Books of the Bible

Question 1

How many books are in the Bible?

Answer 1

66

Question 2

How many books are in the Old Writings *(a.k.a. Old Testament) *?

Answer 2

39

Question 3

**How many books are in the New Writings (a.k.a. New Testament) **?

Answer 3

27

Question 4

What is the collection of the first five (5) books called?

Answer 4

Hebrew: Torah

Greek: Pentateuch

Also known as the Law

Question 5

What is the Hebrew Bible called?

Hint: Old Writings

Answer 5

Tanakh

Acronym of:

• Torah (Law)
• Nevi’im (Prophets)
• Ketuvim (Writings)

Also, in the Oral reference, it is called the Talmud, which means instruction or learning.

Question 6

What are the books of the Torah?

Answer 6

• Bereishith (In the beginning…) (Genesis)
• Shemoth (The names…) (Exodus)
• Vayiqra (And He called…) (Leviticus)
• Bamidbar (In the wilderness…) (Numbers)
• Devarim (The words…) (Deuteronomy)

Question 7

What are the books of the Nevi’im (Prophets)?

Answer 7

• Yehoshua (Joshua)
• Shoftim (Judges)
• Shmuel (I &II Samuel)
• Melakhim
• (I & II Kings)
• Yeshayah (Isaiah)
• Yirmyah (Jeremiah)
• Yechezqel (Ezekiel)
• The Twelve (treated as one book):
  
  • Hoshea (Hosea)
  • Yoel (Joel)
  • Amos
  • Ovadyah (Obadiah)
  • Yonah (Jonah)
  • Mikhah (Micah)
  • Nachum
  • Chavaqquq (Habbakkuk)
  • Tzefanyah (Zephaniah)
  • Chaggai
  • Zekharyah (Zechariah)
  • Malakhi

Question 8

What are the books of the Kethuvim (The Writings)?

Answer 8

• Tehillim (Psalms)
• Mishlei (Proverbs)
• Iyov (Job)
• Shir Ha-Shirim (Song of Songs)
• Ruth
• Eikhah (Lamentations)
• Qoheleth (the author’s name) (Ecclesiastes)
• Esther
• Daniel
• Ezra & Nechemyah (Nehemiah) (treated as one book)
• Divrei Ha-Yamim (The words of the days) (Chronicles)

Question 9

What are the Four Gospels?

Answer 9

• Matthew
• Mark
• Luke
• John

Question 10

How many letters did Paul write that are in the Canon of Scripture?

Answer 10

13

(14 if you include Hebrews)

Question 11

How many letters did Peter write that are in the Canon of Scripture?

Answer 11

2

Question 12

How many writings are from the apostle John in the New Writings?

Answer 12

5

Question 13

What are the writings of Paul?

Answer 13

• Romans
• 1 Corinthians
• 2 Corinthians
• Galatians
• Ephesians
• Philippians
• Colossians
• 1 Thessalonians
• 2 Thessalonians
• 1 Timothy
• 2 Timothy
• Titus
• Philemon
• Hebrews (thought by some)

Question 14

What is the central, consistent theme for the Bible?

Answer 14

The redemption of man.

Question 15

How many different authors are there in the Bible?

Answer 15

40

Question 16

The totality of the Bible was written over how many years?

Answer 16

over 15oo years.

Question 17

How many languages was the totality of Scripture written in?

Answer 17

3

• Hebrew
• Greek
• Aramaic

Question 18

How many continents were the writings of the Bible written in?

Answer 18

3

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe