Each bible will have a different number as the translators try to accurately communicate the sense of the original hebrew, aramaic and greek, but the differences should be small. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. Old testament simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. But in almost all modern versions it is common to numerate the old. The synagogue rolls contain separate from each other, the pentateuch, the haphtaroth or appointed sections of the prophets, and the socalled. In the protestant canon, the bible has 66 books in total, with 39 in the old testament and 27 in the new testament, according to ministerbook. By comparison, the books of the catholic bible include all 66 in the previous list plus seven extra books.
Many scholars agree that job is the oldest book in the bible, written by an unknown israelite about 1500 b. The second part is the greek new testament, containing 27 books. And, as data the bible has 3,566,480 letters as a whole how many chapters does the catholic bible have in total. The catholic, eastern orthodox, syrian orthodox and ethiopian orthodox faiths all accept varying numbers of additional books in the old testament canon.
However, there were other jews around from the diaspora, or the dispersion of the jews from the babylonian captivity, who believed that another 7 books were also divinely. Questions concerning the origin and contents of the single books are proposed and answered in articles on the respective books. On the other hand the books of the new testament were written after the birth of jesus of nazareth. When one adds the 27 new testament books to the old testament 22, the number 49 is realized. The old testament contains the origin and creation of the universe, the exodus from egypt, the formation of israel the prophets and the wisdom books. The first part of christian bibles is the greek old testament, which contains, at minimum, the above 24 books of the tanakh but divided into 39 books and ordered differently. The first 17 books of the old testament are considered historical, because they outline the history of the hebrew people. The quran calls the first five books of the old testament the tawrat. The quran calls the first five books of the old testament the tawrat in judaism, the collection of inspired books is known as tanakh. Well, martin luther didnt like 7 books of the old testament that disagreed with his personal view of theology, so he threw them out of his bible in the 16th century.
By the year 90 bc, 39 books had already been included in the old testament. The first five genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy are also known at the pentateuch, and they define hebrew law. The number of books in the bible differs between branches of religious faith. Number of verses per book in the bible new testament number of verses by book and chapter new testament bible stats. Both jews and christians believe these texts to be holy. Use fewer words in your search, especially if youre unsure of the exact phrase. Fast facts about the bible the old testament facts. The old testament or jewish tanakh is the first book of the bible.
And when the 27 books of the new testament were canonized, it became even more evident that the original number of 22 books for the old testament was a divine and inspired number. Nov 30, 2012 genesis king james bible, old testament audio book duration. Easily memorize the old testament books with a phone number. The protestant bibles have 66 books, 7 less than the catholic bibles. Tobias, judith, wisdom, ecclesiasticus sirach, baruch, and 1 maccabees and 2 maccabees bringing the total to 73 books. However when it comes to verses, words and letters, there are a wide variety of numbers floating around. In christianity, the old testament is the name of the first part of the bible, the one written before jesus christ. Then take 3 x 9 27, the number of books in the new testament. At the same time that luther was creating the scripture alone doctrine, he was also modifying scripture. List of old testament books with authors, dates, and subjects. Many books and websites list faulty statistics on the king james bible. Theyre listed in the order they show up in protestant bibles. Aug 07, 2016 here you can find quick, 3minute guides to every book of the old testament.
The discrepancy occurs because ezra and nehemiah are counted as one book, as are each of the followingfirst and second kings. Apr, 2019 the first 17 books of the old testament are considered historical, because they outline the history of the hebrew people. Mouseover table to find how may verses are in a book by chapter. Here you can find quick, 3minute guides to every book of the old testament. It is interesting to examine the statistics regarding the sizes of chapters and total number of chapters verses and words in the bible. Books of the king james bible kjv including the new testament and old testament from the king james bible online. At one time, numbers may have contained an account of the occupation of canaan that was dropped when the tetrateuch genesis, exodus. Others hold that the pentateuch the first five books of the bible are the oldest books in the bible, written between 1446 and 1406 b. First century jews believed there were 22 holy books that comprised the complete number of their divine scriptures. How many chapters, verses, and words are in the bible. But in almost all modern versions it is common to numerate the old testament as 39 books. How many chapters in the bible old testament new testament. There are 39 books in the old testament as found in protestant. Jun 22, 2016 surveying some problem passages involving large numbers in the old testament foutss article on large numbers in the old testament can be found in the ivp dictionary of old testament historical books.
The new testament is made up of the remaining 27 books protestant. The spelling and names in both the 16091610 douay old testament and in the 1582 rheims new testament and the 1749 revision by bishop challoner the edition currently in. Many scholars have thus maintained that the first six books of the old testament form a literary unit, of which numbers is an integral part. For example, baptizing name father and baptizing them in the name of the. The sadducees only believed in the first 5 books of the bible written by moses the pentateuch, while the pharisees believed in 34 other books of the old testament as well. Originally, the number of books in the bible was 49. Together with the new testament, the total number of.
David brackett sent in a better method for remembering the number of books in the bible. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. Together with the new testament, the total number of books is 49 which is the. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament. If you count the letters of old testament there are three letters in old and nine in testament. Which also happens to be the number of books in the old testament. A protestant bible is a christian bible whose translation or revision was produced by protestants. In judaism, the collection of inspired books is known as tanakh. They discuss the creation of man and the development of the nation of israel. How many chapters in each book of the bible number of verses by book and chapter new testament bible stats old testament bible stats tip. This chart records the number of chapters, verses, and words in the old testament. As the books now stand, the promise is fulfilled in the book of joshua.
The old testament abbreviated ot is the first part of the christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the twentyfour books of the hebrew bible or tanakh, a collection of ancient religious hebrew writings by the israelites believed by most christians and religious jews to be the sacred word of god. Large numbers in the old testament bible study with randy. The individual books of the old testament were written with a different objective in mind, which does not mean that the narratives in the old testament have no historical value at all. Most modern versions of the bible contain 66 books, 39 in the old testament and 27 in the new testament. The name stands for the original promise with god to the descendants of abraham in particular prior to the coming of jesus christ in the new testament or the new promise. It would be a mistake to suppose that all of the contents found in the old testament books that bear the names of prophets were written by the persons for whom the books are named.
As you may know, the catholic and protestant bibles differ in the number of books that each considers to be divinely inspired. The table uses the spellings and names present in modern editions of the bible, such as the new american bible revised edition, revised standard version and english standard version. The structure of the bible divisions structure bible menorah. The following is a sample of problem passages in the old testament due to the size of the numbers involved. In total, the bible is composed of 1,189 chapters, divided between the old testament and the new testament. Genesis king james bible, old testament audio book duration. Old testament books table of the 39 books of the old.
The second part of christian bibles is the new testament, written in the koine. The first books of the old testament to appear in the approximate form in which we have them today are the ones attributed to the prophets. Books of the catholic bible comparison of catholic and. Old testament books with authors, dates, and subjects book. Just click any books name, and get a highlevel idea of what its about. The hebrew bible roughly equates to the 39 books of the protestant old testament, but it is composed of 24 books that are. In the original bible, there were 22 books in the old testament as this number was significant to the hebrew peoples. Numbers king james bible, old testament audio book.
The first part consists of 7 books of wisdom and poetry 5 books of the psalms, proverbs and job. The following table contains a list of the 39 old testament books as listed in a typical protestant bible. The 39 old testament books actually comes from 22 books originally by combining several. Rabbinic judaism recognizes the 24 books of the masoretic text, commonly called the tanakh or hebrew bible, as authoritative. The number of old testament books not counting the apocrypha stands at 39. Exodus enslavement, moses, ten plagues, passover, leave egypt, red sea crossing, mt. The separation of the bibles occurred around the year 1517, when martin luther separated from the catholic church, and while forming his new church, he decided to exclude the 7 books written in the ancient greek language. Such bibles comprise 39 books of the old testament according to the jewish hebrew bible canon, known especially to nonprotestants as the protocanonical books and 27 books of the new testament for a total of 66 books.
Then 3 squared equals 9, so there are 39 books in the old testament. Aug 26, 2007 5 the number of wisdom books 5 how many major prophets there are. There is no scholarly consensus as to when the hebrew bible canon was fixed. If you count the letters in the words old testament there are three letters in old and nine in testament. They are recognized, even by secular historians, as one of the most reliable sources available for reconstructing the history of the hebrew people. The majority of modern biblical scholars believe that the torah the books of genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy reached its present form in the postexilic period i. Bible gateway treats nameofthefather and name of the father differently. The additional books in the catholic bible are found in the old testament and include. The old testament has 39 books total, which consist of. The old testament also known as the jewish tanakh is the first 39 books in most christian bibles. A list of books with brief descriptions of contents. How many books are in the old testament, and how many in the. In total, the old testament has 260 chapters, which in this piece are divided among 27 books. Genesis creation, the fall, the flood, the spread of the nations, abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph.
Chapters and counts of the bible bible stats number of verses by book and chapter old testament thebible. I have written a short article on this subject if you wish to study it further catholic vs. The number of chapters, verses and words in the old testament, new testament and entire bible depends upon the bible translation. Of course the number of books 66 and chapters 1,189 are fairly easy to count. These are divided between the old testament and the new testament. What is the total number of books in the old testament and.
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