Old Testament Books and Divisions

Question

What are the Old Testament books and their divisions?

The Old Testament has 39 books:

Pentateuch - 5 books

 Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Historical Books - 12 books 

Joshua, Judges, Ruth, First Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, Second Kings,  First Chronicles, Second Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther.

Poetic books - 5 books 

Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon

Prophetic books - 17 books 

Major Prophets - Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel 

Minor Prophets - Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.

Dr. Joseph R. Nally, Jr., D.D., M.Div. is the Theological Editor at Third Millennium Ministries (Thirdmill).