Okay so since I found this list in the book I am reading for History, The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology’s New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of its Sacred Texts by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman. I will now list all the books in the Jewish Bible since I tend to get asked the question, what books are in the Jewish Bible it is just the first five books right?, a lot.

Torah:
Gensis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy

The Prophets:

The Former Prophets:
Joshua
Judges
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings

The Latter Prophets:
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habbakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

The Writings:

Poetry:
Psalms
Proverbs
Job

The Five Scrolls:
Song of Solomon
Ruth
Lamentations
Ecclesiates
Esther

Prophecy:
Daniel

History:
I Chronicles
II Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah

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