STRUCTURE.md

Repository Structure

This repo contains a scaffolded study template for all 66 books of the Protestant Bible, organized into 1,189 chapter folders, each with its own README.md for notes.

Layout

bible-study/
├── scripture/               # All 66 books, numbered 01–66 (SHARED)
│   ├── 01-Genesis/
│   │   ├── Genesis-01/
│   │   │   └── README.md    # Chapter-level shared reference notes
│   │   ├── Genesis-02/
│   │   │   └── README.md
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── 02-Exodus/
│   └── ...
├── topics/                  # Cross-cutting themes and topical studies (SHARED)
│   └── README.md
├── .personal/               # Per-user notes — tracked in git, shared by convention
│   └── <your-email>/        #   (recommended: mirror the repo; books under scripture/)
│       ├── scripture/
│       └── topics/
├── README.md                # Project overview
├── README-TEMPLATE.md       # Template for chapter-level READMEs
├── STRUCTURE.md             # This file
├── CONTRIBUTING.md          # How to use and contribute
├── CHANGELOG.md             # Version history
├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md       # Community guidelines
├── LICENSE                  # MIT License
└── .gitignore

Shared vs. Personal: Everything outside .personal/ is shared reference material, curated and pushed via pull request. The .personal/<your-email>/ folders are also tracked in git — shared by convention, not gitignored. See README.md and CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

Old Testament (39 Books)

Law / Pentateuch

#	Book	Folder	Chapters
01	Genesis	01-Genesis	50
02	Exodus	02-Exodus	40
03	Leviticus	03-Leviticus	27
04	Numbers	04-Numbers	36
05	Deuteronomy	05-Deuteronomy	34

History

#	Book	Folder	Chapters
06	Joshua	06-Joshua	24
07	Judges	07-Judges	21
08	Ruth	08-Ruth	4
09	1 Samuel	09-1-Samuel	31
10	2 Samuel	10-2-Samuel	24
11	1 Kings	11-1-Kings	22
12	2 Kings	12-2-Kings	25
13	1 Chronicles	13-1-Chronicles	29
14	2 Chronicles	14-2-Chronicles	36
15	Ezra	15-Ezra	10
16	Nehemiah	16-Nehemiah	13
17	Esther	17-Esther	10

Poetry / Wisdom

#	Book	Folder	Chapters
18	Job	18-Job	42
19	Psalms	19-Psalms	150
20	Proverbs	20-Proverbs	31
21	Ecclesiastes	21-Ecclesiastes	12
22	Song of Solomon	22-Song-of-Solomon	8

Major Prophets

#	Book	Folder	Chapters
23	Isaiah	23-Isaiah	66
24	Jeremiah	24-Jeremiah	52
25	Lamentations	25-Lamentations	5
26	Ezekiel	26-Ezekiel	48
27	Daniel	27-Daniel	12

Minor Prophets

#	Book	Folder	Chapters
28	Hosea	28-Hosea	14
29	Joel	29-Joel	3
30	Amos	30-Amos	9
31	Obadiah	31-Obadiah	1
32	Jonah	32-Jonah	4
33	Micah	33-Micah	7
34	Nahum	34-Nahum	3
35	Habakkuk	35-Habakkuk	3
36	Zephaniah	36-Zephaniah	3
37	Haggai	37-Haggai	2
38	Zechariah	38-Zechariah	14
39	Malachi	39-Malachi	4

New Testament (27 Books)

Gospels

#	Book	Folder	Chapters
40	Matthew	40-Matthew	28
41	Mark	41-Mark	16
42	Luke	42-Luke	24
43	John	43-John	21

History

#	Book	Folder	Chapters
44	Acts	44-Acts	28

Pauline Epistles

#	Book	Folder	Chapters
45	Romans	45-Romans	16
46	1 Corinthians	46-1-Corinthians	16
47	2 Corinthians	47-2-Corinthians	13
48	Galatians	48-Galatians	6
49	Ephesians	49-Ephesians	6
50	Philippians	50-Philippians	4
51	Colossians	51-Colossians	4
52	1 Thessalonians	52-1-Thessalonians	5
53	2 Thessalonians	53-2-Thessalonians	3
54	1 Timothy	54-1-Timothy	6
55	2 Timothy	55-2-Timothy	4
56	Titus	56-Titus	3
57	Philemon	57-Philemon	1
58	Hebrews	58-Hebrews	13

General Epistles

#	Book	Folder	Chapters
59	James	59-James	5
60	1 Peter	60-1-Peter	5
61	2 Peter	61-2-Peter	3
62	1 John	62-1-John	5
63	2 John	63-2-John	1
64	3 John	64-3-John	1
65	Jude	65-Jude	1

Prophecy

#	Book	Folder	Chapters
66	Revelation	66-Revelation	22

Summary

Statistic	Count
Old Testament	39
New Testament	27
Total Books	66
Total Chapters	1,189

Topics of Study

The topics/ directory is reserved for cross-cutting themes that span multiple books and chapters. Examples include:

• Prayer
• Faith
• Prophecy and fulfillment
• The covenants
• Character studies (Abraham, David, Paul, etc.)

Create a subfolder for each topic and link back to the relevant chapter folders throughout scripture/.