How many books are there in the Bible?

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How many books are there in the Bible?

The number of books in the Bible depends on which canon you’re using. In the common Protestant edition, there are sixty-six books: thirty-nine in the Old Testament and twenty-seven in the New Testament, totaling sixty-six. That’s the count most often used in quizzes and general Bible study. Other traditions include additional books known as deuterocanonical or apocryphal; for example, the Catholic Bible adds seven more, bringing its total to seventy-three, and some Orthodox canons include still more. So sixty-six is the standard answer for the Protestant Bible.

The number of books in the Bible depends on which canon you’re using. In the common Protestant edition, there are sixty-six books: thirty-nine in the Old Testament and twenty-seven in the New Testament, totaling sixty-six. That’s the count most often used in quizzes and general Bible study. Other traditions include additional books known as deuterocanonical or apocryphal; for example, the Catholic Bible adds seven more, bringing its total to seventy-three, and some Orthodox canons include still more. So sixty-six is the standard answer for the Protestant Bible.

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