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Wisdom literature found in the Bible For the broader biblical genres, see Biblical poetry and Wisdom literature.

Tanakh (Judaism)

Genesis	Bereshit
Exodus	Shemot
Leviticus	Wayiqra
Numbers	Bemidbar
Deuteronomy	Devarim

Nevi'im (Prophets)

Former

Joshua	Yehoshua
Judges	Shofetim
Samuel	Shemuel
Kings	Melakhim

Latter

Isaiah	Yeshayahu
Jeremiah	Yirmeyahu
Ezekiel	Yekhezqel

Minor

Ketuvim (Writings)

Poetic

Psalms	Tehillim
Proverbs	Mishlei
Job	Iyov

Five Megillot (Scrolls)

Song of Songs	Shir Hashirim
Ruth	Rut
Lamentations	Eikhah
Ecclesiastes	Qohelet
Esther	Ester

Historical

Daniel	Daniyyel
Ezra–Nehemiah	Ezra
Chronicles	Divre Hayyamim

Old Testament (Christianity)

Pentateuch

Historical

Wisdom

Prophetic

Major prophets
Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel
Minor prophets
Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi

Deuterocanonical

Orthodox only
Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to Daniel
1 Esdras 2 Esdras Prayer of Manasseh Psalm 151 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Odes
Orthodox Tewahedo
Enoch Jubilees 1, 2, and 3 Meqabyan Paralipomena of Baruch Broader canon

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The Poetic Books, also called the Sapiential Books, are a division of the Christian Bible grouping 5 or 7 books (depending on the canon) in the Old Testament. The term "Sapiential Books" refers to the same set, although not all the Psalms are usually regarded as belonging to the Wisdom tradition.

In terms of the Tanakh, it includes the three poetic books of Ketuvim, as well as Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs from the Five Megillot. Wisdom and Sirach are also part of the Poetic Books, but aren't part of the Hebrew Bible, and are seen by Protestant Christians as apocryphal, for which reason they are excluded from Protestant Bibles.

List

The Poetic Books are:

Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
Wisdom (included only in Catholic and Orthodox canons)
Sirach (included only in Catholic and Orthodox canons)

References

Bullock, C. Hassell (2007). An introduction to the Old Testament poetic books (Rev. and expanded ed.). Moody Publishers. ISBN 978-0802441577.
Estes, Daniel J. (2010-01-01). Handbook on the Wisdom Books and Psalms. Baker Academic. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-4412-0157-7.

Book of Job

Job
- In Islam
- In rabbinic literature

Bible chapters

Prologue (Job 1
2)
Dialogue (3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31)
Verdicts (32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41)
Epilogue (42)

People and entities

Job's family members	Job's wife Jemima Keziah Keren-happuch
Job's friends	Bildad Elihu Zophar Eliphaz
Others	Angels (including Satan) Behemoth Chaldeans Jobab ben Zerah Leviathan Rahab Sabeans Shuah Tannin Ziz

Places

Phrases/Terms

Related religious texts

In art

Films	Adam's Apples (2005) A Serious Man (2009) The Reverend (2011) Leviathan (2014) The Shift (2023)
Literature	Job (1930 novel) Job (1939 radio play) A Masque of Reason (1945 play) Silverlock (1949 novel) Answer to Job (1952 analysis) J.B. (1958 play) God's Favorite (1974 play) Job's Passion (1981 play) Job: A Comedy of Justice (1984 novel) Job's Wife (2002 play)
Other	Byzantine illuminated manuscripts Job (Bronze sculpture by Judith Shea) William Blake's Illustrations of the Book of Job

Other

Tomb of Job

Sources

v t e Psalms
By number (divergent Greek number)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (9a) 10 (9b) 11 (10) 12 (11) 13 (12) 14 (13) 15 (14) 16 (15) 17 (16) 18 (17) 19 (18) 20 (19) 21 (20) 22 (21) 23 (22) 24 (23) 25 (24) 26 (25) 27 (26) 28 (27) 29 (28) 30 (29) 31 (30) 32 (31) 33 (32) 34 (33) 35 (34) 36 (35) 37 (36) 38 (37) 39 (38) 40 (39) 41 (40) 42 (41) 43 (42) 44 (43) 45 (44) 46 (45) 47 (46) 48 (47) 49 (48) 50 (49) 51 (50) 52 (51) 53 (52) 54 (53) 55 (54) 56 (55) 57 (56) 58 (57) 59 (58) 60 (59) 61 (60) 62 (61) 63 (62) 64 (63) 65 (64) 66 (65) 67 (66) 68 (67) 69 (68) 70 (69) 71 (70) 72 (71) 73 (72) 74 (73) 75 (74) 76 (75) 77 (76) 78 (77) 79 (78) 80 (79) 81 (80) 82 (81) 83 (82) 84 (83) 85 (84) 86 (85) 87 (86) 88 (87) 89 (88) 90 (89) 91 (90) 92 (91) 93 (92) 94 (93) 95 (94) 96 (95) 97 (96) 98 (97) 99 (98) 100 (99) 101 (100) 102 (101) 103 (102) 104 (103) 105 (104) 106 (105) 107 (106) 108 (107) 109 (108) 110 (109) 111 (110) 112 (111) 113 (112) 114 (113a) 115 (113b) 116 (114–115) 117 (116) 118 (117) 119 (118) 120 (119) 121 (120) 122 (121) 123 (122) 124 (123) 125 (124) 126 (125) 127 (126) 128 (127) 129 (128) 130 (129) 131 (130) 132 (131) 133 (132) 134 (133) 135 (134) 136 (135) 137 (136) 138 (137) 139 (138) 140 (139) 141 (140) 142 (141) 143 (142) 144 (143) 145 (144) 146 (145) 147 (146–147) 148 149 150
Apocrypha or Deuterocanonical	151 (Eastern Orthodox) 152–155 (Syriac Orthodox) Psalms of Solomon
People	David Ethan Heman the Ezrahite Asaph Achish
Types of psalm	Psalms of Asaph Communal lament Imprecatory Invitatory Laudate Penitential Royal Song of Ascents
Terminology	Psalter Hallel Hallelujah Leviathan Miktam Rahab Selah Shoshannim Queen of Psalm 45
Psalm phrases	Beatus vir It is time to work for the Lord My cup runneth over They have pierced my hands and my feet
Psalmody	Exclusive psalmody Gaelic Gelineau Responsorial
Related	Kathisma Perek Shirah Pater Noster cord Tikkun HaKlali Zabur Midrash Tehillim
Manuscripts	4Q448 Great Psalms Scroll Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 5101 Vindobonensis Greek 39777 P. Lond.Lit.207 Taylor-Schechter 16.320 Ambrosiano O 39 sup.

v t e Book of Proverbs
Proverbs	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
People	Agur ben Jakeh David Hezekiah Israel Ithiel Lemuel Solomon
Terms	Alcohol in the Bible Alukah As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly Charity Creator deity Diligence Divine providence Drunkenness Eisheth Khayil Enemy Envy Evil Foolishness Gluttony Humility Judgement Justice Knowledge Laziness Mercy Nephesh Parenting Poverty Religion and sexuality Righteousness Sin Soul in the Bible Truth Understanding Wealth Wickedness Wisdom

Ecclesiastes

Bible

Chapters	Ecclesiastes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Places

Jerusalem

People

Terms

Analysis

Sources

v t e Song of Songs
Bible chapters	Song of Songs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Places	Carmel Damascus En-gedi Gilead Heshbon Jerusalem Jezreel Kedar Lebanon Mount Hermon Sharon Tirzah Zion
People	Amminadib David Shulamite Solomon Queen of Sheba
Phrases	Ivory tower Lily of the valley Rose of Sharon Veniat dilectus meus
Analysis	Shir HaShirim Rabbah Shir ha-Shirim Zutta Israelian Hebrew Five Megillot Poetic Books
In art	The Beloved (Rossetti) Sponsa de Libano Song of Songs (Tschirch)
Manuscripts	4Q106 4Q107 4Q108 6Q6 4Q240 (pesher)
Sources	Hebrew Bible Septuagint Wycliffe Version King James Version American Standard Version World English Version

Books of the Bible

Old Testament

Hebrew Bible
(protocanon)

Deuterocanon
or apocrypha

Catholic, Eastern Orthodox & others	Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to Daniel Susanna Song of the Three Children Bel and the Dragon
Eastern Orthodox & others	1 Esdras 2 Esdras Prayer of Manasseh Psalm 151 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Odes
Orthodox Tewahedo	Enoch Jubilees 1, 2, and 3 Meqabyan Paralipomena of Baruch Broader canon
Syriac Peshitta	Psalms 152–155 2 Baruch
Beta Israel	Testaments of the Three Patriarchs Abraham Isaac Jacob

New Testament

Canon	Matthew Mark Luke John Acts Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians Laodiceans 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews James 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 John 2 John 3 John Jude Revelation
Antilegomena	Acts of Paul Apocalypse of Peter Didache Gospel of the Hebrews Epistle of Barnabas 1 Clement 2 Clement 3 Corinthians Shepherd of Hermas

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