Classification of the OT Books

BOOK NAME	HEBREW CLASSIFICATION	CHRISTIAN CLASSIFICATION
Genesis	Law	Law
Exodus	Law	Law
Leviticus	Law	Law
Numbers	Law	Law
Deuteronomy	Law	Law
Joshua	Former Prophets	Historic
Judges	Former Prophets	Historic
Ruth	Writings	Historic
1 Samuel	Former Prophets	Historic
2 Samuel	(combined in 1 book)	Historic
1 Kings	Former Prophets	Historic
2 Kings	(combined in 1 book)	Historic
1 Chronicles	Writings	Historic
2 Chronicles	(combined in 1 book)	Historic
Ezra	Writings	Historic
Nehemiah	Writings	Historic
Tobit	Absent	Historic (Deutero)
Judith	Absent	Historic (Deutero)
Esther	Writings	Historic
Additions to Esther	Absent	Historic (Deutero)
Job	Writings	Poetic
Psalms	Writings	Poetic
Psalm 151	Absent	Poetic (Deutero)
Proverbs	Writings	Poetic
Ecclesiastes	Writings	Poetic
Song of Solomon	Writings	Poetic
Wisdom of Solomon	Absent	Poetic (Deutero)
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)	Absent	Poetic (Deutero)
Isaiah	Latter Prophets	Major Prophetic
Jeremiah	Latter Prophets	Major Prophetic
Lamentations	Writings	Major Prophetic
Baruch	Absent	Prophetic (Deutero)
Ezekiel	Latter Prophets	Major Prophetic
Daniel	Writings	Major Prophetic
3 Additions to Daniel	Absent	Historic (Deutero)
Minor Prophets (12 Books)	Latter Prophets: all 1 book	Minor Prophetic (12 books)
1 Maccabees	Absent	Historic (Deutero)
2 Maccabees	Absent	Historic (Deutero)
Prayer of Manasseh	Absent	Apocryphal
1 and 2 Esdras	Absent	Apocryphal