God And His Word - A Question And Answer Approach To Understanding The Bible

JOHN HISTORY [1] THE ACTS PAULINE EPISTLES [4] ROMANS 1 CORINTHIANS 2 CORINTHIANS

2 PETER 1 JOHN 2 JOHN 3 JOHN JUDE

PROPHECY [1] THE REVELATION

GALATIANS EPHESIANS PHILIPPIANS COLOSSIANS

1 THESSALONIANS 2 THESSALONIANS

1 TIMOTHY 2 TIMOTHY TITUS PHILEMON HEBREWS

2. HOW IS THE BIBLE DIVIDED? The Bible is divided into the Old Testament, written before the coming of Jesus Christ, and the New Testament written after His ascension into Heaven. 2 Corinthians 3:14, 16. 3. HOW MANY MEN DID GOD USE IN WRITING THE BIBLE? Approximately 44 writers were used by God in the course of twenty centuries to write the Bible. Jeremiah 36:18; Galatians 6:11; 2 Thessalonians 3: 17. 4. SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE: There are 1189 chapters in the Bible; 919 in the Old Testament; 260 in the New Testament. The longest chapter is Psalms 119. The shortest chapter is Psalms 117 which is also the middle chapter of the Bible. The longest verse is Esther 8:9. The shortest verse, John 11:35. The Old Testament is approximately 3-1/2 times the size of the New Testament. 5. AN EXPLANATION OF HOW SCRIPTURE REFERENCES ARE WRITTEN. Usually Scripture references are abbreviated. If a person is taking notes, he will find it quite helpful in conserving time and space to use the following traditional approach.

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