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  • The entire bible consists of 66 books.
  • There are 39 books in the Old Testament.
  • There are 27 books in the New Testament.
  • The Old Testament represents 87% of the biblical text.
  • The New Testament represents 22% of the biblical text.
  • 43% of the New Testament is comprised of Old Testament quotes.
  • 88% of the Bible was written in Hebrew.
  • 1% of the Bible was written in Aramaic (Book of Daniel).
  • 12% of the New Testament was written in Greek.
  • Moshe (Moses) was the single largest contributor to the Old Testament; he wrote the first five books of the bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy).
  • Shaul (Paul) was the single largest contributor to the New Testament; his writings account for 14 books which is more than half the New Testament.
  • The book of Psalms is the longest book in the bible.
  • The shortest chapter in the bible is Psalms 117.
  • The longest chapter in the bible is Psalms 119.
 
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