Canon Index
The Library
Sixty-six books, one Story. Each entry covers author, audience, purpose, themes, key scriptures, and a Wesleyan–Holiness reflection.
Old Testament · 39 books
Law
Genesis
50 chFrom creation to Joseph's coffin in Egypt: God forms a people through promise.
Exodus
40 chDeliverance, Sinai, Tabernacle — God dwelling with His people.
Leviticus
27 chHow a holy God dwells with an unholy people — through blood, separation, and grace.
Numbers
36 chIsrael wanders, but God leads — a moving Tabernacle through dust.
Deuteronomy
34 chMoses preaches one final sermon: remember, love, obey.
History
Joshua
24 chPromise becomes possession.
Judges
21 chA spiral downward, again and again.
Ruth
4 chA foreign widow becomes the great-grandmother of David.
1 Samuel
31 chFrom Hannah's prayer to Saul's tragedy.
2 Samuel
24 chDavid ascends, David falls, David is forgiven.
1 Kings
22 chGlory built, glory split.
2 Kings
25 chTwo kingdoms collapse.
1 Chronicles
29 chFrom Adam's name to David's blueprint for the Temple.
2 Chronicles
36 chSolomon's prayer answered again and again.
Ezra
10 chStones rise; hearts return.
Nehemiah
13 chWalls, worship, and a wedding to the Word.
Esther
10 chA Jewish queen, an evil edict, and a quiet God.
Wisdom
Major Prophet
Minor Prophet
Hosea
14 chAn adulterous wife, a relentless husband, a wandering nation.
Joel
3 chLocusts, lament, and a promised Spirit.
Amos
9 chA shepherd thunders against complacent power.
Obadiah
1 chThe shortest book carries a sharp edge.
Jonah
4 chStorm, fish, city, gourd.
Micah
7 chBethlehem foreseen; the heart described.
Nahum
3 chNineveh's encore is silence.
Habakkuk
3 chWhy, God? — and the steady answer of faith.
Zephaniah
3 chFierce warning ends in a love song.
Haggai
2 chBuild, and I will be glorified.
Zechariah
14 chVisions, oracles, and a humble King on a colt.
Malachi
4 chFinal word before four centuries of silence.
New Testament · 27 books
Gospel
Pauline Epistle
Romans
16 chThe architecture of the gospel.
1 Corinthians
16 chCross, gifts, love, and an empty tomb.
2 Corinthians
13 chStrength in weakness, glory in clay.
Galatians
6 chFree, fruit-bearing, finished.
Ephesians
6 chFrom eternity to ethics.
Philippians
4 chJoy from a Roman cell.
Colossians
4 chChrist above all, in all, through all.
1 Thessalonians
5 chUntil He comes — hold fast.
2 Thessalonians
3 chStand firm; keep working.
1 Timothy
6 chHow to behave in the house of God.
2 Timothy
4 chA dying apostle, a living charge.
Titus
3 chTruth that adorns.
Philemon
1 chA brief letter, a revolutionary ethic.
General Epistle
Hebrews
13 chBetter covenant, better priest, better hope.
James
5 chFaith with hands and feet.
1 Peter
5 chHoly under fire.
2 Peter
3 chStand against the drift.
1 John
5 chGod is light, God is love.
2 John
1 chTruth, love, hospitality.
3 John
1 chA church under a bad leader, a faithful friend.
Jude
1 chFight for the once-delivered faith.
