Interesting facts about the bible, compiled by gussie lambert. Philemon has more verses than obadiah the shortest book in the old testament, but fewer words. Despite the gospel of luke containing 24 chapters, four less than both matthew and acts, it contains more verses and words 1. The book of obadiah is the shortest book in the old testament. The bible has a total of 66 books, 39 from the old testament and 27 from the new testament. What is the bible, who wrote it, how many books do you have. The second part of christian bibles is the new testament, written in the koine.
The ten shortest books in the bible 3 john 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words 2 john 1 chapter, verses, 303 words philemon 1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words jude 1 chapter, 25 verses, 6 words obadiah 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words titus 3 chapters. For the list of the most longest bible books based on chapters in the old testament here is the list. Can you list the books of the bible from shortest to longest. The shortest of the old testament books is obadiah. Psalms is often said to be the longest book in the bible because it has the most chapters, but a better indication of actual length is the number of words.
The 39 books of the old testament are composed of 5 books of the pentateuch, 12 historical books, 5 poetic, 5 of major prophets and 12 of minor prophets. Bible facts and trivia the bible is actually a library of 66 books, written by 44 authors over a period of about 1500 years. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament. The shortest verse in the old testament is 1 chronicles 1. What is the shortest book in the bible old testament new. How can the books of the bible be listed from shortest to longest. The longest book in the old testament is psalms which is a compilation of 150 poems and songs which express the range of israels faith. The middle verse of the old testament is 2 chronicles 20. Since the early th century, most copies and editions of the bible present all but the shortest of these books with divisions into chapters. Longest and shortest book in the new testament daniel ayad. In fact, the nine longest books in the bible are all in the old testament. For the statistically minded, luke contains 1151 verses compared to 1071 found in. It contains one chapter that has only twentyone verses with 669 words.
Asked in bible statistics and history, new testament, old. Longest and shortest book in the new testament the best picture book bible verses. What are the books of the bible from shortest to longest. The shortest book in the bibleold and new testaments is the third epistle of the apostle john 3 john. You can click on any book of the bible to read an overview of what its about. The fifth longest book of the bible is exodus with 25,957 hebrew words. But since those arent part of the original, and because some books may have.
Check out your knowledge of the new and old testament books. A number of books in the old testament such as psalms and jeremiah, are incredibly long. I had created a list similar to this, for the new testament books. Of the seven shortest books in the bible, six are from the new testament. Determining what the longest book in the old testament is depends on how you re measuring. Jesus quotes a portion of text from the old testament in connection with the parable of the vineyard owner, the stone which the builders rejected is become the head. I was using the list in order to memorize the books of the new testament, in order from shortest to longest books. The fifth shortest book of the bible is jude with a count of 461 words. Jul 15, 20 most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. List of books in the bible from shortest to longest believers portal.
The old testament abbreviated ot is the first part of the christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the twentyfour books of the hebrew bible or tanakh, a collection of ancient religious hebrew writings by the israelites believed by most christians and religious jews to be the sacred word of god. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Should we use the number of individual letters characters or the number of words as a whole. Here are the books of the bible, sorted from shortest to longest, for people who like to try reading the shorter books first. The longest and shortest chapters would not changeat 176 verses, psalm 119 is still the longest, since even the song of the three young men added to daniel 3 only brings it up to 100 verses, and psalm 117s 2 verses is the shortest. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The bible is a compilation of many shorter books written at different times by a variety of authors, and later assembled into the biblical canon. The bibles a huge collection of smaller documents, called books. What is the longest, shortest, and middle chapter in the. Can you name the old testament books from least number of verses to most. If we were going by verse count, wed still know the shortest books of the bible, but wed have. Unsure about size of book 3 john shortest book 2 john philemon jude obadiah titus haggai nahum jonah habbakuk 2 peter zephaniah 2 timothy malachi 1 thessalonians colosians proverbs philipians james 1 peter 1 john ruth song of solomon joel 1 timothy galatians micah lamentations 2. Sep 06, 2016 most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. Jan 02, 2020 the fifth longest book of the bible is exodus with 25,957 hebrew words.
Obadiah means servant of jehovah and worshiper of yahweh. If the calculation is based on the number of verses or the number of chapters or the number of pages, it is correct. This verse contains 90 words then were the kings scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof. Jesus quotes a portion of text from the old testament in connection with the parable of the vineyard owner, the stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner. Jul 11, 2011 longest and shortest book in the new testament july 11, 2011 posted by daniel ayad in unique. The middle book of the new testament is 2 thessalonians. There is a vital reason why god is finally revealing it now. But take note that only the top 10 list of most shortest bible books are listed and they are based on chapters. Books of the bible ordered by length cool tools for catholics. The longest book in the new testament is the gospel of luke. Perhaps this message should be more sobering to the saints than any of gods messages. The 39 books of the old testament were composed between 1400 and 400 b. Shortest to longest random religion or book quiz can you name the old testament books from least number of verses to most.
The 5 shortest books of the bible, in order overviewbible. The name stands for the original promise with god to the descendants of abraham in particular prior to the coming of jesus christ in the new testament or the new promise. Obadiah also has one of the most inspiring conclusions of any. Test your knowledge on this religion quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Which old testament book of the bible makes reference to the books of the wars of the lord. Which books in the bible are the longest and shortest.
Second john has fewer verses than third john, but more words. Sandwiched between the prophetic utterances of amos, a farmer, and jonah, who was sent by god to speak to the ninevites but refused and ended up spending a few nights in the belly of a fish before obeying, obadiah speaks of a. While the 27 books of the new testament are made up of 4 gospels, 1 historical book, pauline. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. I got 31 books left to count, going to take me a month. Which book of the old testament is longest answers. Aug 05, 2017 the shortest book in the bible old and new testaments is the third epistle of the apostle john 3 john. Test your knowledge of the bible with over 150 challenging questions and answers. It is quite well known that the longest book in the bible is the psalms, of which there are 150 individual psalms. Therefore, it is probably more accurate to say that 75% of the bibles pages are old testament. Most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. These books may not be the most foundational that is another top 10 list but they are what i think are the most interesting.
Verse divisions were added in the year 1551 by robertus stephanus. Word counts on every book of the bible from longest to shortest. Even beginning students quickly get a feel for how much larger in size the old testament is than the new. What are the longest and shortest books of the bible. Special thanks go to logos bible software for making the process of determining the shortest book of the bible by hebrew or greek word count much easier. All the largest bible books are in the old testament. List of books in the bible from shortest to longest. If we were going by verse count, wed still know the shortest books of the bible, but wed have them out of order. Bible quiz what is the longest book in the old testament. Well, heres every book of the bible, lined up from shortest to longest, with word counts. May 22, 2015 the ten shortest books in the bible 3 john 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words 2 john 1 chapter, verses, 303 words philemon 1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words jude 1 chapter, 25 verses, 6 words obadiah 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words titus 3 chapters.
Top 10 most interesting books of the bible biblebro. Word counts on every book of the bible from longest to shortest 1 jeremiah 33002 2 genesis 32046 3 psalms 30147 4. Special thanks go to logos bible software for making determining the longest book of the bible by hebrew or greek word count much easier. The longest verse in the bible is found in the old testament in the book of esther 8. Bible concordance all words in the king james version. But waitwhat criteria should we use to determine the length of the books of the bible.
The fourth shortest book of the bible, and shortest book of the entire old testament, is obadiah with 440 hebrew words. What is the shortest book in the bible old testament. But those books were arranged in a different and more a. Some are as long as a trade book today, and others dont even take up a full page. Aug 24, 2018 the bibles a huge collection of smaller documents, called books. Read what is the longest book in the old testament. The old testament also known as the jewish tanakh is the first 39 books in most christian bibles. Im going reading the list of the shortest to the longest books of the bible.
The longest book of the new testament, and the twelfth longest book of the entire bible, is the gospel of luke with 19,482 greek words. So much happened in gods eternal plan before jesus arrived. Aug 15, 2014 here are the books of the bible, sorted from shortest to longest, for people who like to try reading the shorter books first. The sorting this time is from the most shortest bible book to the longest. The ultimate bible quiz book is a fun and interactive way to learn the most important aspects of the bible, and the perfect supplement to your bible study. The ten longest books in the old testament, in the original hebrew used in the masoretic texts are.
The book of 2john, while it contains less verses than 3john versus 14, contains more words 298 versus. When jesus, peter, and paul talk about the scriptures in the new testament, they were referring to the books we have in the old testament. Longest and shortest book in the new testament daniel. But it has the single most terrifying message of any book in the bible.