Bible

c. 1400 BCE-100 CE· 70 works

The books of the King James Bible - Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha. Sacred texts spanning over a millennium that shaped Western civilization, literature, and moral imagination.

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Bible, Ranked

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  1. 1Job~500 BCUnknownHard·Quick·113 pagesInfluence90Popularity54BibleWisdomHebrew
  2. 2Genesis~550 BCMosesGrueling·Quick·128 pagesInfluence98Popularity77BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  3. 3The Gospels~85MatthewModerate·Short·275 pagesInfluence99Popularity54BibleGospelAncient Greek
  4. 4Psalms~500 BCDavid—·Short·267 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleLyricHebrew
  5. 5Ecclesiastes~250 BCSolomon—·Quick·35 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleWisdomHebrew
  6. 6Proverbs~450 BCSolomon—·Quick·94 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleWisdomHebrew
  7. 7Song of Solomon~300 BCSolomon—·Quick·17 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleLyricHebrew
  8. 8Revelation~95John—·Quick·40 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleApocalypticAncient Greek
  9. 9Ruth~500 BCSamuel—·Quick·9 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  10. 10Jonah~400 BCJonah—·Quick·4 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  11. 11Isaiah~740 BCIsaiah—·Short·231 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  12. 12Daniel~165 BCDaniel—·Quick·73 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew/Aramaic
  13. 13Exodus~550 BCMosesGrueling·Quick·109 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  14. 14Samuel~550 BCSamuel—·Quick·152 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  15. 15Hebrews~65Paul—·Quick·23 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  16. 16Ezekiel~580 BCEzekiel—·Short·246 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  17. 17Acts~85Luke—·Quick·81 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeAncient Greek
  18. 18Romans~57Paul—·Quick·31 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  19. 19Jeremiah~580 BCJeremiah—·Short·267 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  20. Amos~760 BCAmos—·Quick·26 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  21. Hosea~750 BCHosea—·Quick·32 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  22. Micah~735 BCMicah—·Quick·20 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  23. Zephaniah~630 BCZephaniah—·Quick·10 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  24. Deuteronomy~621 BCMosesGrueling·Quick·95 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — LawHebrew
  25. Nahum~615 BCNahum—·Quick·8 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  26. Habakkuk~605 BCHabakkuk—·Quick·9 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  27. Lamentations~586 BCJeremiah—·Quick·21 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleElegyHebrew
  28. Obadiah~585 BCObadiah—·Quick·4 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  29. Joshua~550 BCJoshua—·Quick·63 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  30. Judges~550 BCSamuel—·Quick·63 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  31. Kings~550 BCJeremiah—·Quick·160 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  32. Numbers~550 BCMosesGrueling·Quick·110 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  33. Haggai~520 BCHaggai—·Quick·7 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  34. Zechariah~520 BCZechariah—·Quick·40 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  35. Leviticus~500 BCMosesGrueling·Quick·82 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — LawHebrew
  36. Malachi~430 BCMalachi—·Quick·11 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  37. Ezra~400 BCEzra—·Quick·25 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew/Aramaic
  38. Esther~400 BCUnknownHard·Quick·19 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  39. Nehemiah~400 BCEzra—·Quick·35 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  40. Joel~400 BCJoel—·Quick·13 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  41. Chronicles~400 BCEzra—·Quick·155 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  42. Tobit~200 BCUnknownHard·Quick·23 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeAramaic
  43. Ecclesiasticus~180 BCJesus ben Sirach—·Quick·180 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleWisdomHebrew
  44. Baruch~150 BCBaruch—·Quick·32 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleProphecyHebrew
  45. 1 Esdras~150 BCUnknownHard·Quick·39 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeAncient Greek
  46. Prayer of Manasses~150 BCUnknownHard·Quick·3 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleLyricAncient Greek
  47. 2 Maccabees~124 BCUnknownHard·Quick·54 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeAncient Greek
  48. 1 Maccabees~100 BCUnknownHard·Quick·77 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  49. Judith~100 BCUnknownHard·Quick·37 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleScripture — NarrativeHebrew
  50. Wisdom of Solomon~50 BCSolomon—·Quick·66 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleWisdomAncient Greek
  51. James~48James—·Quick·8 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  52. Galatians~50Paul—·Quick·10 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  53. 1 Thessalonians~51Paul—·Quick·6 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  54. 2 Thessalonians~51Paul—·Quick·3 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  55. 1 Corinthians~54Paul—·Quick·32 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  56. 2 Corinthians~56Paul—·Quick·20 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  57. Philemon~60Paul—·Quick·1 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  58. Philippians~61Paul—·Quick·7 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  59. Colossians~62Paul—·Quick·7 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  60. Ephesians~62Paul—·Quick·10 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  61. 1 Timothy~63Paul—·Quick·7 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  62. Titus~63Paul—·Quick·3 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  63. 1 Peter~63Peter—·Quick·8 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  64. 2 Timothy~64Paul—·Quick·6 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  65. Jude~70Jude—·Quick·2 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  66. 1 John~90John—·Quick·8 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  67. 2 John~90John—·Quick·1 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  68. 3 John~90John—·Quick·1 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
  69. 2 Esdras~100UnknownHard·Quick·87 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleApocalypticLatin
  70. 2 Peter~110Peter—·Quick·5 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleEpistleAncient Greek
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