Old Testament Books Table of the 39 Books of the Old Testament. They are known as the Torah, the law, the first five books of Moses and the Pentateuch. Three of its books, Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy lay out a series of civil, religious and ethical laws by which the nation of Israel is to be governed. Historical Books The historical books.

We call them minor prophets, but that’s due the relative brevity of these books. They contain major prophecies. =) 28. Hosea 29. Joel 30. Amos 31. Obadiah 32. Jonah 33. Micah 34. Nahum 35. Habakkuk 36. Zephaniah 37. Haggai 38. Zechariah 39. Malachi Those are all 39 books of the Old Testament.