Parts of the Bible
In general: books, chapters, and verses, such as Daniel 2:3
Old Testament /
Hebrew Bible
Apocrypha /
Deuterocanonical Books
• 39 books
• Covers time before birth
of Jesus
• Translated from Hebrew
• 3 main types of books
• The Law (Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers,
Deuteronomy)
• The Prophets (e.g.
Isaiah, Jeremiah)
• The Writings (e.g.
Psalms, Proverbs)
• Not in the Hebrew Bible,
but are in the Septuagint
(Greek version of the Old
Testament)
• Not recognized by
Protestants as part of the
Bible
New Testament
• 27 books
• Begins with birth of Jesus
• Translated from Greek
• 4 types of books
• Gospels (Matthew,
Mark, Luke, John)
• History (Acts of the
Apostles)
• Letters / Epistles (21 of
them, e.g. Romans, 1
Corinthians, Galatians,
1 John)
• Apocalypse
(Revelation)