All branches of Christendom do not read exactly the same Bible. Both the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches have some additional books in their Bibles along with the books of the Bible which we use as Protestants. These book are commonly called the Apocrypha. Protestants do not include these books in the Bible because; the ancient Hebrews did not consider them at the same level with scripture, some of the Apocrypha say things contrary to the teaching of the undisputed scriptures, and they are for the most part not used by Jesus and the Apostles. That being said, they can be good and helpful to read as long as we remember that they are not the Bible.

These are the books of the Bible:

Old Testament:

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalm, 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.

The Bible has 66 books in it. The Bible is divided into two parts; the Old Testament and the New Testament. There are 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament. Each book is divided into chapters. The Bible has 1189 chapters in it. If you want to read through it in a year, that figures to a little over 3 chapters a day (3.26). Or about 40 chapters a day if you want to read through it in a month.

