Books of the Bible

Here's a list of the books of the Bible for the SabbathIdeas.org activities which require this list.

Bible chapter and verse counts: 

BOOK BOOKS / AUTHORS CHAP VERSES
 Old Testament  39 /  929 23,145
 New Testament 27 /  260 7,958
BIBLE TOTAL 66 /  1,189 31,103
OLD TESTAMENT: AUTHOR / TYPE CHAP VERSES
 1. Genesis Moses / Law (The Torah/Pentateuch) 50 1,533
 2. Exodus Moses / Law (The Torah/Pentateuch) 40 1,213
 3. Leviticus Moses / Law (The Torah/Pentateuch) 27 859
 4. Numbers Moses / Law (The Torah/Pentateuch) 36 1,288
 5. Deuteronomy Moses / Law (The Torah/Pentateuch) 34 959
 6. Joshua Joshua / History 24 658
 7. Judges Samuel / History 21 618
 8. Ruth Samuel / History 4 85
 9. 1 Samuel Samuel / History 31 810
 10. 2 Samuel Samuel / History 24 695
 11. 1 Kings Jeremiah / History 22 816
 12. 2 Kings Jeremiah / History 25 719
 13. 1 Chronicles Ezra / History 29 942
 14. 2 Chronicles Ezra / History 36 822
 15. Ezra Ezra / History 10 280
 16. Nehemiah Nehemiah / History 13 406
 17. Esther Mordecai / History 10 167
 18. Job Job / Poetry 42 1,070
 19. Psalms David / Poetry 150 2,461
 20. Proverbs Solomon / Poetry 31 915
 21. Ecclesiastes Solomon / Poetry 12 222
 22. Song of Solomon Solomon / Poetry (Song of Songs) 8 117
 23. Isaiah Isaiah / Major Prophets 66 1,292
 24. Jeremiah Jeremiah / Major Prophets 52 1,364
 25. Lamentations Jeremiah / Major Prophets 5 154
 26. Ezekiel Ezekiel / Major Prophets 48 1,273
 27. Daniel Daniel / Major Prophets 12 357
 28. Hosea Hosea / Minor Prophets 14 197
 29. Joel Joel / Minor Prophets 3 73
 30. Amos Amos / Minor Prophets 9 146
 31. Obadiah Obadiah / Minor Prophets 1 21
 32. Jonah Jonah / Minor Prophets 4 48
 33. Micah Michah / Minor Prophets 7 105
 34. Nahum Nahum / Minor Prophets 3 47
 35. Habakkuk Habakkuk / Minor Prophets 3 56
 36. Zephaniah Zephaniah / Minor Prophets 3 53
 37. Haggai Haggai / Minor Prophets 2 38
 38. Zechariah Zechariah / Minor Prophets 14 211
 39. Malachi Malachi / Minor Prophets 4 55
NEW TESTAMENT: AUTHOR / TYPE CHAP VERSES
 1. Matthew Mathew / Gospel 28 1,071
 2. Mark John Mark / Gospel 16 678
 3. Luke Luke / Gospel 24 1,151
 4. John John the Apostle / Gospel 21 879
 5. Acts Luke / History 28 1,007
 6. Romans Paul / Letter 16 433
 7. 1 Corinthians Paul / Letter 16 437
 8. 2 Corinthians Paul / Letter 13 257
 9. Galatians Paul / Letter 6 149
 10. Ephesians Paul / Letter 6 155
 11. Philippians Paul / Letter 4 104
 12. Colossians Paul / Letter 4 95
 13. 1 Thessalonians Paul / Letter 5 89
 14. 2 Thessalonians Paul / Letter 3 47
 15. 1 Timothy Paul / Letter 6 113
 16. 2 Timothy Paul / Letter 4 83
 17. Titus Paul / Letter 3 46
 18. Philemon Paul / Letter 1 25
 19. Hebrews Paul, Apollos, Barnabas / Epistle 13 303
 20. James James, brother of Jesus / Epistle 5 108
 21. 1 Peter Peter / Epistle 5 105
 22. 2 Peter Peter / Epistle 3 61
 23. 1 John John the Apostle / Epistle 5 105
 24. 2 John John the Apostle / Epistle 1 13
 25. 3 John John the Apostle / Epistle 1 15
 26. Jude Jude, brother of Jesus / Epistle 1 25
 27. Revelation John the Apostle / Prophecy 22 404