Bible Facts

The Books of the Bible

The Old Testament has 17 Historical, 5 Poetical, and 17 Prophetic books in it.

• The 17 Historical Books are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.
• The 5 Poetical Books are: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon,
• The 17 Prophetic Books are: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.

The New Testament has 4 Gospels, Acts, 21 Epistles, and Revelation in it.

• The 4 Gospels are: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John,
• The 21 Epistles are: Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude.

• The Bible contains 1189 chapters.
  The Old Testament has 929 chapters and the New Testament has 260 chapters.
  The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, and the shortest is Psalm 117.
  The longest verse is Esther 8:9, and the shortest is John 11:35.
  
  The Bible was written:

  • over a 1500 year span (from 1400 B.C to A.D. 100)
  • over 40 generations
  • over 40 authors from many walks of life (i.e. - kings, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, poets, statesmen, scholars)
  • in different places (i.e. - wilderness, dungeon, palaces)
  • at different times (i.e. - war, peace)
  • in different moods (i.e. - heights of joy, depths of despair)
  • on three continents (Asia, Africa, and Europe)
  • in three languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek)

  Various passages which speak of Jesus Christ as God – John 1:1, John 20:28, Romans 9:5, Philippians 2:11, and Colossians 1:16.
  
  Various passages which speak of Jesus Christ's humanity – John 1:14,Luke 2:7, Luke 2:40, Luke 8:23, John 4:6 and Hebrews 4:15.
  
  Types of biblical prayers:

  • Confession (Psalm 51; Luke 18:10-24)
  • Praise (1 Chronicles 29:10-13; Luke 1:46-55)
  • Thanksgiving (Psalm 105:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
  • Petition (Genesis 24:12-14; Acts 1:24-26)
  • Intercession (Exodus 32:11-13; Philippians 1:9-11)
  • Commitment (1 Kings 8:56-61; Acts 4:24-30)
  • Forgiveness (Daniel 9:4-19; Acts 7:60)
  • Confidence (Psalm 23; Luke 2:29-32)
  • Benediction (Numbers 6:24-26; Jude 24)