39 plus 27 (and 14?)

July 25, 2014 (Friday)
We concluded the 66th Bible book summary on Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday we suggested some ideas about Bible Study. Today we bring the entire series to a close with a few more thoughts. We studied 39 books of the Old Testament and 27 books of the New Testament. These are the books that have been accepted as Holy Scripture by those who have gone before us in Christian history.

There are many other books that were rejected by believers; they were not considered to be inspired of God. This was true for a number of reasons, which we will not discuss at this time, but the links in today’s blog are informative about it all. There are 14 books, collectively called “The Apocrypha,” that were included in some very old Protestant Bibles and are still included in Catholic Bibles. If you are interested in pursuing this subject, then you might enjoy this brief assessment of the Apocryphal books: Click here.
The late Dr. W. A. Criswell delivered a series of lectures to his church on the books of the Bible and included as one of those lectures was an in-depth discussion of the Apocryphal books. Click here to visit that lecture (It’s also in audio).
Most of us have our hands full with the 66 books in our Bible. But some of us have a serious thirst for knowledge of material indirectly related to our Scriptures. (Click here to view First Maccabees in Latin and English).
So, thank you for coming along with me for the ride. It has been interesting to me to fly rapidly through the entire collection of Bible books. I hope it has for you. There is still much to learn. I hope you’ll keep on studying. All I have given in these blogs is simply a hint of what’s there in the Bible. The more you know the more you want to know. Right? So enjoy yourself as you study the Word of God.

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