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| See this page in: German (Deutsch) \\ \\ The Bible is unique among “Holy Books;” it is rooted in and intertwined with actual human history.

\\ \\ The Bible claims to be “the word of God.”

It records the interaction of God with historical people and nations.

It reveals the meaning of life and the responsibility of human beings to their Creator.

| | \\ *KIDS* - learn more about the World’s Most Amazing Book in our Kid Explorers section - Go |

*books* -- The Bible is actually a collection of books, some long, some short.

This book of books is the world’s all-time best seller and the world’s most translated book.

| *Two major sections* |

\\ The Bible’s *two major sections* are the Old Testament and the New Testament.

(What’s so new about the New Testament?)

(Answer also available in Hungarian, Spanish)

| *The Old Testament* has… \\ * 39 books

* 929 chapters

* 23,214 verses

* 593,493 words

* Longest book: Psalms

* Shortest book: Obadiah (3rd shortest book in the Bible)

| *The New Testament* has… \\ * 27 books

* 260 chapters

* 7,959 verses

* 181,253 words

* Longest book: Acts

* Shortest book in the Bible: 3 John (fewest number of words ~/ 2 John has more words, but one fewer verses.)

* 5 history books (Acts and the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)

* 21 letters (epistles)

* 1 book of prophecy (Revelation)

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| *The nine sub-sections of the Bible.*

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\\ The Bible’s *books are arranged by TYPE*, rather than chronologically.

\\ | 1. \\ Books of Moses and the Law | 2. \\ History books (about God’s chosen people, Israel) | 3. \\ Wisdom books | 4. \\ Prophets' books (beginning with the most major five first) | 5. \\ Gospels (Jesus Life and the way of salvation) |

| 6. \\ History of the early church (Acts) | 7. \\ Paul’s letters | 8. \\ Other letters | 9. \\ Apocalypse (Book of Revelation) |   |

\\ | *Learn about each of the 66 books (description and background)…* |

| OLD TESTAMENT: \\ * Genesis

* Exodus

* Leviticus

* Numbers

* Deuteronomy

* Joshua

* Judges

* Ruth

* 1 & 2 Samuel

* 1 & 2 Kings

* 1 & 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 & 2 Thessalonians

* 1 Timothy

* 2 Timothy

* Titus

* Philemon

* Hebrews

* James

* 1 Peter

* 2 Peter

* 1 John

* 2 John

* 3 John

* Jude

* Revelation

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\\ | *Illustrated chronological summary of the Bible* |

\\ | \\ Multimedia journey through the Bible |

Want to understand the Bible better?

Start with God’s Story, a wonderful, multimedia summary of the Bible, chronologically from Creation to eternity.

\\ *Chronological teaching* -- Why use this method?

See recommended resources.

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