentations
- Ezekiel
- Daniel
- Hosea
- Joel
- Amos
- Obadiah
- Jonah
- Micah
- Nahum
- Habakkuk
- Zephaniah
- Haggai
- Zechariah
- Malachi
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