List of the 66 books of the bible and comparison with jewish, roman catholic, and other lists of biblical books. The books also relate the history of the jewish nation from its earliest stage, through the giving of the law at mount sinai, and until the end of the first commonwealth. How many chapters, verses, and words are in the bible. Then 3 squared equals 9, so there are 39 books in the old testament. A total of 73 books in the catholic and orthodox bibles and my kjv bible is 66. How many chapters in the bible old testament new testament. The division of major and minor prophets come from the old testament. A fresh look at the historic doctrines that separate christians kregel publications. Amazing bible facts and statistics compiled from various sites and sources bible facts.
First of all you must know the total number books of the bible. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by robertus stephanus, after the advent of printing a bible in the university of gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves according to statistics from wycliffe. Find your birth year using the number of books in the bible. The number of books in the bible differs between branches of religious faith. The book was extremely helpful as i prepared a lesson on the significance in the bible. Many books and websites list faulty statistics on the king james bible. Find your birth year using the number of book of the bible. The number of books and chapters in most protestant bibles will be the same. But besides that, we are going to discuss all the number of chapters, verses, and books in the bible. How many books are in the old testament, and how many in the.
The catholic church named these 7 deuterocanonical books. Number of chapters in each book of the ot total number of verses in. Accounting for these dropped verses can add more than 20 to the total number of accepted verses. If you do not know the answer to that, then the answer is 66. How many major and minor prophets are there in the bible. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The bible as a whole has 66 books among which 39 are in the old testament and 27 are in the new testament. In total, the bible is composed of 1,189 chapters, divided between the old testament and the new testament. Martin luther felt that seven of the books accepted as part of the old. What are the total number of laws in the bible answers. Apocrypha books list official king james bible online.
The account of his radical conversion to christ is found in several places in the new testament. Together with the new testament, the total number of books is 49 which is the. One interesting fact about the bible is how many chapters the bible has. Each book or chapter of the bible is made up of verses, and in total 31,173 verses make up the 73 books of the catholic bible. Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy which are called the pentetuch. Number of books in the bible with chapter and verses all. Mouseover table to find how may verses are in a book by chapter. In many printed editions, the chapter number is omitted for these. What is the total number of books in the official canon of the bible. Different religious groups include different books in their biblical canons, in varying orders, and sometimes divide or combine books. Number of books in the catholic bible a knowledge archive. The new testament is a collection of 27 books, usually placed after the old testament in most christian bibles. We thought you might find it interesting to also see some more facts and figures about the bible s 66 different books.
The 7 books of the old testament, written in greek, have been the cause of controversy for hundreds of years. Old testament new testament total books 39 27 66 chapters 929 260 1,189. If you count the letters of old testament there are three letters in old and nine in testament. Subtract your age the age that you will be in 2020 or in the the current year we are in. This gives a total of 1,189 chapters on average, 18 per book. In the bible, the number 7 denotes perfection god rested on the 7th day, 7 spirits that minister to god, 7 sacraments, and the number 3 represents the holy trinity. Some of the authors wrote one book, some wrote several. I built one logos word list like this for every single book of the bible. Some numbers and statistics taken from careful analysis of the bible both old and new testament including figures on the words, verses, and so forth. Each of the books of the bible is divided into different sections. And an interesting numerology coincidence occurs here as well. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by robertus stephanus, after the advent of printing. Then take 3 x 9 27, the number of books in the new testament. What is the total number of books in the old testament and in.
The books also relate the history of the jewish nation from its earliest stage, through the giving of the law at. Barton paynes encyclopedia of biblical prophecy lists 1,239 prophecies in the old testament and 578 prophecies in the new testament, for a total of 1,817. These details are called the law, and they take up most of the books attributed to moses in the bible. In the bible, the number 7 denotes an oath, because to swear an oath was to seven ones self god also rested on the 7th day, there are 7 spirits that minister to god, 7 sacraments, etc. The other 39 books are in hebrew, the protocanonical books.
Based on the king james authorized version, the following table delineates how many chapters, verses, and words there are in the bible. Number of verses per book in the bible new testament number of verses by book and chapter new testament bible stats. The total amounted generally to 24 books because many books. The name refers to the new covenant or promise between god and humanity through the death and resurrection of jesus christ. Blessed be ethiopian and egyptian coptic churches as oldest mother christians in the world. There are a certain number of books in the king james version, but how many other books or writings did scholarshistoriansreligious leaders have access to but for one reason or another, were never included in the more modern bible compilations. 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.
Knowing that god loves the number seven and that he often uses it as a number representing completion or perfection, made. How many chapters in old testament bible stats number of verses by book and chapter old testament thebible. Biblical studies foundation has received so many questions concerning the number of books in the bible that we are delighted to have been given permission to use chapter 8 in erwin lutzers book, the doctrines that divide. The jewish scriptures are organized differently, but consist of the same books. Psalm 117, the shortest chapter, is also the middle chapter of the bible, being the 595th chapter. Moses is credited for the first five books of the old testament. There are 39 books in the old testament and 27 in the new testament. There are 46 old testament books and 27 old testament books so the catholic bible contains 73 books.
The website open thou mine eyes lists the new international version as having a word count of either 727,969 words or 726,109 words, the english standard version having 757,439 words and the new american standard bible 782,815 words. This gives the bible an accepted total of 31,103 verses. Bible statistics, number of chapter, number of verses, number. Mar 15, 2010 how many books are there in the catholic bible. The book was very interesting and clearly explained the significance of how god uses numbers in the bible. And if you are a regular reader of the bible than you must be knowing that there are 66 total books in the bible. In their simplest form, the twentyfour books of the jewish bible the tanach present a history of the first 3500 years from creation until the building of the second temple in jerusalem. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament. The new testament chronicles the life and ministry of jesus, the growth and impact of the early church. Rabbinic judaism recognizes the 24 books of the masoretic text, commonly called the tanakh or hebrew bible, as authoritative. The jewish bible lists only 24 books rather than the 39 we list in the old testament, but that is because some of the books that.
The man known to us as the apostle paul began life as saul of tarsus acts 9. Some editions drop certain verses, such as matthew 17. However, the exact number of verses varies depending on the bible edition and religious tradition. That left me with 66 logos word lists, each giving me every originallanguage word in a given book of the bible. That bible is now mostly considered the catholic bible. Bible gateway plus equips you to answer the toughest questions about faith, god, and the bible with. Dec 08, 2015 starting with the first word in genesis to the last word in malachi a total of 602,582 add this to the number of books 39 and verses 929 total is the same as the number in numbers 1. The longest chapter is found in psalm 119, and the middle and shortest chapter is psalm 117. Athanasius came up with a list of 73 books for the bible that he believed to be divinely inspired. However when it comes to verses, words and letters, there are a wide variety of numbers floating around. Super bible statistics herewith some of the bible statistics produced by dr. Protestants agree with judaism, as to which books comprise the canon of old testament inspired holy scripture. The books of the bible order book titles chapters verses i. The bible is composed of 66 books by 40 different writers over 1500 years.
Most of them we know, but there are anonymous writers too. The 66 books of the bible study resources blue letter bible. On the other hand, the number 6 represents imperfection as in 666. There are 14 main books not included in the canon of scripture that are regarded by some cults such as the roman catholics as inspired. 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. Of course the number of books 66 and chapters 1,189 are fairly easy to count. The bible is like a small library made up of 66 books.