66 Books total =  39 Old Testament Books + 27 New Testament Books

Testament means "covenant, agreement"  i.e. old covenant vs. new covenant.

The Old Testament was written mostly in Hebrew with a few parts in Aramaic.¹

The New Testament was written in Common Greek, spoken language of the time.¹

The phrase "Thus says the Lord" appears over 4000 times in the Old Testament.¹

Chapter and verse separations were not added until after 1200 A.D.¹

A wide variety of literature is used in the Bible including drama, history, hymns, law, letters, parables, poetry, prophecy, sermons and stories to name a few.

Shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 117 - 2 verses¹

Longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119 - 176 verses¹

Shortest book of the Bible is 3 John (more verses then 2 John but fewer words)¹

Longest book of the Bible is Psalms - 150 chapters with 2,461 verses¹

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¹ Water, M. (2002).  The Bible made simple.  Chattanooga, TN:  AMG Publishers