{"id":44962,"date":"2020-11-03T22:17:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T19:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=44962"},"modified":"2025-05-08T23:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:45:02","slug":"how-many-books-are-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/11\/03\/how-many-books-are-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Books Are in the Bible?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"flex basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:24px] grow overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"relative h-full\">\n<div class=\"flex h-full flex-col overflow-y-auto [scrollbar-gutter:stable_both-edges] @[84rem]\/thread:pt-(--header-height)\">\n<div class=\"@thread-xl\/thread:pt-header-height mt-1.5 flex flex-col text-sm keyboard-open:pb-[calc(var(--composer-height,100px)+var(--screen-keyboard-height,0))] pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ade401bf-038c-4969-90bf-db013020b44d\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"359\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Holy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bible <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">contains <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">total <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><strong data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"240\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">66 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">according <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">canon <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">accepted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">by <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">most <\/span><strong data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"296\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Protestant<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">denominations. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">These <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">divided <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">into <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">two <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">main <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sections:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"432\">\n<li data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"397\">\n<p data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"397\"><strong data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"384\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Old <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Testament<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\"> \u2013 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">39 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"432\">\n<p data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"432\"><strong data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"421\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">New <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Testament<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\"> \u2013 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">27 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"470\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">List <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Old <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Testament <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Books:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"1020\">\n<li data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"484\">\n<p data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"484\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Genesis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"496\">\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"496\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Exodus<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"497\" data-end=\"511\">\n<p data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"511\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Leviticus<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"524\">\n<p data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"524\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Numbers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"541\">\n<p data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"541\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Deuteronomy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"553\">\n<p data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"553\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Joshua<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"565\">\n<p data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"565\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Judges<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"575\">\n<p data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"575\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Ruth<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"589\">\n<p data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"589\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Samuel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"604\">\n<p data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"604\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Samuel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"618\">\n<p data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"618\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Kings<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"632\">\n<p data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"632\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Kings<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"651\">\n<p data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"651\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Chronicles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"670\">\n<p data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"670\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Chronicles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"681\">\n<p data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"681\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Ezra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"696\">\n<p data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"696\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Nehemiah<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"709\">\n<p data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"709\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Esther<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"719\">\n<p data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"719\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Job<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"732\">\n<p data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"732\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Psalms<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"747\">\n<p data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"747\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Proverbs<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"766\">\n<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"766\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Ecclesiastes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"788\">\n<p data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"788\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Song <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Solomon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"801\">\n<p data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"801\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Isaiah<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"816\">\n<p data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"816\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jeremiah<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"835\">\n<p data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"835\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Lamentations<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"849\">\n<p data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"849\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Ezekiel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"862\">\n<p data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"862\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Daniel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"874\">\n<p data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"874\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Hosea<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"885\">\n<p data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"885\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Joel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"896\">\n<p data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"896\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Amos<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"910\">\n<p data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"910\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Obadiah<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"922\">\n<p data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"922\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jonah<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"934\">\n<p data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"934\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Micah<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"946\">\n<p data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"946\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Nahum<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"961\">\n<p data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"961\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Habakkuk<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"977\">\n<p data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"977\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Zephaniah<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"990\">\n<p data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"990\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Haggai<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1006\">\n<p data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1006\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Zechariah<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1020\">\n<p data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1020\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Malachi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1058\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">List <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">New <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Testament <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Books:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1452\">\n<li data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1072\">\n<p data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1072\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Matthew<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1082\">\n<p data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1082\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Mark<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1092\">\n<p data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1092\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Luke<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1102\">\n<p data-start=\"1096\" data-end=\"1102\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">John<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1112\">\n<p data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1112\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Acts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1124\">\n<p data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1124\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Romans<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1143\">\n<p data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1143\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Corinthians<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1162\">\n<p data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1162\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Corinthians<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1177\">\n<p data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1177\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Galatians<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1193\">\n<p data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1193\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Ephesians<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1211\">\n<p data-start=\"1198\" data-end=\"1211\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Philippians<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1228\">\n<p data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1228\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Colossians<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1250\">\n<p data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1250\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Thessalonians<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1272\">\n<p data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1272\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Thessalonians<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1273\" data-end=\"1288\">\n<p data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1288\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Timothy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1304\">\n<p data-start=\"1293\" data-end=\"1304\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Timothy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1316\">\n<p data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1316\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Titus<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1331\">\n<p data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1331\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Philemon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1345\">\n<p data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1345\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Hebrews<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1357\">\n<p data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1357\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">James<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1371\">\n<p data-start=\"1362\" data-end=\"1371\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Peter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1385\">\n<p data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1385\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Peter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1398\">\n<p data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1398\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">John<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1411\">\n<p data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1411\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">John<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1424\">\n<p data-start=\"1416\" data-end=\"1424\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">3 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">John<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1435\">\n<p data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1435\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jude<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1452\">\n<p data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1452\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Revelation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1457\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1485\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Other <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christian <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bibles<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1585\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Some <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christian <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">traditions <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">include <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">additional <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">not <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">found <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Protestant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bible. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">For <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"2091\">\n<li data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1898\">\n<p data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1898\"><strong data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1617\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Roman <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Catholic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bible<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">includes <\/span><strong data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1639\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">73 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">It <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">contains <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">66 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Protestant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bible <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">7 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">additional <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">known <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><em data-start=\"1728\" data-end=\"1752\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Deuterocanonical <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books<\/span><\/em><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">) <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">such <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><em data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1850\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tobit, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Judith, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Wisdom <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Solomon, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Sirach (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Ecclesiasticus), <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Baruch, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 &amp; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Maccabees<\/span><\/em><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">well <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">additions <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><em data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"1884\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Daniel<\/span><\/em> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><em data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"1897\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Esther<\/span><\/em><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1900\" data-end=\"2091\">\n<p data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"2091\"><strong data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"1929\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Eastern <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Orthodox <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bibles<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">include <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">even <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">more <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">depending <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">on <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">branch, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sometimes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">totaling <\/span><strong data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2012\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">76 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">more<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">These <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">include <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">other <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">writings <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">like <\/span><em data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2061\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">3 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Maccabees<\/span><\/em><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">, <\/span><em data-start=\"2063\" data-end=\"2074\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Psalm <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">151<\/span><\/em><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><em data-start=\"2080\" data-end=\"2090\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Esdras<\/span><\/em><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2310\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">These <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">additional <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">referred <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">by <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Protestants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><strong data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2167\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Apocrypha<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">meaning &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">hidden&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">non-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">canonical.&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Protestants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">generally <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">do <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">not <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">consider <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">them <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">divinely <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">inspired <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">authoritative <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">establishing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">doctrine.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2315\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2358\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Why <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Do <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Protestants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Use <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Only <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">66 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Books?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2360\" data-end=\"2694\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><strong data-start=\"2364\" data-end=\"2390\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Protestant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Reformation<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">16th <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">century <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">emphasized <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">returning <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Hebrew <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Scriptures <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Old <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Testament, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">which <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">did <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">not <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">include <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Deuterocanonical <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Reformers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">like <\/span><strong data-start=\"2545\" data-end=\"2562\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Martin <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Luther<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">questioned <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">authority <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">divine <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">inspiration <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Apocryphal <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">writings, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">resulting <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">their <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">exclusion <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">from <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Protestant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">canon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2696\" data-end=\"2836\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">66 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">books <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">used <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">by <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Protestants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">widely <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">recognized <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><strong data-start=\"2754\" data-end=\"2775\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">divinely <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">inspired<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">authoritative. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">As <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">stated <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><strong data-start=\"2808\" data-end=\"2835\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Timothy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">3:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">16\u2013<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">17 (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">ESV)<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2838\" data-end=\"3042\">\n<p data-start=\"2840\" data-end=\"3042\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">All <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Scripture <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">breathed <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">out <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">by <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">God <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">profitable <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">teaching, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">reproof, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">correction, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">training <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">righteousness,<\/span><br data-start=\"2970\" data-end=\"2973\" \/><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">man <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">God <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">may <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">be <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">complete, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">equipped <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">every <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">good <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr data-start=\"3044\" data-end=\"3047\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"3049\" data-end=\"3063\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Final <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Note<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3065\" data-end=\"3340\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">While <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">different <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christian <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">traditions <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">have <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">differing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">biblical <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">canons, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><strong data-start=\"3138\" data-end=\"3155\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">66-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">book <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">canon<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">used <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">by <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Protestants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">remains <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">central <\/span><span 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