Major Sections of the Bible |
The Bible - 8 major sections |
OLD Testament: 23,145 vs 929 chapters 39 Books NEW Testament: 7,957 vs 260 chapters 27 Books Bible: 31,102 vs 1,189 chapters 66 Books Read the Bible in 1 year - 3 chapters a day John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. (NASB: New American Standard Bible) |
Luke 24:44-47 Now He said to them, "These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." 45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and He said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. (NASB) |
the Sections: |
Books in section: |
Selected verse from section: |
1) THE LAW |
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy |
Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" (NASB) |
2) HISTORY |
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel,1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther |
Nehemiah 1:7 We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.(NASB) |
3) WISDOM (Psalms) |
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiates, Song of Solomon |
Proverbs 3:13 How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding. (NASB) |
4) PROPHETS |
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi |
Daniel 10:14 Now I have come to give you an understanding of what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to the days yet future." (NASB) |
5) GOSPELS |
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts |
John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am." (NASB) |
6) PAUL |
Romans, First Corinthians, Second Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, First Thessalonians, Second Thessalonians, First Timothy, Second Timothy, Titus, Philemon |
1 Timothy 2:7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. (NASB) |
7) LETTERS |
Hebrews, James, First Peter, Second Peter, First John, Second John, Third John, Jude |
Hebrews 1:1-2 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. (NASB) |
8) REVELATION |
Revelation |
Revelation 19:10b For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." (NASB) |