bible book order

[cyberlizard]

i know the order of the OT books in most protestant bibles are not in the same order as they appear in a jewish bible, (eg. genesis - chronicles) but can someone tell me why?

also i heard recently that our new testament is also not in the earliest running order accepted.

Can anyone shed any light on these two questions?

Steve

[christianmomof3]

That is a good question.
I know that my Jewish Bible does have the books in a different order, but I am not sure of why either.
I am looking to see.
Here is one of my favorite sites about the Bible.
http://www.bibledudes.com/bible/ (http://www.bibledudes.com/bible/)
Here is another site I found that may have the answer - it is more complex than the dudes site though and not as fun :) http://www.biblewheel.com/canon/ChristianOT_vs_Tanakh.asp (http://www.biblewheel.com/canon/ChristianOT_vs_Tanakh.asp)

[visionary]

The Bible not being in chronological order can sometimes make studying the Bible difficult. That is why chronological Bibles can come in so handy. A chronological Bible actually puts the content of the Bible in chronological order. As an example, Isaiah ministered during the times of the kings. So, a chronological Bible puts Isaiah’s prophecies in the appropriate place in the books of 1 and 2 Kings. A chronological Bible also takes the four Gospels and attempts to put all of the events in order.

http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?event=AFFp=&N=0&Ne=1000&Ns=product.number_sold&Nso=1&Ntk=product.long_title_desc&Ntt=Chronological%20Bible&Nu=product.endeca_rollup.

Here is a chronological bible

[BoazB]

Thanks Visionary, for the link. I hadn't thought of that... aChronological Bible. Good thought.

[Sephania]

The Jewish bible is arranged by the way it is referred to, The Tenakh which is an acronym for the Torah, The Prophets and the writings ( see below). This is the order they are put together in the Jewish Bible.

Here is the order:

Torah - The Law


Bereshit - Genesis
Shemot - Exodus
VaYikra - Leviticus
BaMidbar - Numbers
Devarim - DeuteronomyNeviim - The Prophets

Yehoshua - Joshua
Shoftim - Judges
Shmuel A - 1 Samuel
Shmuel B - 2 Samuel
Melachim A - 1 Kings
Melachim B - 2 Kings
Yisheyah - Isaiah
Yermiyah - Jeremiah
Yechezchial - Ezekiel
Treisar - The Minor Prophets ( the 12)
Hoshea - Hosea
Yoel - Joel
Amos - Amos
Ovadiyah - Obadiah
Yonah - Jonah
Michah - Micah
Nachum - Nahum
Chabakuk - Habakkuk
Tzefaniyah - Zephaniah
Chaggi - Haggai
Zechariyah - Zechariah
Malachi - Malachi
Ketuvim - The Writings

Tehilim - Psalms
Mishlei - Proverbs
Eyov - Job
Megilot ( scrolls read on certain Holy days)
Shir HaShirim - Song of Songs
Ruth - Ruth
Eichah - Lamentations
Keholet - Ecclesiastes
Esther - Esther
Daniyel - Daniel
Ezra - Ezra
Nechemiyah - Nehemiah
Divrei Yamim A - 1 Chronicles
Divrei Yamim B - 2 Chronicles

[Sephania]

Thanks Visionary, for the link. I hadn't thought of that... aChronological Bible. Good thought.

Here's a really inexpensive one you can get, it even comes with a CDROM

So that's why Bible (http://www.amazon.com/So-Thats-Why-Bible-Cd-rom/dp/0718000285)Starting at 2.07$ at Amazon

[BoazB]

Here's a really inexpensive one you can get, it even comes with a CDROM

So that's why Bible (http://www.amazon.com/So-Thats-Why-Bible-Cd-rom/dp/0718000285)Starting at 2.07$ at Amazon

Thanks, Keli. This is a great idea. I will try band find this in the old-fashioned way by going to a bookshop and enquiring. (South Africa doesn't really have a culture of buying books on line using credit cards... We use banana leaves - when they aren't on our mud huts.:D )

But seriously, this is one copy I am going to search for.

[Sephania]

South Africa, wow! we just had two Messianic believers from S. AFrica visiting our synogogue yesterday! :)

I hope you can find it, it has been around awhile, I got mine in Wal-Mart. ;) got them there?

[BoazB]

Sorry, no WalMart in South Africa. Glad to hear that the South African folk are getting to Israel. South Africa has always had an afinity with Israel in many ways, both in beliefs, and also in their status in the world. A lot of our military technology is Israeli based.

[christianmomof3]

Sorry, no WalMart in South Africa. Glad to hear that the South African folk are getting to Israel. South Africa has always had an afinity with Israel in many ways, both in beliefs, and also in their status in the world. A lot of our military technology is Israeli based.
I know lots of Jewish people who moved here from South Africa. Is there a large Jewish population there?