The Bible is a book of books, 66 books* altogether, written over a period of hundreds of years by many different authors;. These 66 books are divided into two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament.
The New Testament contains 27 books and cover Jesus’s life and the work of his followers.
It starts with four Gospels (biographies of Jesus from various perspectives).
Next, comes Acts, a record of the formation and functioning of the early church.
Then is a series of letters, called epistles, written by key leaders to various churches or people. These letters comprise the bulk of the books in the New Testament.
The concluding book is Revelation.
Here is a list of the books in the New Testament.
- Matthew
- Mark
- Luke
- John
- Acts
- Romans
- First Corinthians
- Second Corinthians
- Galatians
- Ephesians
- Philippians
- Colossians
- First Thessalonians
- Second Thessalonians
- First Timothy
- Second Timothy
- Titus
- Philemon
- Hebrews
- James
- First Peter
- Second Peter
- First John
- Second John
- Third John
- Jude
- Revelation
* see Apocrypha
A lifelong student of the Bible, Peter DeHaan, PhD, wrote the 1,000-page website ABibleADay.com to encourage people to explore the Bible. His main blog and many books urge Christians to push past the status quo and reconsider how they practice their faith in every area of their lives.
