IELEWE MUUNDO WA BIBLIA NA VIPENGELE VYAKE

Biblia ina jumla ya vitabu 66 na imegawanyika katika vipengele vikubwa viwili vinavyojulikana kama agano,

AGANO	IDADI YA VITABU	MAELEZO
AGANO LA KALE	39	--yanatabiliwa YAJAYO
AGANO JIPYA	27	--yaliyotabiliwa YANATIMIA.

VIPENGELE VYA BIBLIA TAKATIFU

I AGANO LA KALE 1.Books of Israel’s Beginnings. These are the Books of the Law, also known as The Pentateuch. They are the first five books of the Bible and of the Old Testament popularly referred to as the Books of Moses. They are: Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy 2.Historical Books. These are the books containing a detailed History of Israel and they are the next twelve Old Testament books, namely: Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther 3. Poetry Books. These are also known as the Books of Everyday Wisdom or The Writings. They are the next five books, namely: Job. Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Songs of Solomon 4. Books of the Prophets. These are sub divided into two, five Major and 12 Minor Prophets, which end the Old Testament, namely: (a) Major Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel (b) Minor Prophets Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi

II AGANO JIPYA The Gospels. Consisting of four books, named after the writers who had been with Jesus. Matthew Mark Luke John II History of the Christian (New Testament) Church, also known as the Acts of the Holy Spirit, namely: Acts of the Apostles The Epistles: These are Letters which are divided into two, namely: (a) Pauline Epistles: Letters written by Paul the Apostle to specified Churches. Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon (b) General Epistles: One written to the Jewish Christians in general, believed to be written by the Apostle Paul, but not confirmed by contemporary Bible Scholars, namely; (1) Hebrews (2) Seven Letters written to Christians generally, named after the writers. James 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 John 2 John 3 John Jude KITABU CHA MWISHO: This is the last book of the Bible, and of the New Testament, known as The Revelations