Peace & Blessings Beloved,
TGBTG for allowing us to see another day. I pray all is well with you and yours, and that your week has been fruitful & blessed thus far.
In this new Humble Servant Blog Series, Biblical Divisions, we'll analyze the various textual divisions within the canon of the Holy Bible. The Bible is comprised of two testaments, and 66 books. The word Bible actually refers to a collection or library of writings. There are 66 books in the canon of the Holy Bible.
There are 39 books in the old testament, and 27 books in the new testament. Chapters separate the Bible into blocks of text suitable for public reading, study or teaching. The Bible was first divided into chapters about 1250 by Cardinal Hugo for the purpose of reference in a Latin concordance. The Bible has a total of 1,189 chapters. The Old Testament has 929 chapters and the New Testament has 260 chapters. Verses separate the Bible text into lengths suitable for reference, quotation and memorization. New Testament quotations from the Old Testament set the pattern for the length of a verse. The New Testament was first divided into verses in 1551 by Sir Robert Stephens in his Greek New Testament. In 1560, the Geneva Bible, an English translation of the Bible made by the English exiles in Geneva, divided the entire Bible into the verses that we still use today.
For the purposes of our Humble Servant Blog Series, we're going to break down the following biblical divisions:
Old Testament
The Pentateuch
History Books
The Wisdom Literature
The Minor Prophets
The Major Prophets
New Testament
The Four Gospels
The Acts of the Apostles
The Epistles
Revelation
Graphics courtesy of comingtoJesus.com
We very much look forward to studying the bible in this new series, and we will see you in the next post, where we'll analyze the Pentateuch.
May we establish, nurture, and grow a sincere love for the word of God, and study it lovingly & faithfully.
I pray you receive this with the love intended, and apply it to wisdom.
Love you much.
Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Blessed!
-Humble Servant
P.S- If you have not given your life to Jesus Christ, I implore you to take the time to do so right now. Use John 3:16 & Romans 10:9-10 as a foundation for making your confession of faith. And use Ephesians 2:1-10 to provide proper context for your salvation.