Chorlton Central Church

Hover over the names of the books for a very brief resume

The Old Testament

Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy

Joshua
Judges

Ruth

I and II Samuel
I and II Kings
I and II Chronicles

Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther

Job

Psalms

Proverbs
Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs

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

The New Testament

The Gospels ...
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

The Acts of the Apostles

Letters to Churches and Individuals ...
Romans
I and II Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
I and II Thessalonians
I and II Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
I and II Peter
I, II and III John
Jude

The Revelation

The Language of the Bible

The books of the Bible were written in three languages - the Old Testament in
Hebrew and Aramaic and the New Testament in Greek. Jesus spoke Aramaic, and
may also have had some knowledge of Greek and/or Latin. He would also have
been able read the scrolls of the Torah in Hebrew.

The Bible on-line

There are a great many translations of the bible available on-line, of varying degrees of readibility (i.e. screen layout, general appearance) and intelligibility (which varies with the age and literary style of the translation). Many also come equipped with 'study notes' and 'study aids', often promoting a particular set of values and beliefs.

Here are two you may find helpful;

The Oremus Bible Browser
This contains three English language translations
The Authorized Version (the King James version of 1662)
The Revised Standard Version (a widely accepted 20th Century translation)
The Revised Standard Version in an Anglicised version, i.e. with Americanisms removed and replaced with UK English
click here

The Net Bible
A new translation designed specifically for the internet, including information on the sources of the translations, the way in which the translation was prepared and a truly enormous set of hypertext footnotes clarifying the meaning of the text and the probable intentions of the original authors. (This version does not require a log-in; the newer version does. It opens by default at Matthew's Gospel chapter 1)
Click here

revised 2 September 2011