THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BIBLE

BIBLE
PARTS ONLY
Frederick John C. Gilbero

The term BIBLE comes from
both Latin and Greek word
meaning “BIBLIA”, plural
noun and signifies “THE
BOOKS”

BIBLE
is compose of many SACRED BOOK
or known as “LIBRARY OF BOOKS.”

BIBLE
also known as SACRED SCRIPTURES, HOLY
WRIT, SACRED WRITINGS, the GOOD
BOOK, and the WORD OF GOD.

BIBLE
is the most PERFECT of all books, the
most certain of all sciences, the most
august, the most effectual, most wise,
most useful, most solid and most
necessary.

BIBLE
It is necessary because it is the WORD
of GOD.

BIBLE
It is not Moses who speak in it BUT GOD.
It is not the Patriarchs, the Prophets, The 4
Evangelists (Mark, Matthew, Luke and John)
who speak, it is GOD.
 It is evident that GOD possesses all knowledge
and possesses it without ERROR.

GOD is the
PRINCIPAL
AUTHOR of the
BIBLE

BIBLE
SUB DIVIDED into TWO DIVISIONS
OLD TESTAMENT and
NEW TESTAMENT

BIBLE
The term TESTAMENT, applied to
the two parts of the BIBLE,
means: a COVENANT,
AGREEMENT or PACT
between GOD and HUMAN.

BIBLE
The OLD TESTAMENT
is a record of the “old agreement”
between God (YAHWEH) and His
chosen people, the Israelites. It
describes the remote preparation
for the coming of the Messiah.

BIBLE
OLD TESTAMENT Books are grouped into
THREE DIVISIONS
1. HISTORICAL BOOKS
2. DIDACTIC (SAPIENTAL OR
WISDOM) BOOKS
3. PROPHETICAL BOOKS

BIBLE
1. HISTORICAL BOOKS (21 BOOKS)
THE PENTATEUCH OR THE TORAH ( FIRST FIVE
BOOKS)
1. GENESIS
2. EXODUS
3. NUMBERS
4. LEVITICUS
5. DEUTERONOMY

BIBLE
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.TOBIT
18. JUDITH
19. ESTHER
20. 1 MACABEES
21. 2 MACABEES

BIBLE
2. DIDACTIC or WISDOM BOOKS (7 BOOKS)
1. JOB
2. PSALMS
3. PROVERBS
4. QOHELETH / ECCELESSIASTES
5. SONGS OF SONGS
6. WISDOM
7. SIRACH

BIBLE
3. PROPHETICAL BOOKS (18 BOOKS)
SUB DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS
1. MAJOR PROPHETS and
2. MINOR PROPHETS

BIBLE
MAJOR PROPHETS
1. ISAIAH
2. JEREMIAH
3. LAMENTATIONS
4. BARUCH
5. EZEKIEL and
6. DANIEL

BIBLE
MINOR PROPHETS
1. HOSEA
2. JOEL
3. AMOS
4. OBADIAH
5. JONAH
6. MICAH
7. NAHUM
8. HABAKKUK
9. ZEPHANIAH
10. HAGGAI
11. ZECHARIAH
12. MALACHI

BIBLE
The NEW TESTAMENT
is a record of the “new agreement”
made by God with the whole
human race through the LIFE,
DEATH and RESURRECTION of
JESUS CHRIST, the Son of God

BIBLE
NEW TESTAMENT Books are grouped
into THREE DIVISIONS
1. HISTORICAL BOOKS
2. DIDACTIC (SAPIENTAL OR
WISDOM) BOOKS
3. PROPHETICAL BOOK

BIBLE
1. HISTORICAL BOOKS (5 BOOKS)
THE FOUR GOSPELS of
1. MATTHEW
2. MARK
3. LUKE
4. JOHN and the
5. ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

BIBLE
2. DIDACTIC BOOKS (21 BOOKS)
SUB DIVIDED INTO THREE
CATEGORY
a) 13 LETTERS OF SAINT PAUL
b) 1 LETTER TO THE HEBREWS
c) 7 CATHOLIC LETTER

BIBLE
LETTER OF SAINT PAUL DIVIDED INTO
FOUR GROUPS
1. SAINT PAUL’S FIRST LETTERS
2. MAJOR LETTERS
3. CAPTIVITY LETTERS
4. PASTORAL LETTERS

BIBLE
LETTER OF SAINT PAUL DIVIDED INTO FOUR GROUPS
1. SAINT PAUL’S FIRST
LETTERS:
2. 1 THESSALONIANS
3. 2 THESSALONIANS

BIBLE LETTER OF SAINT PAUL DIVIDED INTO FOUR GROUPS
2. MAJOR LETTERS
1. 1 CORINTHIANS
2. 2 CORINTHIANS
3. GALATIANS
4. ROMANS

3. CAPTIVITY LETTERS
1. EPHESIANS
2. COLOSSIANS
3. PHILIPPIANS
4. PHILEMON

4. PASTORAL LETTERS
1. 1 TIMOTHY
2. 2 TIMOTHY
3. TITUS

BIBLE
2. 1 LETTER TO THE HEBREWS

BIBLE 3. 7 CATHOLIC
LETTER
1. JAMES
2. 1 PETER
3. 2 PETER
4. 1 JOHN
5. 2 JOHN

BIBLE
3. PROPHETIC BOOK (1 BOOK)
1. BOOK OF
REVELATION

The Roman Catholic Canon based on the Septuagint has
73 books:
OT : 46 Books
NT : 27 Books
The Protestant Canon based on the Palestinian Canon has
66 books:
OT : 39 Books

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BIBLE

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