Bible Facts Statistics Books in the Bible: 66 Chapters in the Bible: 1,189 Verses in the Bible: 31,102 Midpoint: between verses 1 and 2 of Psalms 103 Longest verse: Esther 8:9 (90 words, 426 letters) Shortest verse: John 11:35 (2 words, 9 letters) Book with the most chapters: Psalms (150 chapters) Chapter with the most verses: Psalms 119 (176 verses) Biblical Structure The Old Testament consists traditionally of three major sections: the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings. The Law consists of the the first five books of the Old Testament. This section is also called the Torah or the Pentateuch. The Prophets are in two groups: the Former Prophets (Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings), and the Latter Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hoseah, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi). Of the Latter Prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel are considered Major Prophets, with the rest being Minor Prophets. This designation refers to the volume of writing rather than the content of the books. The Writings consist of three groups: Wisdom (Psalms, Proverbs, and Job), Scrolls (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther), and Histories (Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles). Though it contains significant prophetic passages, the book of Daniel is considered belonging to the Historical Writings. Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem. Each section begins with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The New Testament consists of four major sections: the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and the Revelation. The Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. They detail the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. The Acts of the Apostles consist of one book, Acts. The Epistles are letters written by the apostles to different churches. The Revelation of Jesus Christ to John the apostle deals with end-time prophecies. History The oldest book of the Bible is Job, estimated to have been written around 1100 BC. The newest book of the Old Testament is Malachi, written about 400 BC. The New Testament was written in the period between 45 and 95 AD, the newest book being Revelation. The Old Testament was written mostly in Hebrew, with just a few passages written in Aramaic. The New Testament was written in Greek. The Old Testament was canonized around 300 BC. The New Testament was canonized around 375 AD.
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