1. Hezekiah
   Nehemiah
2. Jedidiah
   Leah

That's right, Nehemiah is one of the books of the Old Testament. Biblical scholars believe Nehemiah was a real person in the 400s BC, a governor of Judea who helped rebuild Jerusalem.

1. Noah
   Abraham
2. Moses
   Jonah

While all these choices are figures in the Bible, only Jonah has a book named after him. Jonah is one of the prophets who foolishly tries to run when God sends him on a mission to prophesy to Nineveh.

1. Prophesies
   Genesis
2. Judgment
   Salvation

Genesis is indeed the first book of the Bible, detailing the creation of the world and God's relationship with the early people, like Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah and Jacob.

1. Job
   Michael
2. Joseph
   Aaron

If you got this one right, you must have the patience of Job! Job is about a righteous man who, despite a series of calamities, including illness and death, never curses God for his misfortunes.

1. Zephaniah
   Nicodemus
2. Napthali
   Issachar

Zephaniah was one of the prophets of the Old Testament. His book warns people that the Lord will bring judgment upon Judah. He calls on people to repent and reassures them that God will show mercy.

1. Esau
   Jonathan
2. Absalom
   Joshua

Joshua is a book of the Old Testament that describes how God's people finally enter the Promised Land. After escaping from slavery and spending 40 years in the desert, they finally conquer Canaan.

1. Greeks
   Romans
2. Trinity
   Crucifixion

The Book of Romans appears in the New Testament, after the Gospels and Acts. Written by the apostle Paul for a mostly non-Jewish audience, it provides the "good news" of Jesus' message.

1. Gad
   Japheth
2. Silas
   Philemon

Yes, Philemon is a book of the New Testament. In it, Paul appeals to a slave-owner in Colosse named Philemon, asking him to forgive his runaway slave, Onesimus, who has become a Christian.

1. Ruth
   Dinah
2. Rebecca
   Delilah

The Book of Ruth appears in the Old Testament and focuses on Ruth, an ancestor of Jesus. It describes the widow Ruth's loyalty to her mother-in-law and how she adopted Naomi's faith as her own.

1. 3 Peter
   3 Timothy
2. 3 John
   2 Titus

Indeed, there is a 3 John in the New Testament of the Bible! In this book, the apostle John praises Gaius for accepting his Christian missionaries and condemns Diotrephes for rejecting them.

1. Amos
   Zilpah
2. Asher
   Nebuchadnezzar

One of the prophets was Amos, who also worked as a shepherd. In this book, he warns Judah and Israel that God's judgment is coming and calls on the people to repent before it's too late.

1. Parables
   Proverbs
2. Prayers
   Piety

Proverbs appears in the Old Testament and is famous for its collection of wise sayings. Scholars are not certain who wrote the book, although many proverbs are attributed to King Solomon.

1. Diaspora
   Plagues
2. Songs of Egypt
   Exodus

The second book of the Bible, Exodus tells of the Israelites' deliverance from slavery in Egypt. God sends Moses to free his people and lead them into the desert, where they receive the 10 Commandments.

1. Bartholomew
   Luke
2. Raphael
   Gabriel

Luke is one of the four Gospels in the New Testament. It describes the life, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Luke is also notable for reaching out to Gentiles (non-Jews).

1. Lydians
   Spartans
2. Ephesians
   Phoenicians

Ephesians is one of the New Testament books. The apostle Paul wrote the letter to the church in Ephesus, a city in what is now Turkey. In it, he discusses God's great plans for the Christian church.

1. Esther
   Rachel
2. Tamar
   Martha

Esther is one of the Old Testament books, and one of the books named for a biblical woman. Esther was a Jewish woman who married the Persian king and saved her people from genocide.

1. Mordecai
   Methuselah
2. Elisha
   Obadiah

Obadiah is one of the books of the prophets found in the Old Testament. This book is also notable for being the shortest one in the Old Testament. In it, Obadiah warns Edom of impending judgment.

1. Abel
   Malachi
2. Barnabas
   Gideon

Malachi, the last book of the Old Testament, delivers a message of hope to the Israelites after their return from exile. The book asserts that God will come both to judge and to bless his people.

1. Ascension
   Transfiguration
2. Aphorisms
   Psalms

Psalms is one of the most well known books of the Bible because it contains often-quoted songs and poems, including the 23rd Psalm ("The Lord is my shepherd ..."). The book contains 150 psalms.

1. Revelation
   Thaddeus
2. Hiram
   Immanuel

Indeed, Revelation (not "Revelations") is the last book of the New Testament. Written by John, it describes the final showdown between God and Satan and includes a lot of vivid imagery.

1. Jesse
   Miriam
2. Matthew
   Bathsheba

Matthew is the first of the Gospels to appear in the New Testament. The author, Matthew, focuses on showing how Jesus Christ fulfills the Old Testament's many prophesies of a Messiah.

1. Deuteronomy
   Thomas
2. Samson
   Pentateuch

The last book of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament), Deuteronomy reminds readers of God's laws. It precedes the Israelites' entry into Canaan, the Promised Land.

1. 3 Chronicles
   Reuben
2. Simeon
   1 Kings

1 Kings, an Old Testament book, recounts the histories of the kings of Israel and Judah, including the wise King Solomon. It also details the ministry of the prophet Elijah during Ahab's reign.

1. Asa
   Sarai
2. Mark
   Priscilla

One of the four Gospels, Mark was most likely written for a Roman audience, because the author explains Jewish traditions and translates some Aramaic words that Jews would already know.

1. Acts of the Apostles
   Lives of the Saints
2. Laws of the Kings
   Oracles of the Prophets

Acts of the Apostles (or simply Acts) appears after the Gospels and recounts the activities of the apostles after Jesus' death and resurrection. It describes the early years of the church.

1. Rufus
   Tabitha
2. Ishmaelites
   Galatians

Galatians is one of Paul's letters to Christian communities. In this one, he addresses the Galatians and asserts that Christians are saved by faith alone — a tenet espoused by Martin Luther.

1. Hillel
   Titus
2. Levi
   Elizabeth

One of the books of the New Testament, Titus is a letter from Paul to his fellow missionary, Titus. Paul wrote the letter to give Titus instructions on how to preach to the people of Crete.

1. Leviticus
   Ephraim
2. Macedonians
   Darius

Leviticus is the third book of the Old Testament. It was written to give the Levites, or priests, instructions for properly worshiping God — and guiding the Israelites to do the same.

1. Jacob
   Ezra
2. Benjamin
   Hannah

Indeed, Ezra was one of the prophets whose book appears in the Old Testament. The book describes how God's people come out of exile and restored the temple in Jerusalem. Ezra also names some religious reforms.

1. Lucas
   Adam
2. Salome
   John

Written by the apostle, John is the last of the four Gospels. In fact, John differs from the other three (the "synoptic" Gospels) by focusing on different aspects of Jesus' life and ministry.

1. Atonement
   Jubilation
2. Ecclesiastes
   Catechism

Scholars are not certain who wrote Ecclesiastes — Solomon is one theory. But the book ponders the nature of life, death and human experience, and the futility of trying to understand it.

1. David
   Goliath
2. Isaiah
   Jebediah

One of the best known of the prophets, Isaiah foretells the fall of Judah and the Babylonian captivity. Lest the Israelites give up hope, he also predicts the restoration of Jerusalem.

1. Epiphanies
   Lamentations
2. Incarnation
   Omnipotence

The Book of Lamentations appears in the Old Testament, and its title is apt, because it includes poetic, mournful passages about the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC.

1. Daniel
   Seth
2. Jonathan
   Naomi

Daniel was a prophet during the Babylonian captivity. In the book, Daniel and his friends escape death in a fiery furnace and in a lion's den because of their unflagging faith in God.

1. 1 Spartans
   2 Athenians
2. Eretrians
   1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians contains the verses popular at weddings: "Love is patient, love is kind ..." Paul wrote 1 and 2 Corinthians to the church in Corinth to clarify the Christian teachings.