in your English Bible from Genesis through Esther. Some of them consist primarily of narrative. This is the case with Genesis, the first half of Exodus, and the “historical books” beginning with Joshua. Even books that contain a significant amount of law code or discourse materials—the latter half of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy—have narratives embedded within them. Plus, their overall structure is narrative. You will also find narrative sections in prophetic books like Isaiah, Daniel,