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Of the Protestant Bible
Ancient Books of the Bible
Old Testament: 39 books, mostly in Hebrew, from Genesis to Malachi.
New Testament: 27 books, mostly in Greek, from Matthew to Revelation.
Apocrypha: 15 (approx) books of questionable authenticity and/or relevance.
Lost books: Named in scripture, but not found in the canon or legitimate shelves.
5 - 12 - 5 - 5 -12
5 - books of the Law: - Genesis* - Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
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12 books of history: Joshua - Judges - Ruth
1,2 Samuel, 1,2 Kings, 1,2 Chronicles
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
5 - books of poetry: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon.
5 - major prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel
12 minor prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah
Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk
Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
These 39 books of the Old Testament were accepted and canonized many years before Jesus of Nazareth was born in the town of Bethlehem. Not until the invention of paper and the printing press in 1611AD did they become available to the common people, and since then have been translated into many languages so people from many nations have become familiar with Bible phrases and stories.
How's your arithmetic? The 39 OT plus the 27 NT equals 66, the number of books in the Bible, and features the 3, 3-squared, and 3-cubed alignment. MULTIPLYING the 39 x 27 = 1053, which factors into 13 x 81, [ 3 to the 4th power! ]. A numeric feature often overlooked or pooh-poohed by Bible teachers.
4 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 5 -5
Four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Acts - Romans - 1,2 Corinthians
Galatians - Ephesians - Philippians - Colossians [6,6,4,4 - chapters]
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1,2 Thessalonians, 1,2 Timothy, Titus [How many Crosses? 3or5?] haha..
Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1,2 Peter1,2,3 John, Jude, Revelation
The New Testament is twelve books shorter than the Old Testament.Three Books (Samuel-Kings-Chronicles) in the OT have 2 parts, and
four books in the NT (Corinthians-Thessalonians-Timothy-Peter), plus the three Johns.
One of the first things people ask about a book is "Who Wrote it?", because the Author's Name is an important fact and sometimes another person will write a book using the same title but changing up the story or maybe saying something completely different. "Author" is a root word for "authority"; maybe because only the Author of the Book knows exactly what he meant when he wrote it.
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2Peter 1:20The books of the Bible were written by men who were inspired of the Holy Spirit, and not just for the purpose of making money or becoming famous. In other words, Isaiah and Jeremiah didn't wake up one morning and decide to write a book -- NO, they were inspired by the Holy Ghost to write those words! The author of the Bible is the Holy Ghostwriter!
Books of Generations! Beginning with the Generations of Adam, Gen5:1, and leading to that 2nd Adam (Jesus) in Matthew 1:1, the many generations pose a challenge to follow the pathway of names from Adam to Jesus.
The BOOK OF LIFE in Revelation speaks of those who've been 'born again' and become 'New Creatures' by the authority of Jesus the Word and Lamb of God.
The Book of the Covenant, the Book of Wars, and the Book of the
Law, are all subjects of the Old Testament; many referring to the
battles between the ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom (called
Israel) and the two tribes of the Southern Kingdom (called
Judah).
Other books are named by scripture, but not found among the canonized books of the Bible. Of course, anyone could write and entitle whatever they like; calling it fiction or non-fiction. They aren't automatically included with the 66 books of the Bible.
Ecclesiastes 12:12 "And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh". "And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen". Jn21:25
Books named in the Bible, but not included in the Bible
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Book of Jasher - Josh10:13, 1Sam1:18
Acts of Solomon - 1Kings11:41
Book of Nathan - 2Chron9:29
Book of Gad - 1Chron29:29
Book of Shemaiah - 2Chron12:15
Iddo the Seer - 2Chron12:15
Book of Jehu - 2Chron20:34
During the reign of the great and good King Josiah of Judah,
a book of the Law of Moses was "found", 2Chr34:14 and 2Kings 22:1. Curiously, the story is
told in those two books without ever saying anything about whenever it might have been ‘lost'.
Adding to the strangeness is the info that Josiah had been a loyal follower of the Lord even before the book was found,
and after he'd read the book he was furious about not having followed its directives. If this is an allegory, it perhaps applies to the Jews who finally come to recognize how Jesus fulfilled the O.T.
The Apocryphal Books
1,2 MaccabeesTobit
Judith
Wisdom of Solomon
Ecclesiasticus (aka Sirach)
Bel and the Dragon
1,2 Esdras
Prayer of Manasseh
Prayer of Azariah
Song of the Three Young Men
Susanna
Baruch
The Letter of Jeremiah Most Protestant Bibles do not include any of the apocryphal books although Maccabees is sometimes used in historical discussion. Roman Catholic (RC) Bibles attach some apocryphal books to the undisputed 39 books of the Old Testament, thus confusing the count.
"Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation".
"For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake
as they were moved by the Holy Ghost".2Pet 1:20,21.
NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS
Except for the gospels they're most often called letters or epistles, rather than books,
and 'No', the epistles are NOT the wives of the apostles..
The four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Acts - Introducing the Holy Spirit and his works. Author: Luke
Romans - 1,2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, ColossiansThese seven doctrinal books all authored by the Apostle Paul. 1,2 Thessalonians, 1,2 Timothy, Titus (Timothy and Titus called 'pastoral' books) These five "T" books also authored by St.Paul. Letter 'T' shaped like a Cross! Philemon - Hebrews - James James is thought to be a half-brother of Jesus, and the author of Hebrews is in question, but favored to be the Apostle Paul. 1,2 Peter author: Apostle Peter, 1,2,3 John; then Jude and Revelation: Author:The Apostle John The author of Jude is thought to be another half brother of Jesus. These last seven complete the 27 N.T. books. ... St.Paul wrote 14 books IF you include the Book of Hebrews, and he wrote "If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write you are the commandments of the Lord" 1Cor14:37 So he was CLAIMING AUTHORITY! When you consider the length of their multiple works, Luke and John wrote nearly as much as Paul, maybe more if they wrote the Book of Hebrews. But of course, even words are of varying sizes. |
The 66 books (22x3) of the Bible.
The Old Testament is in the Hebrew language using their 22 letter alphabet beginning with the 'aleph' and ending with the 'tav'. The acrostics based on this alphabet will naturally be different from the 24 letter Greek "Alpha and Omega" of Rev1:11.B O O K S CHAPTERS
The "FIVE T's" in the NT is similar to the Book of Lamentations with its first two chapters and last two chapters each having 22 verses,
and the middle chapter (3) with 66 verses, may illustrate the crucifixion scene with Jesus
in the midst of the two thieves (Gr. lestai) and the two malefactors (Gr. kakourgai). When the human HAND is used to illustrate this book,
it's the thumb which compares to chapter five, and to the "malefactor" (not the 'thief') who appealed to Jesus in Lk23:42 KJV.
