The New Testament portion of the Protestant King James Bible contains how many books?

The New Testament portion of the Protestant King James Bible contains how many books?

• A. 66
• B. 27
• C. 39
• D. 46

Answer: (B)

In Protestant Bibles, the New Testament is twenty-seven books. That count comes from four Gospels, followed by Acts, then thirteen Pauline letters, eight general letters (including Hebrews), and Revelation. Adding these together gives twenty-seven, which is the standard count for the King James Version and other Protestant translations. To see why the other numbers aren’t for the New Testament: sixty-six refers to the total number of books in the entire Protestant Bible (Old Testament plus New Testament). Thirty-nine is the number of books in the Protestant Old Testament, and forty-six corresponds to the Catholic Old Testament.

In Protestant Bibles, the New Testament is twenty-seven books. That count comes from four Gospels, followed by Acts, then thirteen Pauline letters, eight general letters (including Hebrews), and Revelation. Adding these together gives twenty-seven, which is the standard count for the King James Version and other Protestant translations.

To see why the other numbers aren’t for the New Testament: sixty-six refers to the total number of books in the entire Protestant Bible (Old Testament plus New Testament). Thirty-nine is the number of books in the Protestant Old Testament, and forty-six corresponds to the Catholic Old Testament.