Bibical Trivia

This blew my mind:

O L D      T E S T A M E N T
1  2  3       1 2  3 4  5  6  7  8  9

How many books in the Old Testament? 39.

How many in the New Testament? 3*9=27
How many in the Bible? 39+27=66.


Also 666 is the Devil's number so... take one off to get the Bible's number? Works for me :)


Furthermore, the Old Testament can be divided into three sections: 

• The Law (Torah), also known as the five books of Moses; 
• The Prophets, (Nevi'im); and
• The Writings (Ketuvim), which is sort of a catch-all category for everything else. 

Together these are called the "TaNaKh," which is just the Hebrew word for their Holy Book.


And also, in each section, there is one book that is far and away the most important, as measured by how frequently it is quoted. Can you guess which they are? :)

• The Law (Torah) - Deuteronomy. Most people would probably guess Genesis or Exodus. However, Deuteronomy {which means "repetition of the Law,"} contains the entire Mosaic Law, including all of the Ten Commandments; plus the all important Shema, which is basically the definitive statement of Jewish identity: "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord."
• Prophets (Nevi'im) - Isaiah. Duh. He is quoted everywhere. {Plus I learned this in my Isaiah class so it was kind of a giveaway.}
• Writings (Ketuvim)- Psalms. Fun fact - Jesus Christ quotes the Psalmist more often than he quotes anyone else, even Isaiah. 

Pretty interesting, huh? I thought so :)