Bible Books
Introduction to the 66 books of the Bible
The
Bible consists of 66 books. 39 in
the Old Testament (OT), and 27 in the New Testament (NT).
They were written over a period of some 1400+ years
by at least 40+ authors. Yet they all have the
same theme: they speak of Christ Jn.5:39
Originally the scriptures would have been written down on scrolls in columns, the idea of chapters and verses is quite a [relatively] modern innovation. Like verses and chapters, outlines were not in the original text; they present, however, a useful guide to the message of the book. The suggested outlines are offered as guide in studying the scriptures.
Over time it is hoped to have an outline of all 66 books; those already done have links to them from the following list; the latest additions are marked with an *
Originally the scriptures would have been written down on scrolls in columns, the idea of chapters and verses is quite a [relatively] modern innovation. Like verses and chapters, outlines were not in the original text; they present, however, a useful guide to the message of the book. The suggested outlines are offered as guide in studying the scriptures.
Over time it is hoped to have an outline of all 66 books; those already done have links to them from the following list; the latest additions are marked with an *
Outline index |
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| Old Testament |
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| Gen. |
Ex. |
Lev. |
Num. |
Dt. |
Jos. |
Jud. |
Ruth. |
I Sam. |
II Sam. |
I Kgs. |
II Kgs. |
I Chr. |
| II Chr. |
Ezra | Neh. | Est | Job | Ps. | Prov. | Eccl. | SongSol | Isa. | Jer. | Lam. | Ezk |
| Dan. | Hos. | Joel | Amos | Obad. | Jonah | Mic. | Nahum | Hab. | Zeph. |
Hagg. | Zech. | Mal. |
New Testament |
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| Matt. |
Mk. |
Lk. |
Jn. |
Acts |
Rom. |
I Cor. |
II Cor. |
Gal. |
Eph. |
Phil. |
Col. |
I Thess. |
| II Thess. |
I Tim. |
II Tim. |
Titus |
Philemon |
Heb. |
James |
I Pet. |
II Pet. |
I Jn. |
II Jn. |
III Jn. |
Jude |
| Rev. |
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Some Facts
The following facts are based on the King James Version (KJV) or Authorised version (AV) of the Bible.| Old Testament: chapters |
929 | *
This means that the Bible can be read all the way through
in one year by just reading , on average, 3.25 chapters per
day; or the O.T. ONCE by reading 2.5 of its
chapters/day
and the N.T. THREE times by reading just over 2 of its
chapters/day. ** I have not personally counted them! |
| New Testament:
chapters |
260 |
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| Total no. of Chapters |
1189 * |
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| Number
of verses |
31,102** |
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| Number
of words |
775,693** |
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| Longest verse |
Est. 8:9 |
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| Shortest verse |
Jn.11:35 |
Old Testament
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New Testament
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