16. The Books which are indeed of the Word
The Books of the Word are all those which have an internal sense, while those which do not have this are not the Word. The Books of the Word in the Old Testament are the five Books of Moses; Joshua; Judges; the two Books of Samuel; the two Books of Kings; the Psalms of David; the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi; in the New Testament the four Evangelists — Matthew, Mark, Luke, John — and Revelation. The rest do not have an internal sense: 10325.
The Book of Job is an ancient book in which indeed there are elements of internal sense, but it is not continuous throughout: 3540, 9942.
