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Books of the Bible: Compare Canons and Build a Reading Plan

Compare how Jewish and Christian traditions organize Scripture, explore every documented book by genre and length, and create a reading plan for the time you have available. Every claim is traceable to a named source, and missing data stays visibly missing.

Old Testament

The Law

Historical

Poetry / Wisdom

Major Prophets

Minor Prophets

New Testament

Historical

Gospels

Epistles

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Books of the Bible FAQ

Why do some Bibles have 66 books and others 73?

Protestant Bibles contain 66 books. Catholic Bibles contain 73, adding seven deuterocanonical books to the Old Testament (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 1 and 2 Maccabees) along with additions within Esther and Daniel. The difference is which books are received as canonical, documented here from Catholic and Protestant sources.

Does the Pentecostal Bible have different books?

No. Most classical Pentecostal denominations, including the Assemblies of God and the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, use the same 66-book Protestant canon and ordering. Pentecostal distinctiveness concerns theology and interpretation, not a separate biblical canon.

Why does the Tanakh count 24 books?

The Hebrew Bible contains the same Old Testament text as the Protestant canon but groups it differently: Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles are each one book, Ezra–Nehemiah is one book, and the twelve Minor Prophets are counted together as one book — 24 in three sections (Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim).

Do all Orthodox churches use exactly the same list?

No. Orthodox book lists and appendix status vary between churches and editions. This explorer represents the Greek Orthodox (Septuagint) scope only, and marks disputed works as appendix rather than presenting them as universally accepted.

Are differences sometimes only grouping differences?

Yes. Counting Samuel as one book or two, or the Minor Prophets as one book or twelve, does not change the underlying text. The comparator reports these as grouping differences, separately from genuine differences in which books a tradition includes.

How are reading times calculated?

For each locale, word counts are computed at build time from a public-domain translation and divided by a single words-per-minute constant. The result is a transparent estimate shown in the methodology, not an exact duration.

Can a publisher embed the tool?

Yes. The publisher kit generates a localized iframe for the explorer, comparator, or planner. The embed omits site navigation, advertising, and analytics, keeps a visible attribution and source access, and works in all five languages.

Does the tool include the full text of every compared book?

No. The Lord Will hosts full local text for the 66 books of the Protestant canon. Deuterocanonical and appendix books are documented for comparison but are clearly marked as not available locally, and never link to a missing page.