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Periodic Table of the Bible

Every book of the Bible in one view. Colour marks the kind of writing, position marks where it falls in the story, and each card opens a short orientation to the book — who wrote it, when, and what it is doing.

150.1533GeGenesis1450–1410 BC240.1213ExExodus1450–1410 BC327.859LeLeviticus1445–1444 BC436.1288NuNumbers1445–1405 BC534.959DtDeuteronomy1405 BC624.658JosJoshua1405–1383 BC721.618JdgJudges1043–1004 BC84.85RutRuth1030–1010 BC931.8101Sa1 Samuel930 BC1024.6952Sa2 Samuel930 BC1122.8161Ki1 Kings561–538 BC1225.7192Ki2 Kings561–538 BC1329.9421Ch1 Chronicles450–425 BC1436.8222Ch2 Chronicles450–425 BC1510.280EzrEzra450–440 BC1613.406NeNehemiah445–425 BC1710.167EsEsther460–331 BC1842.1070JobJob2000–1800 BC19150.2461PsPsalms1440–586 BC2031.915PrProverbs950–700 BC2112.222EccEcclesiastes935 BC228.117SoSSong of Solomon940 BC2366.1292IsaIsaiah700–681 BC2452.1364JerJeremiah627–586 BC255.154LamLamentations586 BC2648.1273EzkEzekiel593–571 BC2712.357DaDaniel530 BC2814.197HoHosea755–710 BC293.73JlJoel835–796 BC309.146AmAmos760–750 BC311.21ObObadiah586 BC324.48JonJonah785–760 BC337.105MicMicah735–700 BC343.47NaNahum663–612 BC353.56HabHabakkuk612–589 BC363.53ZepZephaniah640–620 BC372.38HagHaggai520 BC3814.211ZecZechariah520–518 BC394.55MalMalachi430 BC4028.1071MtMatthewA.D. 50–704116.678MkMarkA.D. 50–604224.1151LkLukeA.D. 60–614321.879JnJohnA.D. 80–904428.1007ActActsA.D. 614516.433RomRomansA.D. 574616.4371Co1 CorinthiansA.D. 554713.2572Co2 CorinthiansA.D. 56486.149GalGalatiansA.D. 49496.155EphEphesiansA.D. 60–62504.104PhpPhilippiansA.D. 60–62514.95ColColossiansA.D. 60–62525.891Th1 ThessaloniansA.D. 51533.472Th2 ThessaloniansA.D. 51546.1131Ti1 TimothyA.D. 62–64554.832Ti2 TimothyA.D. 67563.46TitTitusA.D. 63571.25PhmPhilemonA.D. 605813.303HebHebrewsA.D. 64–68595.108JasJamesA.D. 44–49605.1051Pe1 PeterA.D. 63–64613.612Pe2 PeterA.D. 65–67625.1051Jn1 JohnA.D. 85–95631.132Jn2 JohnA.D. 85–95641.143Jn3 JohnA.D. 85–95651.25JudJudeA.D. 65–806622.404RevRevelationA.D. 95679.1051Es1 Esdras2nd century BC6816.1662Es2 Esdras100 AD6914.246TbTobit200–180 BC7016.340JdtJudith150–100 BC717.107Es+Additions to Esther2nd century BC7219.436WisWisdom of Solomon50 BC7351.1400SirSirach (Ecclesiasticus)180–175 BC746.213BarBaruch150–50 BC751.73LJeLetter of Jeremiah300–100 BC761.67AzaPrayer of Azariah2nd century BC771.64SusSusanna2nd century BC781.42BelBel and the Dragon2nd century BC7916.9241Mc1 Maccabees100 BC8015.5592Mc2 Maccabees124 BC

The Old Testament grows from the top-left and the New Testament fills in from the right, the way metals and non-metals divide a periodic table. Revelation is the capstone at the bottom-right, and the deuterocanonical books sit in their own block beneath, where a chemistry chart puts the lanthanides.

Printable edition — the table on one page, then a full page for every book, sized for paper.

What the colours mean

Each colour is a kind of writing. Follow one to read about that section and the books in it.

All books in canonical order

  1. Genesis
  2. Exodus
  3. Leviticus
  4. Numbers
  5. Deuteronomy
  6. Joshua
  7. Judges
  8. Ruth
  9. 1 Samuel
  10. 2 Samuel
  11. 1 Kings
  12. 2 Kings
  13. 1 Chronicles
  14. 2 Chronicles
  15. Ezra
  16. Nehemiah
  17. Esther
  18. Job
  19. Psalms
  20. Proverbs
  21. Ecclesiastes
  22. Song of Solomon
  23. Isaiah
  24. Jeremiah
  25. Lamentations
  26. Ezekiel
  27. Daniel
  28. Hosea
  29. Joel
  30. Amos
  31. Obadiah
  32. Jonah
  33. Micah
  34. Nahum
  35. Habakkuk
  36. Zephaniah
  37. Haggai
  38. Zechariah
  39. Malachi
  40. Matthew
  41. Mark
  42. Luke
  43. John
  44. Acts
  45. Romans
  46. 1 Corinthians
  47. 2 Corinthians
  48. Galatians
  49. Ephesians
  50. Philippians
  51. Colossians
  52. 1 Thessalonians
  53. 2 Thessalonians
  54. 1 Timothy
  55. 2 Timothy
  56. Titus
  57. Philemon
  58. Hebrews
  59. James
  60. 1 Peter
  61. 2 Peter
  62. 1 John
  63. 2 John
  64. 3 John
  65. Jude
  66. Revelation
  67. 1 Esdras
  68. 2 Esdras
  69. Tobit
  70. Judith
  71. Additions to Esther
  72. Wisdom of Solomon
  73. Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
  74. Baruch
  75. Letter of Jeremiah
  76. Prayer of Azariah
  77. Susanna
  78. Bel and the Dragon
  79. 1 Maccabees
  80. 2 Maccabees

About this project

A map of the Bible for people teaching it and people meeting it for the first time — what each book is, where it fits, and where to read next. Authors and dates follow traditional attribution, and links are split between resources written from inside the Christian tradition and reference works written from outside it.

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