The Seventy-Two Books Of Holy Scripture
Traditional Roman
Catholicism
" That was the true Light, which enlighteneth
every man that cometh into this world."

St.John 1:9
Ignoratio Scripturae , Ignoratio Christi est.

" Not to Know Scripture is not to know Christ "

             Saint Jerome



Pentateuch (5)  Books

Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.



Historical (14 ) Books

Joshua , Judges, Ruth , 4 of Kings ,  2 of Paralipomenon , 2 of
Esdras , Tobias, Judith , and Esther.



Wisdom (7) Books

Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes , Canticle of Canticles ,
Wisdom and Ecclesiasticus.



Major Prophets (4)

Isaias , Jeremias ,  Baruch , Ezechial , and Daniel.



Minor Prophets ( 13 )

Osee,  Joel , Amos, Abidas , Jonas , Micheas , Nahum , Habacuc ,
Sophonias , Aggeus , Zacharias , and Malachias.



Historical ( 2 )

2 of Machabees.





New Testament 27 Books



Historical ( 5) Books

Matthew ,  Mark , Luke , John and Acts.



Wisdom ( 21 ) Books

Paul's Epistles ( 14 )

Romans , 2 0f Corinthians , Galatians , Ephesians , Phillippians ,
Collossians , 2 of Thessalonians , 2 of Timothy , Titus , Philemon ,
and Hebrews



Catholic Epistles

1 by James , 2 by Peter , 3 by John , and 1 by Jude.



Prophetic ( 1 )

Apocalypse
By faith we know that whoever the writer of each book of the Bible was, he was an
instrument in the hand of God in such a way that what he wrote must be attributed more
to God than the human writer himself. We know these truths through the only authority
on earth that can teach us such truths infallibly: the authority of the Holy Catholic
Church. The Saints, Fathers and Doctors of the Church give us the example of how we
should receive the Word of God. It is said of some Saints that if all the Scriptures were
lost they could have been restored by memory! The Bible was in the making about
twenty centuries. During this period it was entrusted to a divinely instituted authority: the
priesthood of Aaron in the Old Testament, and the priesthood under Peter in the new.
Apart from this authority, no one can determine what is or is not the Word of God. In
the year 397 A.D. , under the leadership of Saint Augustine, the Council of the Church
held at Carthage, drew up the list of books of Scripture which we have had ever since.
After the Pope's approval , this list, or Canon of Scripture is accepted by the Church as
definitive. The seventy-two books of Holy Scripture are: