The Bible is divided into two major divisions: The Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament consists of thirty-nine books and the New Testament is made up of twenty-seven books, a total of sixty-six books all together.
Both testaments, or covenants (old and new) are divided by a grouping of the various books into different kinds of literature, time frames of history, poetry and wisdom literature, prophecy and so forth. So, lets’ begin with the Old Testament division or grouping of books . . .
Old Testament
The Old Testament was written over roughly a thousand-year period and is divided into five sections:
The Pentateuch
Pentateuch is a Greek word that literally means “five books” or “five scrolls”. It refers to the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus. Continue reading “What are the Divisions of the Sixty-Six Books of the Bible?”