Parts of the Bible

Parts of the Bible

Main Parts

Books of the Old Testament

Books of the New Testament

2 Main Parts of the Bible

• Old Testament consist of 39 books

• New Testament consist of 27 books

• Total number of books in the bible: 66 books from different authors

The Old Testament is divided into 4 divisions namely:

•  The first division is called Pentateuch, which comprises Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

• The second division is called the Historical Books and includes twelve writings: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.

• The third division is called the Poetical Books (or Wisdom Books) and contains Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs).

• The fourth division is called the Prophetic Books and includes five Major Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel) and twelve Minor Prophets (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi).

Books of the New Testament

• The New Testament also includes four major divisions. The first division is the Gospels, which comprises Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

• The second division includes the Historical Book, the book of Acts.

• The third division is the Epistles. These include the thirteen Pauline Epistles (Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon) and the eight General Epistles (Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, and Jude).

• The fourth division includes the Prophetic Book, the book of Revelation.

Who, When, What and How?

These 66 books were written over approximately 1,400 years by 40 different authors in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. The writings were affirmed by early church leaders (Jewish leaders in the case of the Old Testament writings). The 66 books of the Bible are the inspired words of God that are used to make disciples (Matthew 28:18–20) and develop believers today (2 Timothy 3:16–17). The Bible was not created by mere human wisdom but was inspired by God (2 Peter 1:20–21) and will last forever (Matthew 24:35).

While the Bible addresses many topics, its central message is that the Jewish Messiah, Jesus Christ, came into the world to provide the way of salvation for all people (John 3:16). It is only through the Jesus Christ of the Bible that a person can be saved (John 14:16; Acts 4:12). “Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ” (Romans 10:17).

Multiple Choice

How many books are there in the Bible?

• 5

• 15

• 55

• 66

Multiple Choice

They are called Books of the Pentateuch.

• the book of Revelation

• Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

• Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

• Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs).

Multiple Choice

The are called books of the Gospel.

• Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

• the book of Acts

• Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther

• Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

Multiple Select

The New Testament also includes four major divisions, they are:

• Pentateuch, Gospel, Epistle and Historical Books

• Historical Books, Prophetic books, Gospel, Pentateuch

• Gospels, Historical book, Epistle and Prophetic

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

The Bible was written by ______ different authors.

• 5

• 30

• 1

• 40

Multiple Select

“Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ” is a bible verse from..

• Romans 10:17

• Acts 5:10

• Ephesians 6:1

• Deuteronomy 5:10