Broadly speaking, we Christians have three different lists of which books should be included in the Bible: Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox.
OVERVIEW
Protestant: 66 books and 1,190 chapters
Catholic: 73 books and 1,334 chapters
Orthodox: 76 books and 1,345 chapters
PROTESTANT
Genesis: 50 chapters
Exodus: 40
Leviticus: 27
Numbers: 36
Deuteronomy: 34
Joshua: 24
Judges: 21
Ruth: 4
1 Samuel (1 Kingdoms): 31
2 Samuel (2 Kingdoms): 24
1 Kings (3 Kingdoms): 22
2 Kings (4 Kingdoms): 25
1 Chronicles (1 Paraleipomenon): 29
2 Chronicles (2 Paraleipomenon): 36
Ezra: 10
Nehemiah: 13
Esther: 10
Job: 42
Psalms: 150
Proverbs: 31
Song of Songs: 8
Isaiah: 66
Jeremiah: 52
Lamentations: 5
Ezekiel: 48
Daniel: 12
Hosea: 14
Joel: 3
Amos: 9
Obadiah: 1
Jonah: 4
Micah: 7
Nahum: 3
Habakkuk: 3
Zephaniah: 3
Haggai: 2
Zechariah: 14
Malachi: 4
Matthew: 28
Mark: 16
Luke: 24
John: 21
Acts: 28
Romans: 16
1 Corinthians: 16
2 Corinthians: 13
Galatians: 6
Ephesians: 6
Philippians: 4
Colossians: 4
1 Thessalonians: 5
2 Thessalonians: 3
1 Timothy: 6
2 Timothy: 4
Titus: 3
Philemon: 1
Hebrews: 13
James: 5
1 Peter: 5
2 Peter: 3
1 John: 5
2 John: 1
3 John: 1
Jude: 1
Revelation: 22
CATHOLIC
(exceptions to the above)
Tobit: 14
Judith: 16
Additions to Esther: 6
1 Maccabees: 16
2 Maccabees: 15
Wisdom (of Solomon): 19
Sirach (Wisdom of): 51
Baruch: 6
Additions to Daniel: 2
ORTHODOX
(exceptions to all the above)
1 Ezdras (1 Ezra): 9
2 Ezdras (2 Ezra): 6
3 Maccabees: 7
4 Maccabees: 18
Additions to the Psalms: 1
Epistle of Jeremiah: 1
Baruch: 5
Jeremy’s Letter: 1
RESOURCES
The Chronology of the Deuterocanonical Books
Unless otherwise noted, all Bible quotations on this page are from the World English Bible and the World Messianic Edition. These translations have no copyright restrictions. They are in the Public Domain.
