#book.section a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"
supertype: section__subdivision a self-contained part of a larger composition; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
part of: textual_matter
subtype: Genesis the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
subtype: Exodus the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
subtype: Leviticus the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
subtype: Numbers the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
subtype: Deuteronomy the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law
subtype: Josue__Joshua a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
subtype: Judges a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
subtype: I_Samuel the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
subtype: II_Samuel the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
subtype: Ruth a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married and Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
subtype: Jeremiah a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
subtype: Jonah a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
subtype: Job a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
subtype: Esther a book of the Old Testament that tells how Esther saved her people from massacre
subtype: Gospel_According_to_Matthew__Matthew one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount
subtype: Gospel_According_to_Mark__Mark the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
subtype: Gospel_According_to_Luke__Luke one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life
subtype: Gospel_According_to_John__John the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
subtype: Acts_of_the_Apostles__Acts a book of the New Testament
subtype: Revelation__Apocalypse revelations of Saint John the Divine in the New Testament
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