Books of the Bible Activity Pack 1 - Catholic - Free Printable

This task is about organizing the books of the Catholic Bible into their correct sections under the Old Testament. The image shows two versions — one with book spines already placed (like on a shelf), and another blank version for you to fill in.

Since no specific question was asked, but the image implies a sorting or labeling activity, I’ll assume your homework is to list the books of the Old Testament in the correct order by category, as shown in the “ink saving Eco” version on the right.

Let’s break it down step by step:

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Step 1: Understand the categories

The Old Testament in the Catholic Bible is divided into these main groups:
- Law / Pentateuch (first 5 books)
- History
- Wisdom
- Prophets

*(Note: Some versions may group differently, but this matches the image.)*

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Step 2: List the books under each category

#### ➤ Law / Pentateuch (5 books):
These are the first five books of the Bible:
1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers
5. Deuteronomy

✔ These match what’s shown standing upright in the image.

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#### ➤ History (books that tell stories of Israel’s history):
From the image, we can see these listed horizontally under “History”:
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 *(Catholic only – not in Protestant Bibles)*
18. Judith *(Catholic only)*
19. Esther
20. 1 Maccabees *(Catholic only)*
21. 2 Maccabees *(Catholic only)*

⚠️ Note: The Catholic Old Testament includes Tobit, Judith, 1 & 2 Maccabees — which are called “Deuterocanonical” books. They’re not in all Bibles, but they ARE in the Catholic Bible.

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#### ➤ Wisdom (books full of wise sayings and poetry):
From the left image, under “Wisdom”, we see:
22. Job
23. Psalms
24. Proverbs
25. Ecclesiastes
26. Song of Songs
27. Wisdom *(also called Wisdom of Solomon — Catholic only)*
28. Sirach *(also called Ecclesiasticus — Catholic only)*

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#### ➤ Prophets (messages from God through prophets):
From the left image, under “Prophets”:
29. Isaiah
30. Jeremiah
31. Lamentations
32. Baruch *(Catholic only)*
33. Ezekiel
34. Daniel
35. Hosea
36. Joel
37. Amos
38. Obadiah
39. Jonah
40. Micah
41. Nahum
42. Habakkuk
43. Zephaniah
44. Haggai
45. Zechariah
46. Malachi

*(Total = 46 books in Catholic Old Testament)*

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Final Check:

Count them:
- Law: 5
- History: 16 (Joshua to 2 Maccabees) → Wait! Let me recount carefully:

Actually, let’s list them numerically to avoid mistakes:

Law/Pentateuch (5):
1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers
5. Deuteronomy

History (16):
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 Maccabees
21. 2 Maccabees ← That’s 16? Wait — from #6 to #21 is 16 books? Let’s count: 21 - 6 + 1 = 16 → Yes.

Wait — actually, from 6 to 21 inclusive is 16 books? Let’s do it manually:

6. Joshua
7. Judges
8. Ruth
9. 1 Sam
10. 2 Sam
11. 1 Kgs
12. 2 Kgs
13. 1 Chr
14. 2 Chr
15. Ezra
16. Neh
17. Tobit
18. Judith
19. Esther
20. 1 Mac
21. 2 Mac → That’s 16 books? From 6 to 21 is 16 numbers? 21 - 6 = 15, plus 1 = 16 → Correct.

But wait — standard Catholic OT has 46 books total.

Let’s add up:

Law: 5
History: 16 → Total so far: 21
Wisdom: 7 (Job, Ps, Prov, Eccl, Song, Wis, Sirach) → 21 + 7 = 28
Prophets: 18 (Isa to Malachi, including Baruch) → 28 + 18 = 46 ✔

Yes — perfect.

So final grouped list:

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Final Answer:
Old Testament Books of the Catholic Bible (in order by section):

Law / Pentateuch:
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

History:
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees

Wisdom:
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, Sirach

Prophets:
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi