One-Word Themes for All the Books of the Bible
| The Old Testament | |
| Genesis | Beginnings |
| Exodus | Deliverance |
| Leviticus | Instruction |
| Numbers | Journeys |
| Deuteronomy | Obedience |
| Joshua | Conquest |
| Judges | Deterioration and deliverance |
| Ruth | Redemption |
| 1 Samuel | Transition |
| 2 Samuel | Unification |
| 1 Kings | Disruption |
| 2 Kings | Dispersion |
| 1 Chronicles | Israel’s spiritual history |
| 2 Chronicles | Israel’s spiritual heritage |
| Ezra | Restoration |
| Nehemiah | Reconstruction |
| Esther | Preservation |
| Job | Blessings through suffering |
| Psalms | Praise |
| Proverbs | Practical wisdom |
| Ecclesiastes | All is vanity apart from God |
| Song of Solomon | Love and marriage |
| Isaiah | Salvation |
| Jeremiah | Judgment |
| Lamentations | Lament |
| Ezekiel | The glory of the Lord |
| Daniel | The sovereignty of God |
| Hosea | Unfaithfulness |
| Joel | The day of the Lord |
| Amos | Judgment |
| Obadiah | Righteous judgment |
| Jonah | God’s grace to all people |
| Micah | Divine judgment |
| Nahum | Consolation |
| Habakkuk | Trusting a sovereign God |
| Zephaniah | The “great day of the LORD” |
| Haggai | Rebuilding the temple |
| Zechariah | God’s deliverance |
| Malachi | Formalism rebuked |
| The New Testament | |
| Matthew | The kingdom of God |
| Mark | The Suffering Servant |
| Luke | The Perfect Man |
| John | The Son of God |
| Acts | The spread of the gospel |
| Romans | The righteousness of God |
| 1 Corinthians | Christian conduct |
| 2 Corinthians | Paul’s defense of his apostleship |
| Galatians | Freedom in Christ |
| Ephesians | Blessings in Christ |
| Philippians | The joy-filled life |
| Colossians | The supremacy of Christ |
| 1 Thessalonians | Concern for the church |
| 2 Thessalonians | Living in hope |
| 1 Timothy | Instructions for a young disciple |
| 2 Timothy | A charge to faithful ministry |
| Titus | A manual of conduct |
| Philemon | Forgiveness |
| Hebrews | The superiority of Christ |
| James | Genuine faith |
| 1 Peter | Responding to suffering |
| 2 Peter | Warning against false teachers |
| 1 John | Fellowship with God |
| 2 John | Christian discernment |
| 3 John | Christian hospitality |
| Jude | Contending for the faith |
| Revelation | The unveiling of Jesus Christ |
For more information on this topic,
read The Bare Bones Bible Handbook.