Canonical (Protestant Bible)
Deuterocanonical (Catholic/Orthodox only)
Apocrypha / Missing / Other
🕎 Old Testament Era (Chronological Flow)
Primeval beginnings → patriarchs → Exodus → conquest → monarchy → exile → post-exile. Poetry & wisdom are placed near their historical settings; prophets sit where their ministries likely occurred.
📜 Intertestamental / Second Temple Literature
Works from the centuries around the close of the Hebrew Bible leading into the time of Jesus; includes deuterocanonical history and wisdom.
✝️ New Testament Era (Chronological Flow)
Life of Jesus → Acts era → earliest letters → late letters → Revelation. Non-canonical Christian texts are placed near their traditional composition windows.