The Bible is God's book. It is really made up uf 66 different books written by 40 different authors over a period of about 2,000 years. God inspired the writing of these books. It's kind if like God told the people what to write. The Bible is completly true from cover to cover, and it can be completely trusted.
The Bible is made up of two parts, the "Old Testament" and the "New Testament". The Old Testament was written before Christ came into the world, and the New Testament was written afterward.
The following is a list of the 66 books of the Bible. You should memorize them so you can quickly find verses in the Bible.
The Old Testament... Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
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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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The New Testament... Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
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