How many books are in the King James Bible?

Answer 1

The King James Bible (KJV) Bible is divided into two main sections: the Old Testament and the New Testament. The entire Protestant Bible is made up of 66 books from Genesis to Revelation.

Old Testament

The first five books of the Bible are known as the Pentateuch (or Torah from Hebrew scriptures). "Penta" meaning "5" and "teuch" meaning book(s).

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy

Followed by:

• Joshua
• Judges
• Ruth
• 1 Samuel
• 2 Samuel
• 1 Kings
• 2 Kings
• 1 Chronicles
• 2 Chronicles
• Ezra
• Nehemiah
• Esther
• Job
• Psalms
• Proverbs
• Ecclesiastes,
• Song of Solomon
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah
• Lamentations
• Ezekiel
• Daniel
• Hosea
• Joel
• Amos
• Obadiah
• Jonah
• Micah
• Nahum
• Habakkuk
• Zephaniah
• Haggai
• Zechariah
• Malachi

New Testament

• Matthew
• Mark
• Luke
• John
• Acts
• Romans
• 1 Corinthians
• 2 Corinthians
• Galatians
• Ephesians
• Philippians
• Colossians
• 1 Thessalonians
• 2 Thessalonians
• 1 Timothy
• 2 Timothy
• Titus
• Philemon
• Hebrews
• James
• 1 Peter
• 2 Peter
• 1 John
• 2 John
• 3 John
• Jude
• Revelation

Additionally

The original 1611 King James Bible included an Apocrypha section which included the deuterocanonical books (Judith, Tolbit, Maccabees, etc.) that are in Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Bibles, but have since been removed from Protestant Bibles. There is a long-standing debate between Catholics and Protestants on the inclusion of these books in the Bible.

These books are

• 1 Esdras (Vulgate 3 Esdras)
• 2 Esdras (Vulgate 4 Esdras)
• Tobit
• Judith ("Judeth" in Geneva)
• Rest of Esther (Vulgate Esther 10:4 - 16:24)
• Wisdom
• Ecclesiasticus (also known as Sirach)
• Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremy ("Jeremiah" in Geneva) (all part of Vulgate Baruch)
• Song of the Three Children (Vulgate Daniel 3:24-90)
• Story of Susanna (Vulgate Daniel 13)
• The Idol Bel and the Dragon (Vulgate Daniel 14)
• Prayer of Manasses (Daniel)
• 1 Maccabees
• 2 Maccabees

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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