Some editions drop certain verses, such as matthew 17. First of all you must know the total number books of the bible. One interesting fact about the bible is how many chapters the bible has. Number of verses per book in the bible old testament. The canon of scripture is the list of 73 books that belong to the bible. The map above shows, in realtime, people reading biblica bible translations on the youversion bible app. Some protestants believe that the catholic church added 7 books to the bible at the council of trent in response to luthers reformation, but that couldnt be further from the truth. The bible book of numbers with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study.
The following is a breakdown of the letters paul wrote and the possible timeframes in which he wrote them. The quran calls the first five books of the old testament the tawrat. The bible is actually two compilations put together at separate times. Number of verses per book in the bible new testament number of verses by book and chapter new testament bible stats. Based on the king james authorized version, the following table delineates how many chapters, verses, and words there are in the bible. Chapters and verses of the bible bible stats number of verses by book and chapter new testament thebible. 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. There are 39 books in the old testament and 27 in the new testament. By the way, if you want to know what i think of logos. Catholic bible 101 the bible 73 or 66 books catholicbible101 is the website that explains catholic teachings in plain, easy to understand english.
The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Each bible will have a different number as the translators try to accurately. The books also relate the history of the jewish nation. May 31, 2018 join don blackwell as he looks at the background and context for recognizing the canon of inspired books in the bible. A fresh look at the historic doctrines that separate christians kregel publications. The english name of the book comes from the septuagint the prechristian greek translation of the ot and is based on the census lists found in. However when it comes to verses, words and letters, there are a wide variety of numbers floating around. May i please use them in my new poetry book called everlasting love its all about the.
In the catholic religion the holy bible is composed of 73 books. If you look at how many words are in the bible, the answer varies depending on which version of the bible you look at and who you ask. How many books in total are in the roman catholic bible. Each bible will have a different number as the translators try to accurately communicate the sense of the original hebrew. I was fascinated by the word count of the books in the bible. Samuel, kings, and chronicles are each one book rather than two. Why barbara spear webster given a in memory of on murder she wrote. 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. Many books and websites list faulty statistics on the king james bible. Bible statistics, number of chapter, number of verses. In total, the bible is composed of 1,189 chapters, divided between the old testament and the new testament. The protestant bibles have 66 books, 7 less than the catholic bibles. Is the angel gabriel that appeared to muhammad and taught him the verses of the holy quran the same gabriel thats in the old testament of the bible. The truth about the apocrypha and the lost books of the bible.
We thought you might find it interesting to also see some more facts and figures about the bible s 66 different books. Study all bible books online in over 50 translations. The longest chapter is found in psalm 119, and the middle and shortest chapter is psalm 117. Sometimes the one book collecting dust on the bookshelf is the bible.
These 319 words account for 110,425 word occurrences, or 79. How many chapters, verses, and words are in the bible. Yet this need to own at least one copy of the inspired word of god drives the bible to being a top selling book every year whether it is opened or not. Protestants agree with judaism, as to which books comprise the. See books of the bible in order to know the complete ordered list. Amazing bible facts and statistics compiled from various sites and sources bible facts. I know that overall, in terms of total new english language books published in north america, the number has ballooned from about 55,000 a year when i started in publishing in the mid90s to 178,000 as of. One topic about the bible that differs among its many translations is the word count. I have heard it said that prophecy is one of the stronger proofs pointing to the fact that the bible is from god. Dec 12, 2006 a total of 73 books in the catholic and orthodox bibles and my kjv bible is 66. Apocrypha books list official king james bible online. How many chapters in the bible old testament new testament. For the edition of the bible without chapters and verses, see the books of the bible.
This discrepancy is due to the fact that the protestant bibles. Each of the books of the bible is divided into different sections. Catholic bible 101 the bible73 or 66 books catholicbible101 is the website that explains catholic teachings in plain, easy to understand english. Books of the catholic bible comparison of catholic and. The new testament is made up of the remaining 27 books protestant. Numbers bible book with full chapters king james version.
The text is missing a total of 10 pages, six at the beginning and four in the middle of the text. This book of books is the worlds alltime bestseller several billion copies and the worlds most translated book bible s 2 major sections. This helps to find books and verses more quickly, and i encourage everyone who wants to use their bible more effectively to do so. The jewish tanakh sometimes called the hebrew bible contains 24 books divided into three parts. M any people like to memorize the list of the books of the bible in the order they are found in their version of the scriptures. Bible books and number of chapters bible stats number of verses by book and chapter new testament thebible.
The bible is actually a collection of books some long, some short. Apocrypha books list list of apocryphal books and chapters from the king james bible kjv was the apocrypha part of the king james bible. Ivp behind the books how many new christian books are. Full list order for the books of the bible with introductions and summaries including both the old and new testament. The book has a long and complex history, but its final form is probably due to a priestly redaction i. Old testament new testament total books 39 27 66 chapters 929 260 1,189. Here are five books that are not included in the bible that every christian should read. The bible is composed of 66 books by 40 different writers over 1500 years. Many recognize them as good, but not on the level of the other books of the bible.
In christianity, the old testament is the name of the first part of the bible, the one written before jesus christ. 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. If you count the letters of old testament there are three letters in old and nine in testament. The last 27 books of the bible, from matthew to revelation, were written in greek. Then 3 squared equals 9, so there are 39 books in the old testament.
Bible believers believe that god wrote the bible using human writers. Athanasius came up with a list of 73 books for the bible that he believed to be divinely inspired. This gives the bible an accepted total of 31,103 verses. The first four books of the new testament, matthew, mark, luke and john, are referred to as the gospels. One popular version of the bible is the king james version. What is the total number of books in the old testament and in. The hebrew bible roughly equates to the 39 books of the protestant old testament, but it is composed of 24 books that are. Psalm 117, the shortest chapter, is also the middle chapter of the bible, being the 595th chapter. A bible in the university of gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves.
I know that overall, in terms of total new english language books published in north america, the number has ballooned from about 55,000 a year when i started in publishing in the mid90s to 178,000 as of 2005 or. And, as data the bible has 3,566,480 letters as a whole how many chapters does the catholic bible have in total. The hebrew bible, called the old testament by christians, is the bible written in hebrew and used in judaism. The bible s two major sections are the old testament and the new testament.
If one were to take a look at the catholic bible, for example, the additional books of the apocrypha religious texts not found in most bibles would. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Ive put together word counts for every book of the bible. These are divided between the old testament and the new testament. The new testament is the addition made by christians to include. 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. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by robertus stephanus, after the advent of printing. How many words in each book of the bible the holy word. Jan 06, 2020 find your birth year using the number of book in the bible a graphic i saw on facebook and it worked for me, does it work for you. Apr 29, 20 amazing bible facts and statistics compiled from various sites and sources bible facts. If we divide the old testament in two, we see the middle chapter being job 29 and the middle chapter of the new. The books also relate the history of the jewish nation from its earliest stage, through the giving of the law at.
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 christians list separately are combined into one book in the jewish canon. Can you tell me approximately how many prophecies the scriptures contain. Of course the number of books 66 and chapters 1,189 are fairly easy to count. Jan 02, 2020 how many books of the bible did paul write. Bible statistics, number of chapter, number of verses, number. The number of chapters, verses and words in the old testament, new testament and entire bible depends upon the bible translation.
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. The statistics below are a summary of youversion bible engagement with biblicas translations from 20 through 2018. In the original bible, there were 22 books in the old testament as this number was significant to the hebrew peoples. What are the total number of laws in the bible answers. 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. Understanding these questions can provide confidence for your faith. 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. If you do not know the answer to that, then the answer is 66. The earliest writings of the bible were likely composed in the 10th century b. This gives a total of 1,189 chapters on average, 18 per book. More than 2,100 languages have at least one book of the bible in that language.
There are 5,437 different words in the new testament. However, the exact number of verses varies depending on the bible edition and religious tradition. Why did they remove 75 books from the original bible. Why did martin luther take 7 books out of the bible. Digital bible engagement biblica the international. 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.
When referring to the bible, many people forget that there are different types of bible, just as there are religions. The additional books in the catholic bible are found in the old testament and include. May 29, 2014 ive put together word counts for every book of the bible. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of matthew in the bible new international version. Protestants agree with judaism, as to which books comprise the canon of old testament inspired holy scripture. Matthew and acts have the most chapters at 28 each. In many printed editions, the chapter number is omitted for these. The new testament of the bible is composed of 260 chapters spread across 27 books. Books of the king james bible kjv including the new testament and old testament from the king james bible online. I used the lexham hebrew bible and the nestlealand novum testamentum graece for these word counts.
This is a count of the total words not just number of uniques. Bible statistics, number of chapter, number of verses, number of pages. Anglicanism considers the apocrypha worthy of being read for example of life. The jewish scriptures are organized differently, but consist of the same books. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament. May 11, 2007 a few months ago an industry friend emailed me and asked if i knew how many new christian books are published each year. Find your birth year using the number of books in the bible. Did the apostle paul write books of the new testament. Various books cite different figures, depending upon the manner in which one. Then take 3 x 9 27, the number of books in the new testament. Total words in the 31,102 verses 788,258 not including the hebrew alphabet in psalm 119 or the superscriptions listed in some of the psalms total words in the hebrew alphabet in psalm 119 22. By comparison, the books of the catholic bible include all 66 in the previous list plus seven extra books.
Accounting for these dropped verses can add more than 20 to the total number of accepted verses. Tobias, judith, wisdom, ecclesiasticus sirach, baruch, and 1 maccabees and 2 maccabees bringing the total to 73 books. 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. This week, we will address several questions related to the bible and statistics. This summary of the book of numbers provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of numbers. Both jews and christians believe these texts to be holy.
The number of books in the bible differs between branches of religious faith. 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 idea that the bible originally consisted of a far greater number of books seems to be a persistent myth here on quora. The hebrew bible roughly equates to the 39 books of the protestant old testament, but it is composed of 24 books that are ordered, organized and titled differently. Super bible statistics herewith some of the bible statistics produced by dr. No additional use of this material may be made without written permission of kregel publications, grand rapids, mi. But, how about memorizing the authors along with the books. In judaism, the collection of inspired books is known as tanakh. These numbers are pulled from the original languages using logos bible softwareyou can see how i did it below. Together with the new testament, the total number of books is 49 which is the.
At some point, for nefarious reasons, someone ripped a bunch of books out, most likely to support their own agenda. The 66 books of the bible study resources blue letter bible. These are all of the chapters of the book of matthew. Different religious groups include different books in their biblical canons, in varying orders, and sometimes divide or combine books. Number of verses per book in the bible old testament bible stats number of verses by book and chapter old testament thebible. 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 total amounted generally to 24 books because many books. Mouseover table to find how may verses are in a book by chapter.
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