The New Testament portion of the Catholic Bible contains how many books?

The New Testament portion of the Catholic Bible contains how many books?

• A. 27
• B. 24
• C. 39
• D. 46

Answer: (A)

Think about how the New Testament is arranged. It consists of four Gospels telling Jesus’ life, the Acts of the Apostles describing the early Church, a body of letters (epistles) to churches and individuals, the seven general letters, and the Revelation at the end. In the Catholic canon, the collection of Pauline letters includes Hebrews, bringing the total of that group to fourteen. When you add the seven general epistles and the single letter of Revelation to the four Gospels and Acts, the count comes to twenty-seven. So, there are twenty-seven books in the New Testament of the Catholic Bible.

Think about how the New Testament is arranged. It consists of four Gospels telling Jesus’ life, the Acts of the Apostles describing the early Church, a body of letters (epistles) to churches and individuals, the seven general letters, and the Revelation at the end. In the Catholic canon, the collection of Pauline letters includes Hebrews, bringing the total of that group to fourteen. When you add the seven general epistles and the single letter of Revelation to the four Gospels and Acts, the count comes to twenty-seven. So, there are twenty-seven books in the New Testament of the Catholic Bible.