Memorizing the Books of the Bible
Mnemonics to Memorize the Books of the Bible
39 Books of the Old Testament
Use the mnemonic "God’s Excellent Love Never Dies”. The first letters of each word will remind you the order of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
o Genesis
o Exodus
o Leviticus
o Numbers
o Deuteronomy
Joshua Judges Ruth
o Joshua
o Judges
o Ruth
Sally Keeps Cookies
o 1 Samuel
o 2 Samuel
o 1 Kings
o 2 Kings
o 1 Chronicles
o 2 Chronicles
The elephant named Esther’s job pays peanuts every Saturday
o Ezra
o Nehemiah
o Esther
o Job
o Psalms
o Proverbs
o Ecclesiastes
o Song of Solomon
I Jog Late Every Day
o Isaiah
o Jeremiah
o Lamentations
o Ezekiel
o Daniel
Hungry Joel Ate Oranges
o Hosea
o Joel
o Amos
o Obadiah
Jonah Made Ninevah Heed
o Jonah
o Micah
o Nahum
o Habakkuk
Zebras Have Zebra Mamas
o Zephaniah
o Haggai
o Zechariah
o Malachi
27 Books of the NewTestament
My Mother loves Jesus a lot
o Matthew
o Mark
o Luke
o John
o Acts
Roosters Can Crow
o Romans
o1 Corinthians
o2 Corinthians
Geese Eat Popcorn
o Galatians
o Ephesians
o Philippians
o Colossians
Turkeys Trot
o 1 Thessalonians
o 2 Thessalonians
o 1 Timothy
o 2 Timothy
Telephone Poles Have Jaybirds
o Titus
o Philemon
o Hebrews
o James
Peacock Pier’s Jingling Jeans just joined rhinoceros
o 1 Peter
o 2 Peter
o 1 John
o 2 John
o 3 John
o Jude
o Revelation
Comments
Jay C OBrien from Houston, TX USA on February 14, 2016:
Do not memorize, read and compare the stories in the text to a high ideal. Do the stories measure up to the ideal?
"Violence by man against man is in contradiction with any religion worthy of that name," Pope Francis January 18, 2016.
Read the Bible with this Principle in mind.
Lynsey on February 14, 2016:
Perfect for my Sunday school class.
Miriam Gravatte on May 14, 2015:
Mnemonics ought to make some kind of sense, like the Roosters Can Crow. Others of these don't make sense & are therefore not easy to remember. Also, there are 46 books in the OT recognized by most, if not all, Christian denominations.
Charles Phiri on April 30, 2015:
That's amazing.....and I like it
Pharme451 on July 17, 2014:
Very nice site!
Fred on September 17, 2013:
Good site helped a lot thank using for confirmation
bill voelker on November 19, 2011:
I just created a video on how to memorize all the bible books in fun way using mnemonic numbers method.
jud on November 05, 2011:
very helpful. Thanks