Holy Bible

Old Testament

The Old Testament tells us basically about the relationship between God and the Israelite people.

GN	Genesis	Creation story; Family of Abraham (2165 - 1885 B.C.)
EX	Exodus	Liberation of Israel from Egyptian captivity (1446 B.C.)
LV	Leviticus	Instructions for worship (1445 B.C.)
NM	Numbers	Wandering in the desert (1445–1406 BC)
DT	Deuteronomy	Last sermons and laws of Moses (1406 BC)
JO	Joshua	Conquests of Canaan (1406 - 1385 B.C.)
JDG	Judges	Years of Apostasy (1375 - 1043 B.C.)
RU	Ruth	Biography of Ruth (~ 1000 B.C.)
1SM	1 Samuel	The establishment of the monarchy (1043–970 BC)
2SM	2 Samuel	Ascension of King David (1043–970 B.C.)
1KG	1 Kings	Death of David and reign of Solomon (970 - 586 B.C.)
2KG	2 Kings	Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (970–586 BC)
1CH	1 Chronicles	History of Judah (970 - 586 B.C.)
2CH	2 Chronicles	From the monarchy to the Babylonian captivity (970–586 B.C.)
EZR	Ezra	Return from Exile (538 - 455 B.C.)
NE	Nehemiah	Reconstruction of Jerusalem (446–430 B.C.)
ES	Esther	Biography of Esther (~ 477 B.C.)
JB	Job	Suffering and fragility of human life (~ 2100 B.C.)
PS	Psalms	Personal experience with God (Old Testament period)
PR	Proverbs	Principles learned through experience (Old Testament period)
EC	Ecclesiastes	What gives life meaning? (~ 935 B.C.)
SO	Song of Solomon	Blessings of conjugal love (~ 925 B.C.)
IS	Isaiah	Disobedience and lack of God (beginning of the 8th century B.C.)
JE	Jeremiah	On the destruction of Jerusalem (beginning of the 6th century B.C.)
LA	Lamentations	Lamentations over Jerusalem (early 6th century B.C.)
EZ	Ezekiel	The departure of God's glory (beginning of the 6th century B.C.)
DN	Daniel	Messianic prophecies (mid-6th century BC)
HO	Hosea	On Reconciliation with God (mid-8th century BC)
JL	Joel	On Repentance and Divine Blessings (end of the 9th century B.C.)
AM	Amos	On the abuses of the rich (beginning of the 8th century BC)
OB	Obadiah	On the divine judgment against Edom (date unknown)
JON	Jonah	On the grace of God reaching the worst people (beginning of the 8th century B.C.)
MI	Micah	On the Lord's contempt for evil (mid-8th century B.C.)
NA	Nahum	On the Lord's contempt for evil (end of the 7th century BC)
HB	Habakkuk	On God saving his people (end of the 7th century B.C.)
ZEP	Zephaniah	The Lord is a God of justice (end of the 7th century B.C.)
HG	Haggai	On the reconstruction of the temple (end of the 6th century B.C.)
ZEC	Zechariah	On the reconstruction of the temple (end of the 6th century B.C.)
ML	Malachi	On the restoration of communion (beginning of the 5th century BC)

New Testament

The New Testament is a compilation of books and letters written after the birth of Jesus.

MT	Matthew	Jesus as the Messiah promised in the Old Testament
MC	Mark	Jesus as Someone occupied in doing the work of God
LU	Luke	Jesus as the ideal human being
JO	John	Jesus as the eternal Son of God who becomes man
AC	Acts	The expansion of the church throughout the Roman Empire (33–60 AD)
RM	Romans	The Gospel and Justification
1CO	1 Corinthians	Resolving relationship problems
2CO	2 Corinthians	Principles of Spiritual Leadership
GA	Galatians	Salvation by faith alone
EP	Ephesians	The church as the living body of Christ
PHP	Philippians	Solutions for joy in the Christian life
CO	Colossians	Spirituality explained
1TH	1 Thessalonians	The missionary ministry and our hope
2TH	2 Thessalonians	The Second Coming of Christ
1TM	1 Timothy	Guidance for a young leader
2TM	2 Timothy	Guidance on dealing with false teachers
TI	Titus	Guidance for another young leader
PHM	Philemon	An appeal on behalf of a fugitive slave
HE	Hebrews	Christ fulfills the Old Testament faith.
JA	James	Living as a Christian every day
1PT	1 Peter	Suffering and Submission of the Christian
2PT	2 Peter	The Scoffers and the Second Coming of Christ
1JO	1 John	Love and Obedience in the Christian Life
2JO	2 John	Personal letter of encouragement
3JO	3 John	Personal letter of encouragement
JU	Jude	A warning against false teachers
RV	Revelation	Description of the Last Judgment and of Eternity