How many books are there in the New Testament?

How many books are there in the New Testament?

• A. Twenty-Eight Books
• B. Twenty-Four Books
• C. Twenty-Six Books
• D. Twenty-Seven Books

Answer: (D)

The number being tested is how many books are in the New Testament in the standard Christian canon. In most traditions, the New Testament contains twenty-seven books. The list is organized into four sections: the Gospels (telling Jesus’ life), Acts (the early church), the letters (Paul’s letters plus Hebrews in many traditions, along with the General Epistles), and Revelation. When you count these sections in the common arrangement used in modern Bibles, you arrive at 27. Some older or differently grouped traditions count 26 by placing Hebrews outside the Pauline letters, but the widespread, contemporary tally is twenty-seven.

The number being tested is how many books are in the New Testament in the standard Christian canon. In most traditions, the New Testament contains twenty-seven books. The list is organized into four sections: the Gospels (telling Jesus’ life), Acts (the early church), the letters (Paul’s letters plus Hebrews in many traditions, along with the General Epistles), and Revelation. When you count these sections in the common arrangement used in modern Bibles, you arrive at 27. Some older or differently grouped traditions count 26 by placing Hebrews outside the Pauline letters, but the widespread, contemporary tally is twenty-seven.