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Most Protestant denominations divide the Old Testament into the following 5 categories 1) Torah (the first 5 books which were written by Moses). It is also called the Pentateuch and includes Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy 2) Historical Books: (12 books) Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I & II Samuel, I & II Kings, I & II Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther 3) Poetic Books: (5 books) Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon 4) Major Prophets: (5 books) Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel 5) Minor Prophets: (12 books) Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai Zechariah, Malachi

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Five books of the old testament are genesis , Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Five books in the New Testament are Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Acts.

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Five books of the old testement?

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